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      British Swimming have announced that Harlequins director of rugby and RTÉ rugby analyst Conor O'Shea has been appointed to the four-man review into the poor performance by British swimmers at London 2012.

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      Record-breaking Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps issued an apology on Sunday after a British newspaper published a photograph purportedly showing him smoking marijuana.

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      Melanie Nocher won the gold medal in the women's 200 metres backstroke, setting a new Irish record in the process at the British National Swimming championships.

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      British Olympic swimmer Mark Foster believes his sport is in danger of losing its identity through the new, faster suits as athletes chase quicker times ahead of the Beijing Games.

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      It was another strong night for the Irish Swim Team as they earned three silver medals in their events on day five of the British Youth and Open Championships.

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      14 Irish swimmers have been named on the Irish squad to compete in the British Winter long Course championships in Sheffield this weekend.

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