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Swimming

Disability Sport NI swimming championships held at Lisburn Leisureplex. Mathew Bell with Joanne O'Hagan from Disability Sport NI

Valley gala a great success

The Lagan Valley Leisureplex played host to one of the biggest sporting events of the weekend in terms of competitors as the Disability Sports NI swimming championships took place there on Saturday.
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Inside Swimming

Phelps suffers in Rome

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

It seems not so long ago Michael Phelps was becoming the greatest Olympian in history, but yesterday he lost one of his many World records to Germany’s Paul Biedermann.
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Bree rips into new super suit

Monday, 27 July 2009

Andrew Bree’s World Championships campaign got off to a ripping start when his £350 Jaked super suit tore before he could even compete in it.
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Council insists pool will be ready for 2012 Olympics

Saturday, 4 July 2009

North Down Borough Council has denied claims that a multi-million pound Olympic size swimming pool may not be ready for the London games in 2012 saying the major project was “on track”.
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Bangor swimmers aim for an upset

Friday, 5 June 2009

Bangor aim to upset the odds and claim the Charity Shield in their home pool tonight.
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Swimmer Bree heading to Rome

Monday, 18 May 2009

Andrew Bree claimed his place at the World Championships in Rome at the weekend with plenty to spare.
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Classy Clare breaks swimming record

Saturday, 18 April 2009

Many had been waiting for some time to see Clare Dawson finally show her true potential and at last night's Irish long course championships in Dublin's NAC, they got their wish.
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In Pictures: Rugby Schools' Cup

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• We must keep ‘mark’ for sake of the game

The art of high fielding in gaelic football had been verging on extinction until the advent of the ‘mark’ as part of the overall experimental rules package.

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• O’Leary pivotal to Ireland's chances

Displaying exactly the same attitude and appetite as earned him the man of the match accolades for his performance against Wales, Tomas O’Leary admits that the Triple Crown isn’t quite the same as the Grand Slam.

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• Best has once again shown worth to Irish

It must have been the easiest selection decision of his legendary coaching career, as Declan Kidney prepares for Ireland’s final game against Scotland and a crack at another Triple Crown.

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• Binocular reveals the tunnel-vision of Tony McCoy

If Binocular was the horse that maybe should have been named Lazarus, what was the man on his back, A.P. McCoy?

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• The Punter: Not a done deal just yet for Dunguib

What are the bankers for Cheltenham?

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• Not even Barcelona will stop Manchester United ruling Europe this time

What a result for Manchester United and what a performance. The more this season goes on the better they and Wayne Rooney become.

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• This time Gerrard and Torres must take some of the blame

I thought it would be a long time before I watched a more pitiful performance than that served up by Northern Ireland last week.

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• Forget petty local rivalries, England is team to support

I think it was the allegation/rumour that Sir Alex Ferguson is offering advice to the United States camp that brought it to mind. ‘Scots’ generally seem to have a major problem ‘supporting’ England in tournaments and it’s even more difficult, it seems, when they’re not there themselves.