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Video: Wonder what it takes to be a GB swimming star?
08.03.12
With the British Gas Swimming Championships now in full swing many athletes are taking their next few steps, or stokes, on their journey to London 2012. But ever wondered what it takes at the top?
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The Great North Swim
17.02.12
The Great North Swim is described by the organisers as the perfect challenge for all swimming abilities. With ‘no walls, no lanes, no chlorine – just the great outdoors’.
We think it's a great way to have fun whilst raising money for vulnerabl...
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4 stars 5 questions
15.09.11
We ask four stars the same five questions. See what Gemma Spofforth (swimming), Michelle Wie (golf), Corrine Evans (surfing) and Isa Guha (cricket) have to say.
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Event review: The Blue Mile
13.09.11
To mark the WWF's 50th anniversary year the world’s leading conservation organisation is encouraging people to move a mile on or near water any way they can. Sportsister took on the flagship Blue Mile event.
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Tried and tested: Luscious Lashes
06.06.11
We’ve put a selection of mascaras to the test to see how they fare when faced with the elements of steamy swimming pools and sweaty gyms. Read on to see which one got the ‘Sportsister Loves’ seal of approval.
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Swimming: One swim, one team, one million pounds to charity
31.05.11
The Swim is a unique celebrity relay team challenge, tackling the treacherous Irish Sea from Holyhead to Dublin, a distance of 56 miles, to raise £1 million for Cancer Research UK.
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Sportsister meets Keri-Anne Payne
10.02.11
Keri-Anne Payne not only competes in the 10k marathon open water event, she has also just won her first medal in the pool in the 400m IM. Read on to find out more,
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4 stars, 5 questions
29.11.10
We ask four of our favourite sportswomen the same five questions. See what Jazz Carlin, Jenny Wallwork, Rachel Cawthorn and Katie Summerhayes all have to say.
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Sportsister catches up with Olivia Allison
15.11.10
Olivia Allison and syncro partner, Jenna Randall, made sure they booked themselves a place on the podium in Delhi and came away with some silverware chinking in their pockets.
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Sportsister catches up with Hannah Miley
28.10.10
Sportsister talks to Commonwealth swimming champion Hannah Miley about what gets her out of bed in the mornings.
