Fact of the day

Italian Alberto Braglia was the first man to win successive individual all-round Olympic gymnastic golds when he followed up his title at London in 1908 with a similar success in Stockholm four years later. Afterwards he joined the circus as an acrobat but then returned as Italy's chief coach for Los Angeles in 1932. 

Aquatics News

Legendary Olympian Phelps "finds the passion again" in time for London 2012

By Tom Degun at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas

Michael Phelps_Team_USA_Media_Summit_Dallas_May_13_2012May 14 - Michael Phelps, the man widely considered the greatest swimmer of all time, has revealed he has rediscovered his passion for the sport ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games having become disillusioned following his phenomenal success at Beijing 2008.
   

Canada targets triple medal haul in diving pool at London 2012

By David Gold

Alexandre Despatie_1_MayMay 9 - Canada is aiming to beat its Beijing 2008 haul and to win three diving medals at this summer's Olympic Games in London.
   

Britain's men handed "tough"challenge following London 2012 water polo draws

By David Gold

Hungary water_polo_8_MayMay 7 - The draws for the Olympic water polo tournaments have been made with reigning men's champions Hungary pitted against the United States, which it beat in the Beijing 2008 final, and hosts Great Britain.
   

Swimmer Alexander Dale Oen, Norway's Olympic gold-medal favourite, dies aged 26

By Tom Degun

Alexander Dale_Oen_1_1MayMay 1 - Norwegian swimming star Alexander Dale Oen, the favourite to win gold in the 100 metres breaststroke at the London 2012 Olympics, has died at a training camp in the United States at the age of only 26.
   

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