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Tuesday's Swim Report - Chad Le Cros Crowned World's Best & Other Swim Bits

Lane 1 - Notre Dame posts "Training Where the Air Is Rare. Irish Swimmers took advantage of high altitude training, traveling to Colorado Springs, Colo. over fall break."

Lane 2 - The Race Club posts "Swimisodes - Yoga for Swimmers - Shoulders. The Race Club has been practicing yoga for swimmers during dryland training for years. Yoga can significantly increase core strength and flexibility while lengthening muscles, creating a more streamlined physique in swimming. In this intense 20 minute Vinyasa flow yoga practice, you will find yourself mimicking body rotation in freestyle and backstroke by stacking the shoulders, strengthening core muscles that will improve your ability to make faster turns and improve your breathing capabilities that will surely make you a stronger swimmer."

Lane 3 - Times Live posts "Le Clos crowned world's best. Olympic gold medallist Chad Le Clos received swimming's highest honour on Monday after he was crowned the world's best for 2014 by the International Swimming Federation (Fina)."

Lane 4 - Gulf Times posts "FINA launches ‘Swimming for all – Swimming for Life’ at Doha Convention. FINA’s ambitious project aims to teach children how to swim and to promote physical activity through swimming and will offer standard criteria to teach swimming across the globe."

Lane 5 - SportsMole posts "British Swimming's Bill Furniss: 'We can't waste opportunity in Doha'. British Swimming head coach Bill Furniss believes that this week's FINA World Championships in Doha provide the athletes with a good opportunity to prepare for next year's competitions."

Lane 6 - The West Australian posts "Swimming's best will make splash in Perth. Cate Campbell and James Magnussen will headline a full-strength Australian team in Perth's biggest swimming meeting in more than 15 years."

Lane 7 - Arena Water Instinct posts "Lotte Friis shows us her arena. World 1500m Silver Medalist and European Record Holder, Lotte Friis shares her number one swim tip with us."

Lane 8 - Australian Olympic Committee posts "Swimming Fed Approves Mixed Gender Synchronised Swimming, Diving. The International Swimming Federation, or FINA, approved of mixed gender synchronised swimming at the federation’s extraordinary congress in Doha on Nov. 29, according to an official statement. Mixed duet will now be introduced in both technical swim and free swim events."

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