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Craig Lord

Craig Lord is an award-winning journalist covering Olympic sport, politics and doping and specialising in swimming for more than three decades

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Märtens Takes Down Shiny Biedermann & Textile Thorpe With Game-Changing 3:39.96 WR In Stockholm 400 Free post image
News

Märtens Takes Down Shiny Biedermann & Textile Thorpe With Game-Changing 3:39.96 WR In Stockholm 400 Free

by Craig Lord
FORUM: Cheers & Tears Of Olympic 50m Boom Time & Captain Webb's Crossing 150 Years On post image
Forum Books Archive

FORUM: Cheers & Tears Of Olympic 50m Boom Time & Captain Webb's Crossing 150 Years On

by Craig Lord
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Books Archive Women

Why Shirley Babashoff’s Making Waves Was The Vortex Book Of 2016

by Craig Lord
Ender & An Extraordinary Tale Of Lies, Spies & Family Betrayal In The Doping Days Of The GDR post image
Archive Forum Books Women

Ender & An Extraordinary Tale Of Lies, Spies & Family Betrayal In The Doping Days Of The GDR

by Craig Lord
Games On For Olympic Stroke 50s At LA '28; 40 Years After Freestyle Dash Joined Pool Party At Seoul '88 post image
News Governance

Games On For Olympic Stroke 50s At LA '28; 40 Years After Freestyle Dash Joined Pool Party At Seoul '88

by Craig Lord
Arne Borg & The Miracle Of Bologna In A Golden Era post image
Archive

Arne Borg & The Miracle Of Bologna In A Golden Era

by Craig Lord
Athlete Transition With A Twist From The ‘Annoyingly Gifted’ Cody Simpson & His New Gig post image
News Governance

Athlete Transition With A Twist From The ‘Annoyingly Gifted’ Cody Simpson & His New Gig

by Craig Lord
FORUM: Lane Lines As Borderlines - Greater Transparency From 'Reformed' Swim Leaders Required post image
Forum Archive

FORUM: Lane Lines As Borderlines - Greater Transparency From 'Reformed' Swim Leaders Required

by Craig Lord
World Aquatics Bosses Bypass Congress To Agree Stark Changes To Sports Nationality Status post image
Governance News

World Aquatics Bosses Bypass Congress To Agree Stark Changes To Sports Nationality Status

by Craig Lord
Will A Watchdog For Countering Crime, Corruption & Lack Of Integrity In Sport Have Teeth? post image
News Governance

Will A Watchdog For Countering Crime, Corruption & Lack Of Integrity In Sport Have Teeth?

by Craig Lord
World Aquatics Plan To Reintroduce Yards World Records in 2026 post image
News

World Aquatics Plan To Reintroduce Yards World Records in 2026

by Craig Lord
The Vortex - March 2025: SALT: 'How Surfing & The Atlantic Helped Save My Life' - Alice Ward's Award-Winning Film post image
The Vortex News

The Vortex - March 2025: SALT: 'How Surfing & The Atlantic Helped Save My Life' - Alice Ward's Award-Winning Film

by Craig Lord