Stories of extraordinary athletes who have pushed performance to the limit and beyond in pursuit of gold, over more than a 100 years of Olympic competition

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Stories of the Olympic Games: Swimming

4/4 The history of swimming and its strokes, from its humble roots to the modern day.

Thu 16 Aug 2012 00:55 BBC One Wales only

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Sebastian Coe

Olympians who pushed the limits of human endeavour to go Faster, Higher, Stronger.

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