Belgium Swimming

Belgium Hires Fred Vergnoux as Federation’s New Top Coach

Fred Vergnoux, coach of Mireia Belmonte among others, will move from Spain to Belgium to take over the top coaching post of Belgium Swimming.

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WADA Clears 11 National Anti-Doping Orgs from Non-Compliance Watch List

11 countries, including swimming powers like Spain and the Netherlands, have updated national laws and policies to come in to compliance with the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code.

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Tokyo 2021 Olympic Relay Qualification Update — Women’s 800 Free Relay

Valentine Dumont, who set who Belgian records in 2020, has helped Belgium move into a wildcard spot in the Women’s 800 Free Relay

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Valentine Dumont Breaks Belgian Record in 400 Free for 3rd Straight Year

Dumont, who turned 20 last month, set a new Belgian Record in the 400 free en route to a 3rd place finish at the Sette Colli Trophy on Tuesday.

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Belgian Masters Team Breaks Men’s 160-199 4×100 FR World Record

The team of Frédéric Tonus, Michel Van Thielen, Ruud Cuyvers, and Stef Verachten went 3:27.42

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Belgium Sending Lecluyse and Vanluchene to 2018 SC Worlds

After sending 8 swimmers to the meet in 2014, and 9 in 2016, Belgium will send just 2 swimmers in 2018.

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Kimberly Buys Wins Three on Day 2 of Belgian Championships

Kimberly Buys moved into the dominant position at the 2014 Belgian Short Course Open Championships with three more gold medals. While…

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Sprint News 8/11/12: Belgian Swimmer Booted From Olympics; Duke, Longhorn Aquatics Name Coaches

Longhorn Aquatics has a new leader. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Picks: Phelps a Phavorite, But Not a Runaway, in 100 Fly

Coming at the end of a long meet, Phelps is vulnerable in the 100 fly (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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FINA Announces 50 Invitees to London’s Serpentine

FINA has announced the qualifiers for the 2012 London Olympics in open water swimming, after this past weekend’s men’s and…

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Gyurta Wraps Dominant Run to Olympics With European Championship

Daniel Gyurta is undefeated in meets that matter since failing to medal in Beijing. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Young Brits on Display at Flanders Meet; Vets in Austin and Melbourne

The British squad, perhaps looking to get away from the dreary British Isles in the dead of winter, were all…

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