Articles by Ben Dornan

Carlos Martínez Downs Three Para World Records At Pozuelo Trophy

Four world records fell at the 2020 Pozuelo Swimming Club Christmas Trophy on December 19th in the Pozuelo de Alarcón region of Madrid, Spain.

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13-Year-Old Jefimova Sets Senior Estonian Record With 1:05.62 100 Breast

Estonian’s quickest swimmers wasted no time at the 2020 Short Course Swimming Championships, downing a collective total of 7 senior national records.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Canadian Swimmers Find Florida Paradise In Quebec

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Female African Swimmer of the Year – Tatjana Schoenmaker

For the third year in a row, the Swammy for African Female Swimmer of the Year goes to South Africa’s Tatjana Schoenmaker.

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Olympians Agnes Bernek-Mutina and Peter Bernek Announce Birth of Firstborn

Three-time Hungarian Olympian Agnes Bernek-Mutina and two-time Hungarian Olympian have announced the birth of their firstborn child Berne today via Instagram.

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16-Year-Old Chikunova Swims World’s 8th Fastest 200 Breast This Season

On the last day of swimming at the 2020 Russian SC Champs, 16-year-old Evgeniia Chikunova swam to victory in the 200 breast with a 2:18.10 for gold.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Coach Of The Year, Tom Johnson

For the second year in a row, the Swammy Award for Canadian Coach of the Year goes to Tom Johnson of the High Performance Centre Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Hosszu The Swimmer, The Dancer, And The Boxer

We’re back today with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer Of The Year – Sydney Pickrem

The 2020 Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award goes to Canadian Olympian and World Championship medalist Sydney Pickrem.

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2020 Swammy Awards: Canadian Male Swimmer Of The Year – Finlay Knox

The 2020 Canadian Male Swimmer of the Year Swammy award goes to Canadian national teamer and member of the Toronto Titans.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Townley Haas and Megan Meseck Announce Engagement

2016 US Olympic gold medalist and NCAA champion Townley Haas shared the news of his engagement to fiance Megan Meseck via his Instagram.

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Tyler Hanley and Ella Bathurst Close Out Florida Champs With 2 More Wins Each

Tyler Hanley and Ella Bathurst closed out the 2020 Florida Virtual Championships at Clearwater with two event wins each.

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3 Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Yip Pin Xiu Earns National Recognition

Paralympic gold medalist Yip Pin Xiu, PJG was recently featured by World Para Swimming for her impact on the swimming community aa an athlete and an activist.

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Kolesnikov, Surkova, Prigoda, Andrusenko Among Headliners At Russian SC Champs

Some of the biggest names in Russian swimming will meet in St. Petersburg this week in what will many of their last shots at racing in 2020.

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Global Pop Star Cody Simpson Qualifies for Australian Olympic Swimming Trials

World-renowned Australian singer and newly-returned swimmer Cody Simpson has announced his qualification for the Australian Olympic Trials.

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