Articles by Chris DeSantis

2016 European Championships Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Radoslaw Kawecki could put himself in Rio contention with a slight improvement

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Mimosa Jallow And Other Top-Notch Names from the European Championship

Other names you dread seeing until they achieve success over and over again. The best contemporary example is Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Somewhere around 2011 she passed from “dear god how do you spell that” to “got this…kromo-wid-jojo”.

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2016 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 4 PRELIMS LIVE RECAP

2016 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 4 Monday, May 16th – Sunday, May 22nd Prelims: 10:00 AM (London Time) / 5:00 AM (Eastern…

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2016 European Championships Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Laszlo Cseh is seeking to add to his twenty medal total as he enters qualifying for the 200 Butterfly

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2016 European Championships Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Ruta Meilutyte looks to continue her successful comeback in London

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2016 European Championships Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

James Guy came out shockingly flat in his first race in these home European Championships

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Dynamo Swim Club: The Water Polo Backstroke Drill

A Tweet by Stanford coach Greg Meehan inspired Dynamo to try this backstroke drill.

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Joe Bernal Added To USA Swimming’s Banned List

Bernal was cited for violations of the USA Swimming code of conduct related to sexual conduct

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Romania to Bring Seven Men to European Championship

The roster is just as lopsided as the South African Olympic team.

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Shannon Rollason Will Return to Denmark Through Rio

Rollason will provide a much needed experienced hand in Olympic preparation

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Vsevolod Zanko Awarded For Top Performance at Russian Trials

Zanko will try to follow in a long line of Russian breaststroke success.

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Stephen Witcher Permanently Banned By USA Swimming

Witcher had coached at several club teams in the Northwest.

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Ukraine Names 13 to European Championship Roster

The roster features a solid group of swimmers with international experience as well as one up and comer

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British Trials Post-Mortem: How They Killed Their Own Momentum

James Guy was one of the few Brits to swim well this past week

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