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Holub Closes Out Portuguese Championships with Third Gold

Portuguese Olympian Tamila Holub took the gold in the women’s 1500 freestyle in a winning time of 16:35.08…

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Holub Sets New Age Group Mark at Portuguese Championships

17 year old Portuguese Olympian Tamila Holub posted a 4:14.67 in the women’s 400 freestyle breaking her own record of 4:16.77, which she put up earlier this month…

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Yoga for Swimmers: 4 Poses for Injury Prevention

Practicing yoga is a great way to ensure that you develop the strength and mobility you need to stay injury free…

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Jorge Breaks Two Portuguese Junior Records

Miguel Duarte set new Portuguese junior records in both the men’s 800 and 1500 freestyle on the first night of the Portuguese Junior and Senior National Championships…

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Mkhitaryan to Carry the Armenian Flag in Rio

On Thursday it was announced that swimmer Vahan Mkhitaryan will be Armenia’s flag bearer in Rio…

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Rees Becomes First Deaf Athlete to Swim the English Channel

On the weekend Andrew Rees became the first deaf athlete to complete a solo Channel swim…

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Three More Added to the Finnish Olympic Team

The Finnish Olympic Swim Team almost doubled in size as the Finnish Olympic Committee announced that Mimosa Jallow, Emilia Pikkarainen and Hanna-Maria Seppälä would be heading to Rio…

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Manley Leaves Ontario Swimming Academy

Swim Ontario has announced that Andi Manley, the Head Coach of the Ontario Swimming Academy, will be leaving his position due to family related issues…

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UK Sport Makes Ambitious Prediction for Medal Haul in Rio

UK Sport predicts that they will see their best results at an away Games and are aiming to beat the number of medals they earned in London…

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Costa Finishes with Three Wins at the Spanish Open

Melani Costa finished the Spanish Open in Las Palmas by collecting gold in both the 100 freestyle and 200 backstroke…

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Belmonte Breaks Her Second Meet Record at the Spanish Open

After setting a new competition record in the 800 freestyle on the first day of the Spanish Open Mireia Belmonte set her second meet record on Saturday evening posting a 4:36.89 in the women’s 400 IM…

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Belmonte and Sanchez Set Meet Records at the Spanish Open

Mireia Belmonte and Marc Sanchez both set meet records in the distance events on the first day of competition at the Spanish Open…

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Spanish Federation Unveils Olympic Team Suits for Rio

The Spanish Olympic team gathered at the CN Metropole in Las Palmas de Gran Cavaria where the federation unveiled the team’s uniform for Rio…

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Bohl’s Approach to Preparing His Athletes for Success in Rio

Like many of the best coaches in the world how Michael Bohl has achieved success is no secret or is it some complicated formula…

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UVic-PCS Grab Their Fifth Straight BC AAA Provincial Title

Over the weekend University of Victoria Pacific Coast Swimming picked up their fifth straight BC AAA Championship title…

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