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Omar Pinzon Claims Third Consecutive 100 Back CAC Games Gold

Colombia’s Omar Pinzon claimed 100 backstroke gold at the CAC Games, following his previous 2014 and 2018 podium-topping performances.

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Top 5 Boys To Watch At The 2023 European Junior Championships

Romania’s Vlad-Stefan Stancu will be gunning for multiple free titles at the 2023 European Junior Championships which begin next week in Belgrade, Serbia.

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Entry Lists For The 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships

Hungary’s Nikolett Padar will try to defend her 100m and 200m freestyle gold medals at the 2023 European Junior Swimming Championships.

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World Aquatics Releases 2024 World Championships Qualification Procedures

World Aquatics has released the qualification procedures for the 2024 World Championships which are headed to Doha, Qatar in February.

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Hwang Sunwoo On 200 Free In Fukuoka: “1:44s May Not Be Enough For The Podium”

20-year-old Hwang Sunwoo of South Korea may be the #1 200 freestyler in the world right now but he has a grounded perspective on how stiff the competition is.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2023

France’s Leon Marchand is ready to dive in for this year’s World Championships, the main event on the high-level international meets calendar for July 2023.

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Aussie Swimmers Set To Share In Commercial Revenue Under New Agreement

Australian Swimmers Association President Bronte Campbell speaks on the new agreement with Swimming Australia which gives athletes a share in revenue.

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2023 CAC Games: Mexico Leads Overall Medal Table Through Day 2

Jorge Iga of Mexico helped his nation’s men’s 4x100m free and 4x200m free relays grab gold through the first 2 days of the 2023 CAC Games.

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32-Strong Italian Roster Revealed For 2023 World Championships

The nation of Italy has revealed its 32-strong lineup (19 men, 13 women) headed to Fukuoka for next month’s World Championships.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The final day of the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy will see freestyle phenom David Popovici of Romania try to top the 200m field.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder David Popovici of Romania took the top seed in the men’s 100m free on day two of the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder Thomas Ceccon took the top seed in the men’s 100m backstroke out of the heats and we’ll see how he follows-up tonight in Rome.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Prelims Recap

British national record holder Ben Proud claimed the top seed of the morning in the men’s 50m free, posting the only sub-22 second time in 21.92.

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Edwards-Smith, Nowakowski, Job Headline Aussie Squad Headed To U.S. Nationals

Josh Edwards-Smith is among a 20-strong Australian ‘A’ roster headed to U.S. National Championships next month in Irvine, California.

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Sun Yang Says He Is Not Retired, Training Every Day In Paris Pursuit

“I have not retired and still insist on swimming training every day,” banned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang recently told Asian media.

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