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Italy Races Its Way To Top Of Euro Juniors Medal Table & LEN Trophy

Sara Curtis won the girls’ 50m freestyle podium for Italy, one of 9 total golds collected by the nation en route to topping the medal table in Belgrade.

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2023 European Junior Championships: Day Six Finals Live Recap

Bosnia & Herzegovina superstar Lana Pudar will try to complete her trifecta of victories, taking on the 50m fly to wrap up the European Junior Championships.

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Mitsin & Stancu Set For Final Freestyle Battle On Last Day Of European Juniors

Romania’s Vlad-Stefan Stancu settled for silver in last night’s 800m free but enters tonight’s 400m free final as the top-seeded swimmer.

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Lana Pudar On 200 Fly Euro Jr Record: “I’m So Proud Of Myself”

Hear what the stars of the European Junior Championships have to say about their day five performances in Belgrade, Serbia, including BIH’s Luna Pudar.

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Italy Enters Final Day Of 2023 European Junior Championships Atop Medal Table

Alessandro Ragaini of Italy helped his nation take gold in the boys’ 4x200m freestyle relay on the penultimate night of competition at 2023 Euro Jrs.

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Ramon Klenz Beats Chad Le Clos In 200 Fly At German National Championships

Check out the action on day three of the 2023 German National Championships, featuring 200m butterfly champion Ramon Klenz.

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2023 European Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Turkey’s freestyle ace Merve Tuncel will try to capture her third consecutive 800m freestyle European Junior Championships title on day five in Belgrade.

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Aussie Olympic Medalist Emily Seebohm Announces Pregnancy

Multi-Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm of Australia has announced she is pregnant with her first child, due this September.

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Euro Juniors Day 5 Prelims: GBR’s Matthew Ward Holds Steady In 100 Back

The trio of medalists from the boys’ 50m backstroke are hunting gold once again in the 100m back here in Belgrade, led by GBR’s Matthew Ward.

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Aussie Olympic Medalist James Magnussen Takes On ‘Dancing With The Stars’

Retired Australian Olympic medalist James Magnussen is competing on his nation’s edition of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ television program.

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New Zealand Bypasses Traditional Pre-World Championships Staging Camp

Commonwealth Games champion Lewis Clareburt was named to the New Zealand roster for Fukuoka, but will not be attending any staging camp.

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Italy Moves To Top Of 2023 European Junior Championships Medal Table After Day Four

Day four of the 2023 European Junior Championships saw the nation of Italy overtake Hungary in the overall swimming medal table.

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Germany’s Matzerath Nears Lifetime Best In 100 Breast Ahead Of Fukuoka

Lucas Matzerath is in top form headed into this month’s World Championships, with the German nearing his lifetime best in the 100m breast in Germany.

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Notes & Quotes From Day Three Of The 2023 European Junior Championships

Miroslav Knedla of Czech Republic put up a personal best time to take the boys’ 200m IM, doubling up on his 50m backstroke victory.

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Olympian Thom De Boer Heads Up Dutch Record-Breaking 10×100 Free Relay

Olympic finalist Thom de Boer helped his club team fire off a new Dutch Record in the men’s 10×100 SCM freestyle relay in Amsterdam.

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