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Siobhan Haughey, Ippei Watanabe Claim Overall Mare Nostrum Trophy Wins

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey and Japan’s Ippei Watanabe were crowned the overall winners of the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour which concluded this past weekend.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2023

Olympic icon Katie Ledecky will be heading to U.S. Nationals which begin on June 27th. Take a look at the other international meets on the June calendar.

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Mare Nostrum Digest: Top 10 Performances Of The 2023 Tour

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey put up some fierce performances at Mare Nostrum. See where they rank among the best efforts across the Tour.

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Retired Olympic Silver Medalist Michael Jamieson Details Mental Health Struggles

Retired Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson of Great Britain recently revisited his mental health struggles from his past.

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Greece Reveals World Championships Roster After Nationals Conclude

Olympian Kristian Gkolomeev heads up the 15-strong Greek roster headed to this summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Sarah Sjostrom Proves She’s Back To Form With 24.89 50 Fly/23.82 50 Free Combo

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom is performing back to her best, as evidenced by some eye-popping performances put up at the Mare Nostrum meet in Monaco.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Monaco: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom is set to race in the final two knockout rounds of the women’s 50m fly and 50m free to close out the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Tour Monaco: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto claimed two top seeds on the final day of heats in Monaco, topping the men’s 200m free and 100m fly events.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Monaco: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

American Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby has been on a tear during the Mare Nostrum Tour and we’ll see her race the 50m and 100m breast tonight in Monaco.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Tour Monaco: Day 1 Prelims Recap

After opting out of the second stop of the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom dove back in to take two top seeds this morning in Monte Carlo.

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Apostolos Christou Opens Greek Swimming Championships With 50 Back Gold

26-year-old Apostolos Christou topped the men’s 50m back podium to kick off the 2023 Greek National Swimming Championships.

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Doug Whitlam Takes On Swim England President Role for 2023-24

Swim England revealed this week that current Vice President Doug Whitlam will move into the President role for the 2023-24 season.

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Quah Ting Wen Honored As Top Athlete Of 2023 SEA Games

30-year-old Quah Ting Wen of Singapore earned ‘top athlete’ honors for her performances at the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Barcelona: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong will try to repeat as 200m free Mare Nostrum champion during tonight’s final in Barcelona.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Barcelona Day 2 Prelims Recap: Chmielewski Clocks 1:55.04 200 Fly

18-year-old Krzysztof Chmielewski of Poland threw down a 1:55.04 200m fly marker to claim the top seed in Barcelona, ranking 8th the world this season.

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