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Olympic Medalist Tamas Kenderesi Involved In Biological Passport Doping Allegation

2016 Olympic bronze medalist Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary is not racing this week and Nationals and now we know why he’s out of the competition.

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2023 Australian Swimming Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

We’re heading into day two finals of the 2023 Australian Swimming Championships with the session featuring World Record holder Kaylee McKeown in the 100 back.

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Le Clos ‘Confident’ He Can Win 100 Fly At 2024 Olympic Games

Chad Le Clos on his 100m fly performance this past weekend, “Now we try and win this race next year at the Olympic Games. Now I’m confident I can win.

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Kristof Milak Heads To Hungarian Nationals This Week

World Record holder Kristof Milak is headed to the 2023 Hungarian National Championships which kick off tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19th.

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Initial Italian Qualifiers For 2023 World Championships

The Italian Championships concluded yesterday which means we have our initial list of swimmers from the nation who clocked World Championships-worthy times.

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Benedetta Pilato Clocks Sub-30 Second 50 Breast To Close Out Italian Championships

World Record holder Benedetta Pilato put up a sub-30 second 50m breaststroke to close out this week’s Italian Championships.

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McKeown Lowers Own 200 IM All Comers Record To 2:08.16

Kaylee McKeown established a new All Comers Record in the women’s 200m IM en route to claiming gold on night one of the Australian National Championships.

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Sam Short Rips 3:42.46 400 Free As 10th Fastest Performer All-Time

Commonwealth Games multi-medalist Sam Short scorched a new lifetime best of 3:42.46 to enter the all-time world rankings for the men’s 400m free event.

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Haughey Posts 53.10 100 Free, Ho Hits 21.86 50 Free At Hong Kong Festival

Catch up on action from the 66th Hong Kong Festival of Sport, featuring Siobhan Haughey, Ian Ho, Adam Chillingworth and more.

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Ben Armbruster Fires Off 50 Fly Aussie Textile Record On Day 1 Of Nationals

Ben Armbruster put up a personal best for 50m fly gold on day 1 of the 2023 Aussie National Championship, establishing a textile record in the process.

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Pieter Coetze Clocks 1:56.66 To Complete Trifecta Of Backstroke Wins In South Africa

Cal commit Pieter Coetze completed the backstroke treble at the South African National Championships, capturing 200m back gold in 1:56.66 this evening.

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Restivo Reaps World Championships Qualification In 200 Back At Italian Championships

Catch up on the final day of the 2023 Italian Championships featuring Matteo Restivo’s gold medal-worthy swim in the men’s 200m backstroke.

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16-Yr-Old Eneli Jefimova Lowers Own Estonian 100 Breast Record To 1:06.36

Eneli Jefimova put up her fastest 100m breast in over 2 years, clocking 1:06.36 for a new Estonian national record in the process.

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Sarah Sjostrom Rips 52.99 To Take Over 100 Free World Rankings

Swedish Olympic champion brought the heat on the final night of the 2023 Stockholm Swim Open, scoring 100m free gold in 52.99.

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Daniel Wiffen Wreaks Havoc on 800 Free In Stockholm For Yet Another Irish Record

Daniel Wiffen has put the distance freestyle world on notice once again, firing off a new Irish national record of 7:44.45 in Stockholm.

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