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After Australian Training Stint, Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo Eyes History

Korean world champion Hwang Sunwoo finished up his 35-day-long training stint in Australia and is now looking ahead to this summer’s biggest meets.

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National Head Coach Fred Vergnoux Speaks On Belgium’s Emerging Talent

Belgium’s National Head Coach of Swimming Fred Vergnoux recently spoke with SwamSwam about the nation’s recent successes and future plans.

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Kamminga Posts 59.85, Steenbergen Wins Twice To Open Camille Muffat Meet

Dutch Olympic medalist Arno Kamminga carried his speed from Marseille to Nice, taking the men’s 100m breast event on night one of the Camille Muffat Meet.

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Olympic Champion Kosuke Kitajima Entered In First Meet In Seven Years

Multi-Olympic champion and prolific Japanese sports figure Kosuke Kitajima is putting his competition suit back on this weekend.

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Ohashi Opts Out Of 400 IM, Ikee Aims For 5 Events At Worlds-Qualifier (Women’s Entries)

Reigning Olympic champion in the 400m IM Yui Ohashi will not be taking on the event at next month’s Japan Swim World Championships-qualifier.

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Daiya Seto Entered In 200 Breast At Worlds-Qualifying Japan Swim (Men’s Entries)

The 2023 Japan Swim is on the horizon with the all-important competition scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th through April 9th in Tokyo.

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World Record Holder Kristof Milak Hits 1:56.71 200 Fly To Begin His 2023

World Record holder and reigning Olympic champion Kristof Milak dove in last weekend at a domestic meet in his native Hungary.

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Japan’s Oldest Olympic Medalist Shiro Hashizume Dies At Age 94

On March 9th, Japanese Olympian Shiro Hashizume died of prostate cancer at 94 years of age. Hashizume was the oldest living Japanese Olympic medalist.

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Swiss Long Course Championships Kick Off On Thursday

Olympic medalist Noe Ponti is among the field of competitors slated to race this week at the Swiss Long Course Championships.

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World Record Holder Zac Stubblety-Cook Ready To Race In Queensland This Weekend

On the heels of the New South Wales State Open Championships, Olympic gold medalist Zac Stubblety-Cook is headed to the Queensland Preparation Meet.

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Sjostrom Heads From Marseille To Nice Along French Competition Tour

Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden already made some noise in Marseille but now the speedster has the city of Nice in her sights.

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Trio Of Dutch Swimmers Nab Paris 2024 Olympic Cuts

The qualification window for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opened on March 1st and already three Dutch swimmers have made the grade.

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Denmark’s Blomsterberg Enters World Rankings With Lifetime Best 200 Breaststroke

Thea Blomsterberg of Denmark raced earlier this month at a domestic meet where the 21-year-old put up a lifetime best in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

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Nearly 400 Pools Have Closed Across England In Past Decade

An eye-opening statistic on pool closures within the nation of England was released this weekend following an analysis of data collected by Sport England.

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Cate Campbell’s Comeback: “I Remembered How To Race”

“I’d forgotten how nervous racing makes you. I’d forgotten how tight racing suits are. I’d forgotten how hazardous warm-up pools can be,” Cate Campbell said.

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