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Italy’s Federico Poggio Talks Post-Tokyo Injuries & Difficulties

23-year-old Federico Poggio of Italy has been relatively quiet since having come in 15th place in the men’s 100m breaststroke at the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Medi Harris Takes Down Georgia Davies 100 Back Record At BUCS

Check out highlights from the 2022 British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) Long Course Championships from Ponds Forge this weekend.

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Daiya Seto Logs 4:15.86 400 IM In Post-COVID Racing Debut

Daiya Seto was down with COVID last month, relegated to training in isolation in his hotel room. Flash forward to today and he appears to be on the mend.

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Le Clos Coming Back To Form, Coetze Dominates Backstroke In Durban

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos dove back in over the weekend after a bout with bronchitis which rendered him in the hospital earlier this month.

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Kamminga Casually Clocks 58.52 100 Breast In Eindhoven

Two-time Olympic silver medalist at the 2020 Olympic Games, Arno Kamminga, made some noise at a domestic meet over the weekend.

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McKeown Absent, Barratt Grabs Another Gold On Final Day Of Vic Open

Rockingham’s Holly Barratt wrapped up a successful Victorian Open, snagging the 50m back gold medal on day three in Melbourne.

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Meilutyte Takes Two Golds While Tetervkova Steals 200 Breast LTU Record

Once-retired breaststroking prodigy Ruta Meilutyte was back in the water racing once again, making her long course debut at the Lithuanian Championships.

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Le Clos Back To Racing In Durban After Bronchitis Hospital Stay

29-year-old Olympic medalist Chad Le Clos made his racing debut after having spent time in the hospital recently for treatment of bronchitis.

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McKeown Continues Siege With 58.31 100 Backstroke

20-year-old multi-Olympic gold medalist Kaylee McKeown hasn’t missed a beat since Tokyo, firing off another monster swim at the 2022 Vic Open.

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Aussie Emma McKeon Not Racing In Budapest 2022

Australian Olympian Emma McKeon revealed today that she will not be pursuing a spot on the nation’s roster for the 2022 FINA World Aquatic Championships.

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Storied Ellesmere Titans Swim Club Set To Close Following Scathing Report

Following an investigation by a child safeguarding expert, the storied Ellesmere Titan swim club in England is set to close.

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Holly Barratt Takes Two Golds To Kick Off Vic Open

34-year-old Holly Barratt topped the podium twice to kick off her Vic Open campaign, first in the 50m fly and the in the 100m free.

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FINA Announces Qualifying Standards, Procedures for 2022 World Championships

FINA has revealed the qualification procedures for the newly inserted 2022 World Aquatics Championships set for Budapest.

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Rapsys, Teterevkova Knock Down Wins On Day 1 Of Lithuanian Championships

Catch up on the races from day one of the 2022 Lithuanian Winter Championships, featuring Olympic finalist Danas Rapsys and Kotryna Teterevkova.

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Now Under Michael Bohl, Kaylee McKeown Set To Race At Vic Open

Multi-Olympic gold medalist Kaylee McKeown is set to race this weekend at the 2022 Victorian Open, under her new coach Michael Bohl.

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