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C’Wealth Games Gold Medalist Duncan Scott Absent From Euros Start Lists

The 2022 European Championships are nearly upon us with the pool swimming action kicking off on Thursday, August 11th in Rome, Italy.

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McKeon Speaks To Mental Toll Of Busy Commonwealth Games Schedule

“You try to be stable over the course of a week, as big as it is, but feelings can build up and I let them out,” Australia’s Emma McKeon said post-Games.

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Gorbenko, Roditi & Cheruti Score Big At 2022 Israeli Summer Championships

The 2022 Israeli Summer Championships wrapped up recently from Netanya, with nearly 800 athletes competing at the annual long course event.

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High-Level International Meets For August 2022

Check out the high-level international meets on the calendar for the month of August, including the 2022 European Aquatics Championships.

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Changeup In Top 3 Medal-Earning Nations At 2022 Commonwealth Games

Multi-medalist Summer McIntosh of Canada helped her nation vastly improve upon its gold medal haul between the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Aussie Ariarne Titmus Throws Down 3:58.06 400 Free C’Wealth Games Record

Ariarne Titmus of Australia logged a new Commonwealth Games Record en route to winning the women’s 400m freestyle tonight.

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Daniel Wiffen Clocks Irish National Record For 1500 Free Silver

The men’s 1500m freestyle was one of the marquis events of this final night of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Ariarne Titmus Lowers Own Aussie, Oceanic 800 Free Record

Ariarne Titmus of Australia just took gold in the women’s 800m free, clocking a new Australian national record and Commonwealth Record in the process.

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New Zealand Trying To Maintain Runner-Up Spot In C’Wealth Medal Table

Andrew Jeffcoat’s victory in the men’s 50m backstroke here in Birmingham helped New Zealand maintain its position as #2 in the swimming medal table.

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Adam Peaty On 100 Breast C’Wealth Loss: “I Need To Find That Spark Again”

Last night Adam Peaty of Great Britain uncharacteristically came away medal-less in the men’s 100m breaststroke at a major international competition.

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Kyle Chalmers Threatens to Quit Swimming Over Relationship Rumors

“My mental health right now from all of this over the months is at rock bottom,” says 24-year-old Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers.

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Australia Widens Medal Table Lead Through Day 3 Of 2022 Commonwealth Games

Ariarne Titmus’ major anchor in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay helped secure gold and add to the massive medal haul for the nation of Australia.

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Peaty Misses 100 Breast Podium For First Time In Nearly A Decade

Adam Peaty of England missed the podium of the men’s 100m breast at this year’s Commonwealth Games, his first non-medal swim in nearly one decade.

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Kyle Chalmers Rips 47.36 100 Free C’Wealth Games Record

Just hours after ripping media for intruding into his personal space, 24-year-old Kyle Chalmers of Australia logged a new Commonwealth Games record.

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Australia Dominating Commonwealth Games Medal Table Through Day 2

Kyle Chalmers was a member of the Australian men’s gold medal-winning 400m free relay, adding to the nation’s dominating overall swimming medal haul thus far.

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