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Vanotterdijk Clocks Third Belgian National Record In Bucharest

17-year-old Roos Vanotterdijk fired off a new Belgian national record in the girls’ 100m backstroke while competing in Bucharest tonight.

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Turkey Takes The Top Spots On Last Day Of European Juniors Prelims

Turkey’s Merve Tuncel will try to repeat as the European Juniors gold medalist across the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events tonight in Bucharest.

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Nikoletta Padar Helps Hungary Regain Euro Jrs Medal Table Lead

Yet another night of European Junior Championships action brought yet another new leader of the overall medal table here in Bucharest.

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Japan’s Former PM Shinzo Abe Remembered For Olympic Games Commitment

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a key Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games proponent, was assassinated on Friday, July 8th.

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Poland Back On Top Of Medal Table Through Day 4 Of Euro Jrs

Poland was atop the medal standings earlier at these European Junior Championships and the nation scooted back up to that spot once again after day 4.

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Back Half Splits Helped Fuel Multiple Wins On Day 4 Of European Juniors

Not every race was cut and dry as multiple saw the ultimate winner come from behind to top the podium tonight in Bucharest.

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Romania On A Medal-Winning Streak In Front Of Home Crowd At Euro Jrs

Only halfway through European Juniors and the nation of Romania has already met its entire medal haul at last year’s edition.

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Title Defense Was Order Of The Day At European Junior Championships

Merve Tuncel of Turkey was one of four swimmers who repeated their 2021 European Junior Championships titles tonight in Bucharest.

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Poland Gets A Medal Table Boost On Day 2 Of 2022 European Junior Championships

Ksawery Masiuk of Poland took the boys’ 50m back on night 2 of the 2022 European Junior Championships, helping the nation make a move in the medal table.

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2022 Mediterranean Games Day 5: Italy & Turkey Strike Gold

Italians Filippo Megli and Matteo Restivo each earned a gold to close out the swimming competition at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.

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European Junior Championships Day 1: The David Popovici Show

All eyes were on Romania’s David Popovici, with the 17-year-old world champion now competing in front of a home crowd at the European Junior Championships.

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Relays Situate Italy Atop European Junior Championships Day 1 Medal Table

The Italian girls’ 4x100m free relay snagged gold, while the boys’ edition took bronze, giving the nation the European Junior Championships medal lead.

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Italian Relays Show Prowess On Day 4 Of 2022 Mediterranean Games

Italy grabbed gold on both the men’s and women’s sides in the medley relay, helping further the nation’s lead in the overall swimming medal table.

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Top 5 Boys To Watch At The 2022 European Junior Championships

Italy’s 16-year-old Lorenzo Galossi is the youngest of our top five men to watch at the 2022 European Junior Championships.

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2022 Mediterranean Games Day 3: Antoniou Hits 100 Free Cypriot Record

Cyprus swimmer Kalia Antoniou produced a new national record in the women’s 100m freestyle en route to topping the Mediterranean Games podium on day 3.

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