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Olympian Jacob Whittle Heads Up British Euro Juniors Roster

17-year-old Jacob Whittle competed at the 2020 Olympic Games and now he’ll be heading up the British roster for European Junior Championships.

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17-Yr-Old Ksawery Masiuk Logs New Polish Record In 50 Backstroke

While racing on the penultimate day of competition at the 2022 Polish Open, Ksawery Masiuk fired off a new national record in the men’s 50m backstroke.

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Kyle Chalmers Enters Butterfly Events For Australian Championships

We’ll see how ‘cyborg’ Kyle Chalmers performs in a couple of weeks’ time as the Olympic champion is set to race at the Aussie Championships.

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Ikee Collects Another Sprint Victory, Watanabe No-Shows 200 Breast In Tokyo

21-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee ended her 2022 Japan Swim on a high note, capturing the women’s 50m free title.

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Michigan Commit Balduccini Wraps Up 11 Medals At South American Youth Games

17-year-old Stephanie Balduccini, a University of Michigan commit, wreaked major havoc at the 2022 South American Youth Games.

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Rikako Ikee Swims Her Fastest 100 Freestyle Since Beating Leukemia

Tonight in Tokyo, 21-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee put up her best 100m freestyle time since returning to racing in late 2020.

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Ryosuke Irie Lowers Season-Best 100 Back To 52.88

Tonight in Tokyo 32-year-old Ryosuke Irie of Japan put up the 28th sub-53 second 100m backstroke performance of his iconic career.

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Olympic Finalist Lewis Clareburt Headlines New Zealand Commonwealth Roster

Check out who will be representing the nation of New Zealand at this year’s Commonwealth Games set for Birmingham, England in late June.

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Daiya Seto Hits 4:09.07 400 IM, Rikako Ikee 25.49 50 Fly At Japan Swim

Daiya Seto and Rikako Ikee put up some significant results on day one of the 2022 Japan Swim/Japanese Championships in Tokyo.

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Victoria, Australia Wins 2026 Commonwealth Games Bid

The state of Victoria, Australia has been named host of the next Commonwealth Games, with the quadrennial multi-sport event slated for 2026.

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Former World Record Holder Ippei Watanabe Set For Comeback At Japan Swim

Former 200m breaststroke world record holder Ippei Watanabe is set to compete at his first meet of 2022, entered in the 2022 Japan Swim.

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Bahamas Reel In Fourth Consecutive CARIFTA Team Trophy

After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the CARIFTA Championships returned, with the 2022 edition hosted by Barbados.

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Ash Cox Named Interim CEO Of British Swimming

British Swimming has revealed today that the current Director of Legal and Governance for British swimming Ash Cox will take on the interim CEO role.

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High-Level International Meets for May 2022

Take a look at the elite international meets coming up for the month of May, with the 2022 FINA World Championships on the horizon.

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Balduccini Bound For South American Youth Games With 13-Event Schedule

Future University of Michigan Wolverine Stephanie Balduccini will be representing Brazil at the 2022 South American Youth Games which start later this week.

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