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Aussies Mahoney & Hollard Retire From Swimming

Travis Mahoney and Tristan Hollard, both Australian Olympians, have revealed they will be retiring from the sport of swimming.

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Ledecky/Titmus Duel In the Pool Showdown May Not Happen

Dueling titans in the pool, Ariarne Titmus of Australia and Katie Ledecky of the United States may not meet head-to-head this summer.

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John Adye Takes Over As Head Coach Of Derventio Excel

British-based Derventio Excel has announced its new head coach as John Adye, taking over for Jamie Main who left for Bath.

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Kiwi Olympic Finalist Clareburt Hit With COVID Before World Championships

New Zealand’s top male swimmer Lewis Clareburt has been sidelined ahead of the World Championships with COVID-19, but still is slated to compete.

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Hutchison, MacInnes, Milne & More Race In Glasgow

Catch up on the action from Scotland where swimmers such as Keanna MacInnes raced at the 2022 Glasgow International Swim Meet.

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New Venue For 2022 Commonwealth Games Swimming Complete

Construction on the Sandwell Aquatics Centre is complete with the facility set to host aquatic action at the 2022 Commonwealth Games later this summer.

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Schooling Calls For Discussion On National Service As He Weighs Retirement

“You don’t want to keep postponing things, this is just the start of my future,” says 26-year-old Singaporean Olympic champion Joseph Schooling.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2022

Take a look at the international swimming meet schedule for the month of June, highlighted by the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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Top 5 Male Storylines Ahead of Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet

American Michael Andrew is ready to carry on his winning momentum from Barcelona to Canet for the final stop of the 2022 Mare Nostrum Tour.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Kyle Chalmers Named To Forbes ’30 Under 30′

Read up on various swimming stories from around the web in this edition of ‘Beyond the Lane Lines’, featuring Australian Olympian Kyle Chalmers.

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2022 Mare Nostrum Tour Barcelona: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

South Africa’s national record holder Lara van Niekerk already put up a swift 30.09 in the heats of the women’s 50m breast, but she still has the final.

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2022 Mare Nostrum Tour Barcelona – Day 1 Live Finals Recap

Reigning Olympic champion Tom Dean put up a solid morning swim of 1:46.89 in the 200m free and will try to improve upon that mark tonight in Barcelona.

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Kaylee McKeown Will Not Swim 400 IM At World Championships

Find out what event lineup Aussie superstar Kaylee McKeown has in mind for the World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

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Freestyle Prodigy Flynn Southam To Focus On Jr Pan Pacs & Commonwealth Games

Australian 16-year-old Flynn Southam will be heading to Hawaii and Birmingham but not Budapest for this summer’s big international meets.

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Top 5 Men’s Storylines To Watch Ahead Of The 2022 Mare Nostrum Tour – Barcelona

32-year-old Bruno Fratus put up super quick 50m freestyle time in Monaco and we’ll see him race once again in Barcelona this week.

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