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17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Lights It Up With 1:56.92 200 Back

17-year-old Pieter Coetze continues to impress at these South African Championships, clocking another personal best, this time in the men’s 200m back.

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Duncan Scott Reflects On 200 Free: “We Were Lazy In The Morning”

“To be honest, I was quite disappointed with how the heats were as a 200m Freestyle in Britain; I thought we were quite lazy this morning” – Duncan Scott

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Commonwealth Games Medalist Brad Tandy (RSA) Retires From Swimming

On the penultimate night of competition at the 2022 South African Championships, 30-year-old Brad Tandy announced his decision to retire from swimming.

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17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Nabs 50 Free Title In South Africa

17-year-old Pieter Coetze topped the men’s 50m free podium in South Africa on the penultimate night of the national championships.

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2022 British Swimming Championships Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Reigning Olympic champion Tom Dean is already qualified for Budapest in the men’s 200m freestyle but we’ll see who may join him there.

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Another 100 Breast, Another 58-Point Time For NED’s Arno Kamminga

Arno Kamminga is becoming synonymous with the word consistency when it comes to the men’s 100m breaststroke, with the Dutchman posting another 58-second time.

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Popovici Clocks 48.11 100 Free, 1:46.28 200 Free Combo In Slovenia

Two-time Olympic finalist David Popovici put on a show in Slovenia, logging season-bests in the 100m and 200m freestyle events.

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Burras Points To Proud As British Sprint Motivation

Hear from 21-year-old Lewis Burras on how he approached the British Championships where he claimed 50m/100m free double gold.

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2022 British Swimming Championships Day 6 Prelims Recap

The reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 200m free, Tom Dean, led the way in the event on the final day of heats at the British Championships.

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Van Niekerk Stuns Schoenmaker For 100 Breast Gold At South African Cships

The 2022 South African Championships carried on tonight from Newton Park Swimming Pool, with a big upset taking place in one of the women’s races.

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2022 British Swimming Championships Day 5 Finals Live Recap

We’re entering the penultimate night of finals at the 2022 British Swimming Championships, with Budapest bids on the line.

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15-Yr-Old Lorenzo Galossi Clocks 3:45.93 LCM 400 Free Euro Junior Record

15-year-old Lorenzo Galossi just scored a new European Junior Record in the men’s 400m free, beating an Italian titan in the process.

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NZL’s Caitlin Deans Rips 1500 Free Personal Best To Qualify For Budapest

22-year-old Caitlin Deans of New Zealand dipped under the FINA ‘A’ cut in the women’s 1500m freestyle tonight in Auckland, booking her spot for Budapest.

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Stubblety-Cook Still In Form With A 2:08.22 200 Breast In Queensland

Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook took on his signature 200m breast this evening, putting up a super solid 2:08.22 in Queensland.

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2022 British Swimming Championships Day 5 Prelims Recap

We’ll see what Olympic finalist Ben Proud has in the tank for tonight’s men’s 50m free final at the 2022 British Swimming Championships.

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