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16-Yr-Old Flynn Southam Unleashes 1:46.77 200 Free At Aussie Age Championships

16-year-old Australian ace Flynn Southam just crushed a time of 1:46.77 in the men’s 200m free at the 2022 Australian Age Championships.

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Jacob Whittle’s Coach Jamie Main Takes Lead Of Bath National Centre

More coaching shakeups at British Swimming, with current Derventio eXcel head coach Jamie Main set to take over the National Centre Bath.

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City Of Glasgow’s Ian Wright Takes Up Scottish Swimming National Coach Post

The Scottish Swimming Federation has confirmed the appointment of Ian Wright as the organization’s National Coach as of August 9th, replacing Alan Lynn.

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Chinese Nationals Reportedly Under Threat Of Postponement

Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yufei of China may see her national championships meet moved due to growing coronavirus concerns.

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Sates Captures 4th Title To Close Out South African Championships

The final day of action at the 2022 South African Championships wrapped up with NCAA champion Matt Sates clinching his 4th individual title.

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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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