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Hosszu, Sakci, Ntountounaki Ready To Race At Acropolis Swim Open

32-year-old multi-Olympic medalist Katinka Hosszu is set to head up the women’s events at the 2022 Acropolis Open in Greece.

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Swim England Reveals Commonwealth Games Roster Additions

Swim England has announced additions to its swimming and para swimming rosters for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, including speedster Lewis Burras.

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Zhang Yufei Puts Up 56.49 100 Fly At Spring Grand Prix In Shanghai

Zhang Yufei already leads the world rankings in the women’s 100m fly event but the Chinese swimmer put up another solid performance in the event.

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Le Clos, Sates Head Up Partly Self-Funded South African Worlds Roster

Swimming South Africa has revealed its 19-strong roster for pool swimming for the 2022 FINA Aquatic World Championships.

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2022 Asian Games Postponed Due To Coronavirus Concerns

Organizers for the 2022 Asian Games have confirmed the elite international multi-sport competitive event has indeed been postponed.

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Richmond Dales Swimming Club Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees

As the Ukrainian/Russian conflict continues, two young Ukrainian swimmers have been given a place of refuge at the Richmond Dales Amateur Swimming Club.

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Chad Le Clos Details Bout With Depression During Tokyo Olympics

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos of South Africa has come out about mental health struggles he had during the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Olympic Medalist Jack McLoughlin Among Those Missing From Aussie C’Ships Psychs

Jack McLoughlin, the man who took silver in the 400m free in Tokyo, is absent from the Australian Swimming Championships entry list.

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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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