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Leukemia Survivor Rikako Ikee Qualifies For The Tokyo Olympic Games

20-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee qualified for the postponed Olympic Games by way of placing first in the women’s 100m fly.

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2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 1: Roster For Tokyo Grows By 3

Yui Ohashi not only got it done to finish in first place in the women’s 400 IM, but the World Championships medalist qualified for the Olympics.

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Thomasberger Scorches New German 200 Fly National Record

A new German national record was set in the men’s 200m butterfly this morning in Heidelberg, courtesy of David Thomasberger.

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2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Japan’s Suzuka Hasegawa will seek to advance to the women’s 100 fly finals during night 1 finals of the 2021 Japan Olympic Trials.

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Get Ready For Japan’s Olympic Trials Kicking Off Saturday

Keep up with all the action from Tokyo as the nation’s Olympic Trials kick-off tomorrow, Saturday, April 3rd, starring Kosuke Hagino.

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Soloveychik Makes It A Double With 800 Free Israeli National Record

Bar Soloveychik knocked down his second Israeli national record in nearly as many days, with the 20-year-old crushing a lifetime best in the men’s 800m free.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Warrior Games Headed To Canton

Check out this latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring news on the 2023 edition of the Department of Defense Warrior Games.

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35-Yr-Old Cseh Among Hungarians Named to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Roster

The Hungarian Swimming Association has published its list of athletes having qualified for the postponed 2020 Olympic Games.

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Korea’s Lee Juho Notches 53.71 100 Back National Record To Qualify For Tokyo

Lee Juho nabbed a new Korean national record in the men’s 100m backstroke en route to qualifying for the event for this summer’s Olympic Games.

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Soloveychik Becomes First Israeli Man Under 3:50 In 400 Free

Competing in the men’s 400m free, Bar Soloveychik clocked a new Israeli national standard, getting to the wall first in a time of 3:49.77.

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Take Nothing For Granted As You Watch Rikako Ikee’s Emotional Short Film

Prepared to be moved by the new short film starring Rikako Ikee, showing her remarkable journey from first strokes to Olympic Trials qualifier.

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Francisco Santos Sets New Portuguese 200 Back Standard

The nation of Portugal hosted a Tokyo preparation meet over the weekend, with one national record biting the dust by the time all was said and done.

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All The Links You Need For This Week’s Olympic-Qualifying Meets

Get your game face on, as this week starts a flood of Olympic-qualifying meets taking place around the world in this month of April.

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NSW District Lawyer Speaks Up In Defense Of Shayna Jack

Support of banned Shayna Jack continues to grow, as another prominent figure has voiced his backing of the Australian sprint star.

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Kristof Milak Roars To Wall In 2nd Best Performance All-Time – 1:51.40

Approaching his own world record in the men’s 200 fly, Kristof Milak roared to the wall in 1:51.40 toinght at Hungarian Spring Nationals.

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