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Helena Gasson Heads Up Field At NZL SC Swimming C’ships

National record holder Helena Gasson is among the entrants set to compete at the New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships.

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Minas Takes Jose Finkel Team Trophy As Brazil’s Abu Dhabi Squad Is Revealed

This December in Abu Dhabi, 41-year-old Nicholas Santos will get a chance to defend his World Championships (SCM) title in the men’s 50m butterfly.

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Guilherme Costa Clocks 800 Free South American Rec To Wind Down Jose Finkel

Ending the Jose Finkel Trophy on a high note, Guilherme Costa produced the fastest 800 freestyle time of his career to notch a new continental record.

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Coley Stickels & Kathie Wickstrand Join Tokyo Frog Kings Coaching Staff

The Tokyo Frog Kings has built out its coaching staff, including Coley Stickels, for International Swimming League season 3, which begins on August 26th.

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SASCOC Does An About-Face On Tokyo Medal Reward For Schoenmaker

Since our original report, the SASCOC has taken to the media to assure athletes and fans that the organization indeed plans on issuing monetary rewards.

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Scheffer Scores SCM 200 Free Personal Best At Jose Finkel

The 200m freestyle bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Fernando Scheffer, is keeping things moving in the short course pool in Brazil.

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Olympic Champion Adam Peaty To Join British Celebrity Dance Show

Adam Peaty of Great Britain has revealed he will be joining the cast of Strictly Come Dancing, the television dance contest show.

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16-Yr-Old Balduccini Takes Women’s 100 Free Title At Jose Finkel

16-year-old Stephanie Balduccini got to the wall first in the women’s 100m freestyle on day 3 of the 2021 Jose Finkel Trophy.

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Some South Aussies Olympians Face 28-Day Quarantine Upon Return

While Australian swimmers are wrapping up a 14-day quarantine in Northern Territory, other Aussie Olympians face an additional two-week lockdown.

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Fantoni Rips Lifetime Best 200 Back To Qualify For Short Course Worlds

Check out the quick short course swims coming out of Brazil on day 2 of the 2021 Jose Finkel Trophy, a World SC Championships qualifier.

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Study Finds Swimmers Six Times More Likely To See Stained Teeth

A recent study conducted in Western Australia has found that a young swimmer’s teeth are at risk of damage with prolonged chlorine exposure.

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Australia Continues Coronavirus Restrictions With Cancelled Duel In The Pool

Australian speedster teen Flynn Southam was among those expected to race at the nation’s Duel in the Pool set for next week.

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Scheffer Nears Personal Best 400 Free To Kick Off Jose Finkel

Straight off the Olympic Games, bronze medalist Fernando Scheffer made a statement in the men’s 400m free in his native Brazil tonight.

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Olympic Champion Schoenmaker May Not Receive RSA Medal Payout

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) confirms they are likely unable to pay out Olympic medal bonuses.

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Aussie Olympian Cate Campbell Not Ruling Out Paris 2024

29-year-old Cate Campbell Scored individual bronze in Tokyo, marking 13 years since her previous individual Olympic bronze from Beijing.

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