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2016 Olympic Finalist Sakiko Shimizu Announces Retirement

Sakiko Shimizu of Japan has revealed her decision to retire from competitive swimming at the age of 29. She finaled in the 400m IM in Rio.

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Mona McSharry Clocks 100 Breast Irish Record To Book Tokyo Ticket

Mona McSharry, who competes for the University of Tennessee stateside, lowered her own Irish record in the women’s 100 breast.

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Watch Beckmann’s Emotional Reaction To Making Danish OLY Team

The Danish Open continues at Taastrup Swimming Hall, with Emilie Beckmann reaching an Olympic Games-worthy time in the women’s 100m butterfly.

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Greene Gets It Done In 59.76 To Lower Own Irish 100 Breast Record

Darragh Greene lowered his own Irish national record in the men’s 100m breaststroke competing in the heats of these Irish National Team Selection Trials.

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Wiffen Whips Out 800 Free Irish Record En Route To Tokyo Qualification

Kicking off the Irish National Team Trials, 19-year-old Daniel Wiffen scored a new national record in the men’s 800m freestyle.

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Watch Duncan & Dean Tag Team 1:44’s At British Trials (Race Video)

The 2021 British Swimming Selection Trials ended on a higher-than-high note, as the fastest two British men’s 200m freestyle performances ever were waged.

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Ottesen Back In The Pool For Danish Open

Jeanette Ottesen, Signe Bro, Rasmus Nickelsen and more are competing this week in their native Denmark in pursuit of Olympic-qualifying marks.

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Duncan Scott & Tom Dean Dive Under British Record For #1 & #2 200 Free Times

Duncan Scott just lowered his own British record in the men’s 200m free en route to adding another Olympic event to his Tokyo lineup.

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2021 British Olympic Selection Trials Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The men’s 200 free is one of the key races to watch on this final night of the British Olympic Selection Trials taking place in London.

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All The Links You Need For OLY Qualifying Meets For Week Of April 19th

Brazil’s Olympic Trials meet is nearly upon us as we take a look at this week’s big competitions having Tokyo complications.

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British Trials Concluded And Now Swimmers Await Official Validation

We now await British Swimming’s official announcement of those who have been named to the Tokyo roster for this summer’s postponed Games.

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Alicia Wilson, Jacob Peters Among New Names On British Olympic Roster

Cal swimmer Alicia Wilson grabbed a spot on the British consideration roster for Tokyo, hitting a QT in the women’s 200m IM.

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Lucy Hope’s Scottish Record Builds Case For British Women’s 400 Free Relay

Edinburgh athlete Lucy Hope produced the fastest 100 free of her life on night 4 of the British Olympic Selection Trials.

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British Consideration Roster Hits 19 Through 3 Days of Trials

18-year-old Matt Richards placed 2nd in the men’s 100m free tonight in London, getting under the consideration standard in the process.

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2021 British Olympic Selection Trials Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Duncan Scott already got under the Olympic consideration standard in the 100 free prelims, but let’s see what he has in store for tonight.

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