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Scott Leaves High Performance Sport NZL Post After 3 Years

Just three years into the job, Michael Scott has resigned as Chief Executive of High-Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ). 

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2021 Australian Open Water Championships’ New Location Revealed

Last month Swimming Australia revealed that its Open Water National Championships would be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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LEN’s Barelli Confirms Postponed European C’ships A ‘Go’ For May 2021

LEN President Paolo Barelli reassured all European National Federations today that the 2021 European Aquatic Championships will indeed proceed as planned.

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Manchester International Swim Meet To Be Livestreamed

Live swimming will actually be taking place this weekend in Great Britain amidst much of the nation still under strict coronavirus-related lockdowns.

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Olympic Champion Chalmers Says His Shoulder ‘Is Progressing’

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers underwent shoulder surgery lat November & as already back to racing last month. Hear how the Aussie is gauging his progress.

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Cate Campbell: “It’s Not A Final Without Sarah Sjostrom”

“It is not a final without Sarah Sjostrom in it. It is heartbreaking for her,” says Aussie Cate Campbell regarding fellow sprint ace Sjostrom’s broken elbow.

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Commonwealth Games Federation CEO Steps Down

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has announced its Chief Executive Officer will be leaving his role as of March 5th.

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Adamchuk Leads The Way At Belarus Open Junior C’ships

The 2021 Belarus Open Junior Swimming Championships concluded over the weekend, with the up-and-coming standouts from the nation taking to the Brest pool.

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Israel’s Gorbenko Tears Up Tenerife

Israelis Anastasia Gorbenko and Ron Polonsky were among those who competed in Spain over the weekend near their training camp in Tenerife.

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Sjostrom’s Surgery Successful; Looking At Possible 3-Month Recovery

Read on to find out more details on Swedish Olympic superstar Sarah Sjostrom’s elbow surgery, which took place today in her home nation.

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Rikako Ikee Returns Message Of Strength To Injured Sarah Sjostrom

Good swimming karma is being spread around the world today, as Japan’s Rikako Ikee returned a message of hope to Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom.

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Multi-Olympic Medal Contender Sarah Sjostrom Breaks Elbow

With fewer than 200 days until the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, a potentially big blow has been dealt to the women’s sprint free and fly events.

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4 Japanese Men Post 51-Point 100 Butterfly Times In Tokyo

Takeshi Kawamoto was at the helm of a 4-man siege on the 100m butterfly event on the final day of action at the Japan Open.

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19-Yr-Old Shoma Sato Scorches Another 2:06 200 Breaststroke

Japan’s 19-year-old phenom Shoma Sato lowered his 200m breast lifetime best down to 2:06.74, with this representing his 2nd sub-2:07 performance this year.

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Rikako Ikee Registers Fastest 50 Freestyle Since Her Return To Racing

A quiet but remarkable milestone was achieved by Rikako Ikee in the women’s 50m freestyle tonight at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

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