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Water Meets The Future: Fukuoka 2021 World C’ships Hype Video

The 2020 Olympic Games are almost upon us, which means that the 2021 World Championships taking place in Fukuoka, Japan are also on the horizon.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: New Danish Swimming Director Named

This edition of Beyond the Lane Lines features the newly-named Danish Swimming Union Director, as well as news on Olympic toys.

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Shymanovich & Shkurdai Set To Race At 2020 Grand Prix Malmö

Ilya Shymanovich ranks #2 in the world in the men’s 100m breaststroke. He’s set to compete in Sweden this weekend at the Grand Prix Malmo.

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Japan Cancels Paralympic Swimming Trials Meet Due To Coronavirus

Due to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Japanese Para Swimming Federation has just cancelled the Para Olympic Swimming Trials.

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Two Pre-OLY Trials Japanese Swimming Competitions Cancelled Due To Coronavirus

The Niigata Open, a 2-day meet originally slate for Nagaoka City, Japan, has been cancelled in response to the growing threat of the coronavirus.

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Sven Schwarz Captures 800 Free Title To Close Out Berlin Swim Open

Check out how Sven Schwarz, Claudia Hufnagl, Marlene Kahler and more fared on the final night of the 2020 Berlin Swim Open.

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Marlene Kahler Cracks Austrian Record In 800 Free On Day 2 Of Berlin Open

On day 2 of the 2020 Berlin Swim Open, another Austrian national record went down courtesy of Marlene Kahler in the women’ s 800m free.

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Rothbauer Doubles Up On Breaststroke Gold, Austrian National Records

22-year-old Christopher Rothbauer fired off a new Austrian national record in the men’s 100m and 200m breaststroke events in Berlin.

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Meet South Africa’s Next 200 Fly Star, 16-Year-Old Ethan Du Preez

Here’s your chance to familiarize yourself with the name of Ethan du Preez, the 16-year-old butterflier from South Africa.

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Austrians Battle Germans On Day 1 Of 2020 Berlin Swim Open

Austrians Bernhard Reitshammer, Christopher Rothbauer and Marlene Kahler were among the day 1 winners here at the Berlin Swim Open.

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Christopher Rothbauer Crushes 19-Year-Old Austrian 200 Breast Record

Christopher Rothbauer snagged a big-time personal best in the men’s 200m breast, adding an Austrian national record and Tokyo-qualifying time to boot.

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Aussie Olympic Committee Creates Athletes Tracking Matrix For Coronavirus

The Australian Olympic Committee and Australian Institute of Sport are teaming up to create an athlete-tracking matrix database for the coronavirus.

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Sun Yang’s Reckoning Set For Morning Of Friday, February 28th

The Court Arbitration for Sport (CAS) says it will announce the decision on the Sun Yang case tomorrow, Friday, February 28th at 10 am local time (Swiss).

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Filippo Magnini’s 4-Year Suspension Overturned By CAS

Italian freestyle ace Filippo Magnini, who is retired, had his 4-year ban overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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Pool-Naming Drama Stems From Mack Horton’s 2019 Podium Protest

Mack Horton’s behavior at the 2019 World Championships is having ripple effects more than 6 months later, as a facility weights donning his name.

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