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Edwards-Smith Enters Aussie SCM 200 Freestyle All-Time Age List

17-year-old Joshua Edwards-Smith turned some heads on the final night of Western Aussie Championships, hitting a PB in the men’s 200m free.

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Incerti & Edwards-Smith Wreak Havoc On 100 Back At Western Aussies

Zac Incerti and Joshua Edwards-Smith also made some waves on day 2 of the 2020 Western Aussie SC Championships. Read on about their 100m backstroke dual.

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Gough Nears 800 Free Lifetime Best On The Gold Coast

Maddy Gough was back at it, following up her 1500m free Aussie record from last week with a near lifetime best in the 800m free here on the Gold Coast.

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Throssell Nails Two PB’s On Western Aussie SC C’ships Day 2

The 2020 Western Aussie SC Champs brought more heat on day 2 at HBF Stadium, with Olympic finalist and world record holder Brianna Throssell in the pool.

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Check Out Waterproof Makeup That Works As Hard As You Do

Swimmers have lives outside the pool that can clash when we’re on a tight schedule. For make-up wearers, that means finding tough products that hang with you.

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Olympian Stephen Milne Leaves Longtime Perth For Stirling

British freestyle ace is leaving his longtime home of Perth City and instead heads to the University of Stirling under Steven Tigg.

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17-Year-Old Edwards-Smith Nails 1:52.29 (SCM) 200 Back Aussie Age Record

17-year-old Joshua Edwards-Smith stole the show on night 1 of the Western Australia SC Championships, hitting a big-time PB in the 200m back.

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Kaloyan Levterov Looks To Continue Momentum At Black Sea Cup

Bulgarian backstroker Kaloyan Levterov is heading to the Black Sea Cup where the 17-year-old may do even more damage to the 200m back.

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Top Talent Announced For Respective Welsh, Scottish Nat’l Squads

Duncan Scott is among the Scottish talent selected for the 2020/21 National Senior Gold Squad. Take a look at who else made the cut there and in Wales.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Learn From Michael Phelps Online

Beyond the Lane Lines features an Australian pool, a crossing of the English Channel, and news about Michael Phelps becoming an online instructor.

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Former German National Team Coach Lamodke Takes Over Essen

Frank Lamodke is returning to the German Swimming FEderatio (DSV), this time as head of the national training centre in Essen.

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Scotland Has Soft Reopening While England Faces Leisure Pool Crisis

Swim England Chief Executive Jane Nickerson reveals a new report that one in five swimming pools will permanently close due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Throssell Omits 200 Fly From 2020 Western Aussie SC C’ships This Wknd

Aussie Throssell’s omission of the 200m fly for WA SC Championships falls in line with how the 24-year-old Olympian geared her season last year.

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Christou Hits 100 Back PB At Greek National C’ships

Backstroking ace Apostolos Christou notched an Olympic-qualifying time in the 100m back while competing at Greek nationals this month.

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Rikako Ikee’s Emotional Race Reaction Is Why We Swim (Video)

Leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee’s tears flowed after her first swim back in 594 days. Ikee’s reaction is an emotional reminder of why we swim.

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