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Beyond The Lane Lines: Maggie MacNeil Enters Hall Of Fame

Catch up on swimming new stories from around the web in Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring retired Canadian Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil.

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Sommerville Hits 1:45.34 200 Free To Kick Off 2025 Japan Open

Rising star Edward Sommerville of Australia made his presence known in the men’s 200m freestyle on day one of the 2025 Japan Open.

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McKeown, O’Callaghan, McEvoy Set To Host Robust Foreign Talent At QLD Championships

Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan is entered in the 2025 Queensland Championships which begin just one day following the ‘Australia vs The World’ meet.

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Le Clos, Coetze Among South Africans Headed To Vladimir Salnikov Cup

Veteran Chad le Clos is among a 34-strong roster of South Africans headed to December’s Vladimir Salnikov Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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High-Level International Meets For December 2025

Olympic multi-medalist Duncan Scott of Great Britain is among the athletes headed to Lublin, Poland for December’s European Short Course Championships.

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Hungary Announces 22-Strong Lineup For European Short Course Championships

Zalan Sarkany is among the 22 athletes named to the Hungarian roster for the 2025 European Short Course Championships in Poland.

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Olympic Champion Duncan Scott Is First Scottish Swimmer Selected For 2026 Commonwealth Games

Representing Scotland, Olympic champion Duncan Scott is officially the first Scottish swimmer selected for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

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Kinder & Allan Headed To Swimming Victoria Qualifying Meet

After stepping away from swimming in 2022, Tara Kinder continues her improvements in the pool and is set to compete this weekend in Victoria.

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Cameron McEvoy, Taylor Ruck Headed To 2025 Japan Open

Take a look at the plethora of domestic and foreign talent set to take the stage at the 2025 Japan Open which begins next week.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Post-Competition Digest

13-year-old Yu Zidi followed up her World Championships debut with stellar performances at the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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Former Chinese Record Holder Yan Zibei Confirms Retirement

30-year-old Yan Zibei of China confirmed his retirement, with the just-concluded National Games representing the breaststroke ace’s final competition.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Eight Finals Live Recap

The final day of action at the 2025 Chinese National Games are upon us with Zhang Zhanshuo vying for two potential gold medals.

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2025 Chinese National Games: Day Seven Finals Live Recap

We’ll see 23-year-old Olympic multi-medalist Li Bingjie take on the final of the women’s 800m freestyle on day seven of the 2025 Chinese National Games.

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Archie Goodburn Continues To Inspire, Posts Lifetime Best In 100 Breast at BUCS

24-year-old Archie Goodburn topped the men’s 100m breaststroke podium on day two of the 2025 British Universities & Colleges (BUCS) meet.

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Multiple Age Records Go Down On Night Three Of German SC Championships

A quartet of national junior records bit the dust on day three of the 2025 German Short Course Championships, with two at the hands of Noelle Benkler.

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