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Kathleen Baker Takes Two Top Seeds At FFN Golden Tour – Nice

American Olympian Kathleen Baker is showing good form already on just day 1 of the FFN Golden Tour in Nice, taking 2 top seeds.

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Teen Miyu Namba Takes Women’s 800 Free To Start Off Kirara Cup

17-year-old Miyu Namba clocked the fastest 800 free time to take gold on day 1 of the 2020 Kirara Cup in Yamaguchi, Japan.

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Roland Schoeman Tests Positive, Banned One Year By FINA

39-year-old South African Olympian Roland Schoeman has been banned for one year after reportedly having tested positive for a banned substance.

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2020 Kirara Cup Continues Japanese Pre-Trials Racing

Yasuhiro Koseki is among those Japanese competitors expected to race this weekend at the annual Kirara Cup, taking extra Coronavirus precautions.

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2020 FFN Golden Tour Nice: Heat Swim $ Forfeited If Athletes Scratch Finals

Swimmers at the FFN Golden Tour this weekend in Nice will only get paid if they carry over their heats appearances to the finals.

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Heavy Lies The Crown Part 2: Men With OLY Qualifying Times

Lithuanian swimming ace Danas Rapsys appears multiple times on the men’s world rankings, taking into account only those performances that qualify for Tokyo.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Millfield Swimmer Honors Aussie Roots

Catch up on the swimming-related news round-up from around the world in this week’s edition of our series Beyond the Lane Lines.

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British Olympic Association Reveals New ‘Over-The-Top’ Broadcast Platform

British Swimming fans will be able to get even more of athletes like Adam Peaty, thanks to a new Over-The-Top streaming service.

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Bruno Fratus Pairs Back Up With Coach Arilson Silva En Route To Tokyo

One of the fastest men in the world, Bruno Fratus of Brazil, is taking a truly collaborative approach when it comes to his coaching.

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Teens Reign On Final Day Of 2020 South African Grand Prix – Stellenbosch

Check out how teenagers made their presence known on the final day of the 2020 South African Grand Prix in Stellenbosch.

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Japanese Breaststroking Ace Koseki Modeling Gym Training After Peaty

Japanese national record holder Yasuhiro Koseki is taking a page from Adam Peaty’s playbook when it comes to getting it done in the gym.

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Le Clos Lightens Load, Takes 100 Free/50 Fly Combo In Stellenbosch

South African dynamo Chad Le Clos competed on his home turf today, winning two gold medals at the Grand Prix Stellenbosch.

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Heavy Lies The Crown Part 1: Women With OLY Qualifying Times

One month into the Summer Olympic year, let’s examine who is ‘the hunted’ by listing women having clocked OLY-qualifying times thus far.

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$275,000 USD Offered For World Record Broken At Upcoming Konami Open

On-fire Daiya Seto will have extra incentive to give it his all at next month’s Konami Open, seeing how a quarter of a million dollars is up for grabs.

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Trio Of Fordham University Rams Save Struggling Ocean Swimmer

Last week Fordham University closed out its home schedule with a sweep of Iona, but even before that victory, the squad members could call themselves winners.

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