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Sjostrom, Fratus, Blume & Manaudou Commit To 2020 Luxembourg Euro Meet

Olympic champion Sarah Sjostro will kick off her 2020 year of racing with a stop at the Luxembourg Euro Meet at the end of January.

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Gallagher Takes Double Gold On KZNA Premier Provincials Night 3

South African national record holder Erin Gallagher doubled up on sprint wins in Durban, taking the women’s 50m free and 50m back events.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2020

Hungarian multi-Olympic gold medalist kicked off her 2019 swimming year with the Euro Meet and the meet highlights our January calendar for 2020 as well.

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William Yang Doubles Up On Gold To Close Out NSW Senior Age C’ships

Wold University Games gold medalist William Yang topped the podium on two occasions during the New South Wales Senior Age Championships.

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Neill & Cooper Produce Queensland Age Records In Brisbane

17-year-old multi-World Junior Championships medalist Thomas Neill nailed a 200m IM time of 2:01.76 to log a new Queensland Age Record.

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Russian Medalists From Glasgow Follow-Up With Salnikov Cup This Weekend

50m fly gold medalist Oleg Kostin is headed to the Salnikov Cup this weekend, joining the likes of Vladislav Grinev and Daria K. Ustinova.

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Kromo, Toussaint & Kamminga Head-Up Dutch SC Championships Roster

Two-time European Short Course Championships gold medalist Arno Kamminga will be heading to the Dutch Short Course Championships this weekend.

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Aussie Shayna Jack Taps Into ‘Cocaine Kiss’ Defense For Positive Test

Aussie Shayna Jack maintains her innocence regarding a positive doping test, saying she may have come into contact with Ligandrol via another person.

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16-Year-Old South African Matthew Sates Logs 2:03.62 200 IM

16-year-old Matthew Sates busted out a huge new personal best in the men’s 200 IM on day 1 of the KZNA Premier Provincials.

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Leukemia-Stricken Swimming Star Rikako Ikee Officially Released From Hospital

Rikako Ikee of Japan, who has been battling leukemia since February of this year, has been officially discharged from the hospital and is deemed in remission.

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Kaylee McKeown Takes 200 IM/200 Back Double Gold In Queensland

Teenager Kaylee McKeown is getting some solid racing done down under, taking 2 golds tonight at the Queensland Championships.

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Joshua Edwards-Smith Lowers Own Aussie Age Record In 200 Back

Aussie backstroking is in good hands on the age group level, as 16-year-old Joshua Edwards-Smith logged a time of 1:57.78 at QLD Championships.

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Irish Swimmers Complete Record-Breaking Siege, Knocking Down 54 Marks In All

Danielle Hill was a big part of Ireland’s overhaul of the swimming record books on both the senior and junior level over the past 2 weeks.

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Stubblety-Cook Gets Under 1:00 In 100 Breast For First Time Ever

Aussie Zac Stubblety-Cook is keeping the good times rolling in Brisbane, adding the 100m gold to his dynamite 200m breast performance from last night.

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15-Year-Old Elizabeth Dekkers Clocks 2:08.51 LCM 200 Fly At QLD C’ships

15-year-old Elizabeth Dekkers crushed a huge 2:08.51 200 fly time to take the age group Queensland title at the state’s championships.

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