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My Swimmer-Does-CrossFit Experiment Comes Full Circle

Just over a year ago I entered the CrossFit world to spice things up and I learned several important things along the last 12 months.

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Pöytäkivi Breaks Own Finnish SC 50 Fly National Record

Riku Pöytäkivi lowered his own Finnish National Record in the SCM 50 fly over the weekend, competing in his home nation.

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Brendan Hyland Among Swim Ireland Award Winners

25-year-old Brendan Hyland clocked a new Irish National Record in the men’s 200m fly, helping him earn the Irish Swimming Performance Athlete of the Year.

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Duncan Scott, Archie Goodburn Among Scottish Swimming Award Winners

Medley relay anchor Duncan Scott brought home 2 awards from Scottish Swimming last night, recognizing his stellar championships summer.

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Japan Tops Asian Age Group C’ships With 79 Total Medals

The 2019 Asian Age Group Championships wrapped up, but not before the nation of Japan topped the medal table with an impressive 79 pieces of hardware.

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Pyle Moves To Stirling, Yendell Makes New Home At Derventio Excel

British youngsters Nicholas Pyle and Sophie Yendell are changing things up training home-wise as they continue to grow in their aquatic careers.

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India’s Nataraj Puts Up Another Strong 100 Back Performance At Asian Age

India’s newly-minted 100 backstroke national record holder collected gold on the penultimate night of competition at the 2019 Asian Age Championships.

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In Addition To Dropping ISL, Minakov Opts Out Of Euro SC C’ships, World Cup

World Championships medalist Andrei Minakov of Russia has now scaled back his racing schedule for the remaining of the year.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Grgic Nominated For Euro Award, Carlisle’s Swim City

Check out the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Franko Grgic, Zac Reid, Johnny Carlisle, Fayetteville, North Carolina & Flowers Sea Swim.

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17-Year-Old Kim Min-Ju Becomes Korea’s 2nd Fastest 50 Freestyler Ever

17-year-old Kim Min-ju made some magic happen in the women’s 50m freestyle on night 2 of the Asian Age Group Championships in India.

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Rapšys Leads Lithuanian Roster, Seeks To Defend 200 Free European SC Title

At the 2017 European SC Championships, Danas Rapšys reaped gold in the men’s 200m free, a title he’ll seek to defend this time around in Glasgow.

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Ariarne Titmus’ Coach Dean Boxall: Coaching Is An Art Form (Video)

Dean Boxall has proven he has a special connection with his athletes and possesses the ability to conjure their best performances.

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Kida & Toyoda Claim Japan’s Open Water Titles, Keep Tokyo Hopes Alive

Japan’s Open Water Championships took place over the weekend, with potential Tokyo 2020 qualification berths on the line for the men’s and women’s 10k.

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Looking At British Swimming’s Podium Potential Program’s Predictiveness

British Swimming released its athletes eligible for funding for the 2019/20 season, but let’s take a look at how their past talent predictors have fared.

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Uzbekistan’s Mustafin Hits FINA Olympic ‘B’ Cut To Open Asian Age C’ships

The 10th edition of the AASF Asian Age Group Championships kicked off in India today. Vladislav Mustafin of Uzbekistan was among the gold medalists.

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