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Dolphins Athlete Leaders & ASA Release Statements On Shayna Jack

Both the Australian Swimmers’ Association and the Dolphins Athlete Leaders have released statements on Shayna Jack’s positive doping test.

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History-Making Carraro Among This Week’s Italian Summer C’Ships Swimmers

The 2019 Italian Summer Championships get underway this week, with newly-minted National Record holder Martina Carraro among those slated to race.

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FINA Exec Marculescu Says There Are 2 More Athletes With Open Doping Cases

As the ongoing case regarding Aussie Shayna Jack’s positive doping test unfolds, additional details concerning other cases may soon be coming to light.

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Top 5 Female Swims Of 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival

Katie Shanahan of Great Britain took home 3 individual gold medals and her 200m back is among our top 5 swims from the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival.

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Top 5 Male Swims Of 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival

Take a look at 5 impressive male swims from the European Youth Olympic Festival which took place this past week in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Kathleen Baker Heads To Berlin For German Nationals

Straight from Korea, American Kathleen Baker will be competing at the German Nationals in Berlin, which start on Thursday, August 1st.

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High-Level International Meets For August 2019

Straight out of Gwangju, Nathan Adrian will head up the U.S. squad headed to Lima, Peru for the 2019 Pan American Games taking place this month.

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Romania’s Popovici Hits 49.82 100 Free To Become Newest Sub-50 14-Year-Old

Romania’s David Popovici overtook Great Britain’s fellow 14-year-old Jacob Whittle as the fastest known man of his age in the 100m free.

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Mack Horton & Coach Dean Boxall Comment On Shayna Jack’s Positive Test

Read what Shayna Jack’s coach Dean Boxall and her Aussie teammate Mack Horton have to say about her positive doping test.

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Alexander Bowen Produces 22.18 50 Free To Become 7th Fastest Briton

The British Swimming Championships conclude today in Glasgow, but Alexander Bowen already hit the best 50 free time of his career.

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Russia & Italy Conclude 2019 World C’ships With Their Biggest Medal Hauls

Yuliya Efimova earned 3 individual medals for Russia, the nation who just pulled down its largest World Championships medal haul to date.

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Both Shayna Jack’s A & B Samples Tested Positive For Ligandrol

Shayna Jack has seen both her A and B samples test positive for a banned substance. Read more about her situation and the timing involved.

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Former ASADA Head Questions Swimming Australia’s Transparency On Shayna Jack

Former Australian Sport Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) head Richard Ings puts the spotlight on how Swimming Australia is handling Shayna Jack’s situation.

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Daiya Seto Becomes Japan’s First-Ever 200 IM/400 IM Double World Champion

Japan’s 25-year-old Daiya Seto just became his nation’s first-ever 200m/400m IM double World Champion tonight in Gwangju.

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Clareburt Gives New Zealand Its First Gwangju Medal In Record-Setting Way

Lewis Clareburt snags the 400m IM bronze in a new Kiwi National Record, with the teen now having dropped 6 seconds in this event in just a year.

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