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NatWest Island Games: Shalamon & Hanlon Among Multiple Event Winners

Kara Hanlon was one of the multiple event winners at this year’s NatWest Island Games that concluded on Friday, July 12th.

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Duncan Scott Named BUCS Sportsman Of The Year

Duncan Scott earned 3 individual titles at the British Championships this past April and now has been named BUCS Sportsman of the Year.

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Poland’s Pawel Juraszek Tested Positive, Wins Appeal, Will Compete In Gwangju

Poland’s National Record Pawel Juraszek tested positive for a banned substance back in March, but won an appeal in order to compete in Gwangju.

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Still No Deal Between Australian Broadcasters And FINA For World C’ships Airing

A deal between FINA and Australian broadcasters concerning the presenting of the FINA World Championships has still yet to be struck.

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ISL Roster Updates: Bentz To Iron, Anderson To Aqua Centurions

Freya Anderson of Great Britain and Gunnar Bentz of the United States have joined the International Swimming League ranks.

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Aussie Coach Chris Mooney Mic’d Up: “Don’t Be Average”

Chris Mooney (right) is mic’d up while training Leah Neale and Kaylee McKeown, 2 Australian women primed to make some noise in Gwangju.

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James Magnussen: Confidence Versus Arrogance

28-year-old James Magnussen of Australia relives his 2011 World Championships title in the men’s 100m freestyle, an event he won again in 2013.

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Wasick & Wojdack Head Up Polish Roster For Gwangju

The Polish Swimming Federation has released its roster for the 2019 World Championships, whose swimming competition kicks off just over a week from now.

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Great Britain Names Roster For European Youth Olympic Festival

Katie Shanahan already took 400m IM bronze in Kazan last week at European Juniors, but she’s also now heading to Baku for the EYOF.

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2019 European Junior Championships Photo Vault

The European Junior Championships may have concluded, but you can re-live some of the action, courtesy of G.Scala/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto.

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2019 European Junior Championships: Hear From The Champions

Hear from some of the winning athletes from the 2019 European Junior Championships now that the 5-day meet in Kazan has concluded.

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2019 European Junior C’ships Age Record Round-Up For Day 5

Take a look at the various national age records that went down on the final night of competition of the 2019 European Junior Championships.

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Russia Dominates European Junior C’ships, Points Trophy

Check out the final medal and points trophy standings from the 2019 European Junior Championships that just concluded in Kazan, Russia.

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Van Der Merwe Takes Surprise 100 Breast Gold, Becomes 5th Fastest Brit Ever

British star Kayla Van Der Merwe clocked a time of 1:07.12 to take European Championships gold in the women’s 100m breast.

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Portecop Takes Down Euro Jr Meet Record In Semis, But Takes Silver In Final

France’s Naele Portecop produced a new European Junior Championships Record in the women’s 50m fly semi’s, but saw her gold slip away in the final.

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