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Scozzoli Clears Meet Record On Day 2 Of Geneva Challenge

The Italian National Record holder in the men’s 50m breaststroke, Fabio Scozzoli, made his mark on the 2019 Geneva International Challenge with a fresh new meet standard in the sprint.

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Flanders Cup Day 1: Rapsys Rages To 200 Free FINA A Cut

While competing in Antwerp at the 2019 Flanders Cup, Lithuanian Danas Rapsys clocked a winning 200m free time of 1:46.69 to dip under the FINA ‘A’ cut for this year’s World Championships.

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Day 1 Flanders Cup Prelims: Hosszu Makes Multiple Splashes

Katinka Hosszu did her usual thing in the morning heats of the 2019 Flanders Cup.

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Scozzoli Looking Good In Geneva During Day 2 Prelims

The Italian who upset British speedster Adam Peaty at the 2017 European Short Course Championships, Fabio Scozzoli, is looking good in the men’s 50m breast at the Geneva Challenge.

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Metella Matches Prelims Prowess With 2 Geneva Meet Records

After claiming 2 top seeds in this morning’s heats of the Geneva International Challenge Meet, French National Record holder Mehdy Metella followed up with gold medals and 2 new meet standards to boot.

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Western Australia Has Eyes As Training Hub For Asia With Partnership

The Government of Western Australia has released plans concerning partnerships with Asia to help boost sports, tourism and overall international education.

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Ikee, Hasegawa, Coleman & Thomas Headed To Michael Bohl Temporarily

A temporary, yet powerful training collaboration is about to go down at Griffith University later this week under storied Aussie coach Michael Bohl.

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Metella & Ugolkova Claim Top Spots For Tonight’s Finals In Geneva

Frenchman Mehdy Metella notched two top seeds heading into tonight’s finals in Geneva.

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Brazilian Olympian Felipe Lima Becomes U.S. Citizen

Olympian and individual bronze medalist at the 2018 FINA Short Course World Championships, Felipe Lima of Brazil, has become a United States citizen.

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Young Scots Headed To Geneva For Key Racing Experience

Scottish National Coach Alan Lynn says of his young swimmers taking on the Geneva International Challenge this weekend, “This is a great test for our swimmers and we hope they will enjoy the challenge of racing against high quality competitors in Switzerland.”

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Schooling, Hosszu Among Stacked Field Headed To 2019 Flanders Cup

Singapore’s Joseph Schooling looks to get his 2019 swimming underway at this weekend’s Flanders Cup in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Tusup Leaves Swimming To Tackle ‘Crazy Goal’ Of Professional Golfer

30-year-old Shane Tusup, former coach of multiple Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu, has announced he will be engaging in an entirely new sporting endeavor.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Swimming Anime & Baby Jones News

Catch the latest on happenings outside the pool, including news on Cullen Jones, Emily Brunneman and a swimming anime series.

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British Counties Kick-off 2019 Swim Year

The City of Sunderland ASA New Year Meet is taking place this weekend, along with several county championships including Essex, Nottinghamshire and Suffolk.

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Chalmers, Wilson, Elmslie Take On JPN Visitors At South Aussie C’ships

2016 Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is once again the main attraction of the 2019 South Australian State Long Course Championships, but he’ll have Japanese company.

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