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Schooling Scratches 1Fly Final On Night 3 Of Singapore Nats

After placing 6th in the prelims of the men’s 100 fly in Singapore, Olympic champion Joseph Schooling sat out of tonight’s final.

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Manaudou Blasts 21.73 50 Free Prelim In Return To Racing At Sette Colli

28-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou produced a statement-making swim this morning at the 2019 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome.

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Grobbelaar Cleared To Compete For New Zealand At World Juniors

The question on Luan Grobbelaar’s citizenship, South Africa or New Zealand, has now been solved, with the teen officially becoming a Kiwi.

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2019 New Zealand Open Concludes With Teen Wins

18-year-old Eve Thomas collected a World Championships-worthy time in the women’s 800m free to close out the NZ Open in Auckland.

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Stars Draw Battle Lines For Sette Colli Day 1 Finals

Adam Peaty took the top spot in the men’s 100m breast, while American Michael Andrew nailed a Sette Colli Meet Record on day 1 heats.

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18-Year-Old Tomer Frankel Lowers Israeli 100 Fly Record

While competing on the first day of the 2019 Sette Colli Trophy in Italy, Israeli swimmer Tomer Frankel produced a new National Record in the 100m fly.

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Faster Than Dressel: 16-Year-Old Michael Pickett Nails 22.34 50 Free PB

16-year-old Michael Pickett just blasted a mark of 22.34 in the men’s 50m freestyle for silver, taking over the top time in the world for 18&U this year.

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Dutch Swimmers Chase Last Chance World C’ships Qualifying In Amersfoort

Dion Dreesens is seeking World Championships qualification in Amersfoort this weekend, racing at the 2019 Dutch Open Championships.

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Kromowidjojo Nixes Sette Colli Due To Slight Illness

Due to slight illness, Ranomi Kromowidjojo is foregoing racing Sette Colli to rest up for next month’s World Championships.

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14-Year-Old Yi-Xuan Lim Takes Down Over Decade Old 4IM Meet Record At SGP Nats

More meet records bit the dust on day 2 of the Singapore National Swimming Championships, including one by 14-year-old Yi-Xuan Lim.

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List Of New Zealand World C’ships Qualifiers With 1 Day Left Of Open

15-year-old Erika Fairweather clocked a 200m free time worthy of World Championships consideration on night 4 of the 2019 NZ Open Championships.

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Ashby & Fairweather Among Day 4 Winners At New Zealand Open C’ships

Bradlee Ashby put up the 4th fastest 200m IM time of his career to add his name to the list of NZ World Championships qualifiers.

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Bruno Fratus Supports ISL, But Opts Out To Focus On Olympic Long Game

Veteran sprinter Bruno Fratus of Brazil will not be racing in the inaugural season of the International Swimming League (ISL).

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Schooling DQ’d In 1 Event, Clocks Record In Another On Day 1 Of SGP Nats

Joseph Schooling experienced his first-ever DQ, but still rocked a solid meet record to top off his 1st night at Singapore Nats.

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2019 Sette Colli Meet Preview: Italians’ Last Chance For Worlds Qualification

Over 500 athletes representing 39 nations will descend upon the Stadio Olimpico Curva Nord in Rome to race at the 56th edition of the Sette Colli Trophy.

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