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Entire Top 8 Of Men’s 100 Free All Sub-49 On Day 2 Prelims Of Sette Colli

Marcelo Chierighini led a Brazilian blockade of 4 swimmers heading into tonight’s 100m free final at the Sette Colli Trophy.

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14-Yr-Old Pilato Nails Italian Record In 50 Breast, 13th Fastest All-Time

14-year-old Italian swimmer Benedetta Pilato broke her nation’s record in the women’s 50m breast in this morning’s heats of Sette Colli.

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17-Year-Old Jonathan Tan Clocks 22.55 50 Free To Wrap Up SGP Nats

17-year-old Jonathan Tan took the Singapore National title in the 50m free in a time of 22.55, not far off his 22.52 from the SNAGs.

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2019 New Zealand Open Championships Photo Vault

The 2019 New Zealand Open Championships concluded in Auckland with record broken, best times performed and World Championships-worthy marks produced.

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Watch Florent Manaudou’s 21.72 Comeback Race From Sette Colli

2019 SETTE COLLI TROPHY June 21-23rd, 2019 Stadio Olimpico Curva Nord, Rome, Italy LCM Meet Site Sette Colli Records Entering…

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Dutch Brzoskowski Rocks Lifetime Best 1:46.62 200 Free To Punch Gwangju Ticket

Maarten Brzoskowski made the most of his last-chance qualification opportunity in Amersfoort, hitting a new 200m free PB to punch his ticket to Gwangju.

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Simona Quadarella Becomes 3rd Fastest 1500 Swimmer Since Rio

Simona Quadarella blasted a new lifetime best 1500m freestyle tonight at the Sette Colli, writing the 19-year-old’s name into the all-time history books.

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2019 Sette Colli Trophy Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Catch all the action on day 1 of the Setti Colli Trophy, with Adam Peaty, Kira Toussaint, Michael Andrew, Gabriele Detti, Pernille Blume and more.

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Manaudou Makes 21.72 Silver Medal Return At Sette Colli

So Florent Manaudou is back….with a 21.73 silver medal-winning time at the Sette Colli to prove his means business in his quest to reclaim Olympic gold.

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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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