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Schooling Slated To Race At Singapore Nats This Week

The 2019 Singapore National Swimming Championships begin tomorrow at the OCBC Aquatic Centre, with top gun Joseph Schooling hitting the water.

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Texas-Bound Caspar Corbeau Heads Up Dutch European Junior C’ships Roster

Dutch breaststroking ace is heading to the University of Texas, but will first be making a stop at the Europea Junior Championships this summer.

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Via Discretionary Selection, 10 Make British European Junior Open Water Roster

We now know the British swimmers selected for the European Junior Open Water Championships taking place in the Czech Republic in August.

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Vakasama Clocks New Fijian National Records In Men’s 200 Breast, 400 IM

Fijian swimmer Taichi Vakasama fired off a new national record in the men’s 200m breaststroke event, his 2nd record of the NZ Open Championships.

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Clareburt Collects 2nd Gold, But No New Qualifiers On Day 2 Of NZ Open

Lewis Clareburt took the men’s 200m free title on night 2 of the 2019 New Zealand Championships but fell short of the FINA A cut for Gwangju.

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2019 Aussie Trials: World Rankings Impact, Elite Women Edition

17-year-old Kaylee McKeown threw down 3 world-class times en route to making the Australian World Championships roster for Gwangju.

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2019 Aussie Trials: World Rankings Impact, Elite Men Edition

Mitch Larkin made his mark at the Aussie World Trials, wreaking havoc on the world rankings across his 3 individual events.

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Top 5 Swims Of Mare Nostrum- Barcelona

Russian Yuliya Efimova was simply unstoppable across the Mare Nostrum Tour, keeping herself undefeated across all 3 breaststroke distances on all 3 stops.

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2 Kiwi World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 1 Of NZ Open

The New Zealand World Championships roster saw 2 names added on the 1st day of the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships in Auckland.

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Clareburt Clocks 4:15 400 IM, Galyer Hits 2Back Worlds QT On Day 1 Of NZ Open

Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Lewis Clareburt put on a show in the men’s 400m IM to claim his first gold of the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships. 

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Sophie Pascoe Clocks 2 World Para Swimming Records To Kick-off Her NZ Open

Paralympian Sophie Pascoe kicked off the 2019 New Zealand Open Championships in style, nailing two World Para Swimming World Record son just day 1.

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Danish Swimming Federation Confirms Departure Of Truijens & Hansen From NTC

The Dansk Svommeunion (Danish Swimming Federation) has released an official statement regarding the release of two National Training Center coaches.

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Fu Yuanhui Clocks Season-Best 100 Back At Chinese Summer Nats

Olympian Fu Yuanhui hit her fastest 100 back mark of the season at the Chinese Summer Nationals meet, moving her into the #9 world rankings slot.

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World C’ships Broadcast Deal Yet To Be Struck In Australia

Swim fans in Australia may be left in the dark as to how the team fares against the best of the best at this year’s World Championships.

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Top Quotes From Final Night Of Aussie World Trials (Video)

Thomas Fraser-Holmes: “I’ve done 40-50km weeks on my own and you sort of think, ‘is it worth it?’ and on night’s like this, it’s definitely worth it.”

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