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Olympian Baildon Appointed Swimming Australia Board Member

Andrew Baildon, double Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medalist, has been appointed member of the Swimming Australia Board for the next 3 years.

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Seto, Irie, Koseki Among 37-Strong JPN Roster For SC World C’ships

Daiya Seto will try to defend his 400m IM world title earned in Windsor at the last edition of the FINA Short Course World Championships.

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Junya Koga Handed 4-Year Ban For Positive Test

Japanese backstroking ace Junya Koga has received a 4-year suspension for a positive doping test from May of this year.

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Details Revealed For 2019 British Swimming Championships

British Swimming has released meet information for the 2019 British Swimming Championships, the premier selection meet for the federation next year.

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Watch Teen Phenom Rikako Ikee Race Olympic Legend Kosuke Kitajima

Want to see Rikako Ikee race alongside Kosuke Kitajima?

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Emily Seebohm Snatches Historic 31st Short Course National Title

Emily Seebohm surpassed yet another historic mark in her storied career, collecting her 31st Short Course Australian National title.

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Japan Reveals Stiffer Standards For 2019 World C’ships Qualification

The Japanese Swimming Federation has released high-level parameters surrounding qualification for the 2019 FINA Long Course World Championships, as well as a hint into the process to qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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2018 FINA World Cup Beijing Preview: No Chad Le Clos Or Wang Jianjiahe

Although a few notable names will be absent, key talent such as Michael Andrew will keep the competition fierce at the FINA World Cup stop in Beijing this weekend.

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Peaty, Proud & Scott Speak To Athlete Of The Year Nomination (Videos)

Hear from Ben Proud, Adam Peaty and Duncan Scott, the three nominees for British Swimming’s Athlete of the Year award.

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Kromo, Heemskerk Head Up 10-Strong Dutch Roster For SC World C’ships

Now that the ISF-Aachen has concluded, the meet which represented the final qualifying opportunity for Dutch swimmers to gain a…

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Stolk Won 100 Free, But No Qualifying Times Met On Day 2 ISF- Aachen

Kyle Stolk took the men’s 100m free race in Aachen yesterday, but fell shy of the KNZB-dictated qualification time for Hangzhou.

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2018 Australian Short Course C’ships Photo Vault

Check out the action shots from this year’s Australian Short Course Championships in Melbourne.

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Kawamoto Snares 100 Fly Japanese National Record

Japanese swimmer Takeshi Kawamoto equaled the national record in the men’s 50m fly on day 1 of the nation’s Short Course Selection Meet. But, he took his swimming to another level on day 2, raking in a new national standard outright in the 100m distance of the same discipline.

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Yasuhiro Koseki Rocks 2nd JPN National Record In As Many Days

2018 Pan Pacs champion Yasuhiro Koseki has kept his impressive year going strong, adding another national record to his 2018 resume.

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Major World Ranking Shake-ups On Day 2 Of JPN SC C’ships

Sprinter Katsumi Nakamura is just one of the Japanese swimmers who cracked the world’s top 5 tonight in Tokyo.

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