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8 Additional Japanese Swimmers Make Gwangju Roster; Brings Total Lineup To 25

Freestyle ace Naito Ehara was added to the Japanese lineup for the 2019 World Championships, helping bring the entire roster count to 25 for the nation.

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South Africa Announces World Junior C’ships Roster For ‘Self-Funded’ Tour

Swimming South Africa has released its roster for this summer’s World Junior Championships, although no monetary assistance is being provided.

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Japan Now Waits On Final World Championships Roster Announcement

Daiya Seto has already qualified for the World Championships in 3 individual events, but several of his teammates await the final roster announcement.

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Ippei Watanabe Puts Up Another Sub-2:08 2Breast To Close Out Japan Open

Reigning World Record holder Ippei Watanabe proved he is a gold medal contender for this summer’s World Championships, convincingly winning the 200m breast on the final night of the 2019 Japan Open.

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Trained By Lopez & Subirats, Taiwan’s Wu Chun-Feng Nails 50 Free Record

While competing on the final night of the 2019 Japan Open, Wu Chun Feng fired off a new 50m freestyle national record for Taiwan.

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2019 Japan Open: Schooling Tops Seto, Milak In Men’s 100 Fly

Joseph Schooling won the men’s 100m fly on the final night of the 2019 Japan Open, shutting out Hungarian Kristof Milak and Olympic IM medalist Daiya Seto in the process.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay Route Revealed

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee has revealed the official Olympic torch relay route.

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Rikako Ikee Adds Light Exercise While Undergoing Leukemia Treatments

Japanese Olympian Rikako Ikee adds light exercise while battling leukemia.

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Makino Adds Name To Gwangju Qualifiers On Penultimate Night Of Japan Open

After seeing no new World Championships qualifiers on night 2, the penultimate session of the 2019 Japan Open notched a new name on the nation’s roster for Gwangju.

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Japan Open: Makino Joins Hasegawa For World Championships 200 Fly

Hiroko Makino produced the #6 200m fly time in the world to add her name to Japan’s roster for this summer’s World Championships.

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Milak Wins Fly Round #1 Against Seto At Japan Open

On day 3 of the 2019 Japan Open, Hungary’s Kristof Milak topped the men’s 200m fly podium over host country Olympian and reigning SCM 200 fly World Record holder Daiya Seto. 

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2019 Vienna International Sees Mecaccioni Of Italy Win Twice

Italy’s Roberta Mecaccioni has collected 2 wins through the first 2 days of the 2019 Vienna International Swim Meet.

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Desplanches, Mityukov & Mamie Lead Swiss Charge Into Gwangju

The Swiss Swimming Federation has announced its rosters for the upcoming elite international competitions slated for the summer.

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Mic’d Up Aussie Coach Craig Jackson Motivates Nation’s Top Swimmers (Video)

“Crawling away from the pool is what I like to see,” is a quote from Aussie Coach Craig Jackson as he was mic’d up recently at a training camp for men’s 100m and 200m freestylers.

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No New World C’ships Qualifiers Added On Day 2 Of 2019 Japan Open

Whereas yesterday we saw 2 additional Japanese swimmers make the roster for this summer’s World Championships, today no new names were added to the list.

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