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Back From The Brink, Strauch Logs Wins On Journey To Gwangju

“To make this (World Championship) team would mean everything for me,” says 22-year-old Bond swimmer Jenna Strauch.

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Despite 7 Second PB, Winnington Not Taking 800 Seriously….Yet

19-year-old Elijah Winnington put the pedal to the ‘medal’ tonight in Sydney to take 800m free gold ahead of 2 Olympians.

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Aussie Men Shut Out Of 200 Free Medals On Night 2 Of Sydney Open

Japanese national champion and World Championships qualifier in the men’s 200m free event, Katsuhiro Matsumoto, put down the hammer in his pet event tonight on Aussie soil. That left home swimmers, such as Cameron McEvoy, off the podium.

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No Additional World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 1 Of German Open

Marco Koch won the men’s 100m breaststroke in a time of 1:00.98 in Essen, Germany tonight, not enough to qualify for Gwangju, although he will be representing Germany there is much better 200m breast event.

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Campbell Produces Another Sub-53, While Seto Takes Out Horton In 4Free

Doing what she does best, Cate Campbell threw down another impressive 100m freestyle performance on her home soil, taking her first gold of the inaugural Sydney Open Meet.

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Japanese Contingency Wraps Up Cairns Training Camp With Sydney Open

A strong Japanese swimming contingency, including World Championships medalist Yui Ohashi, is wrapping up their Cairns training camp with the Sydney Open.

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Andrea Vergani’s Doping Hearing Set For June 6th

Emerging sprinter Andrea Vergani of Italy will have his National Anti-Doping Tribunal hearing on June 6th of this year at 9:30am.

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Fabio Scozzoli Added To ISL Aqua Centurions Roster

On the heels of both Italian swimmer Santo Condorelli and German ace Philip Heintz having been added to the ISL Aqua Centurions squad, breaststroking powerhouse Fabio Scozzoli has also been named to the Federica Pellegrini-captained team.

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Inaugural Sydney Open Meet Brings Aussie Talent Trove

With just about a month to go until Australia’s World Championships Trials, Swimming New South Wales is hosting the inaugural Sydney Open this weekend at SOPAC. Not only is the 3-day competition new to the NSW calendar, but it incorporates the UniSport Australia Swimming Nationals.

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Japanese Would-Be Olympic Ticket Holders Enter Lottery Phase

Japanese residents can now enter the lottery for tickets to the world’s biggest international competitive sporting events, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Exclusive Details On 2019 World C’ships Preparations, Venue & Vibe

With the 2019 World Championships taking place this summer in Gwangju, Korea in just a handful of months, SwimSwam spoke with Gwangju Organizing Committee Secretary General, Dr. Cho Youngteck, on how the preparations are coming along.

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Shevlyakov Adds Fly Power To This Weekend’s Estonian Open Nationals

The 100th edition of the 2019 Estonian Nationals takes place this weekend, with swimmers from both home and abroad gunning for gold.

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En Route To Double Open Water Golds, Paltrinieri Injures Elbow

Italian Gregorio Paltrinieri topped the podium in both the men’s 5k and 10k races at last week’s U.S. Open Water National Championships, but not without paying a small price.

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Rikako Ikee Launches Official Website To Chronicle Treatments

18-year-old Rikako Ikee has launched an official website, with the site serving as a vehicle for the fly and free sprint specialist to communicate updates publicly, while also engaging with fans.

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