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Mic’d Up With Kyle Chalmers’ Coach Peter Bishop

Want to feel like you’re swimming alongside some of Australia’s best sprinters, a la Kyle Chalmers and Jack Cartwright?

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Turkey Topped 2019 Multinations Youth Swimming Meet Medal Table

Competing last month in Austria, 16-year-old Sarp Can Tezel took the men’s 200m fly in a time of 2:03.89, becoming the 2nd fastest man from Turkey this year.

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Stockport Metro Swimmers Take Down Guinness Record For 100 x 50m Relay

A unique relay went down over the weekend at Stockport’s Life Leisure Grand Central Swimming Pool outside Manchester, England, where Stockport Metro swimmers past and present combined to break the Guinness Book of World Records in the 100 x 50m relay.

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Ostrava Grand Prix Sees Mix Of Czechs, Hungarians

The Ostrava Grand Prix took place this weekend in Czech Republic, but several other international stars made their way to the city to compete.

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Simon Cusack Honored With ASCTA Coach Of The Year Award

Simon Cusack earned his 3rd ASCTA Coach of the Year Award, primarily for his work with fostering Cate Campbell’s powerful post-Rio return.

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Trieste Wraps Up With Additional Wins By Cseh, Jakabos, Megli

Filippo Megli represented just 1 of 2 swimmers who dipped under the 1:50 threshold in the men’s 200m free tonight in Trieste, Italy.

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Veteran Cseh Pulls Off The 100 Fly/400 IM Double In Trieste

Hungarian Olympic icon Laszlo Cseh pulled off a dirty double of the men’s 100m fly and 400m IM in the morning, claiming gold medals in each this morning in Trieste, Italy.

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Pellegrini Produces Another 1:56 200 Free; Sabo Wins Twice In Trieste

Federica Pellegrini put up a 1:56.98 200 freestyle today in Triest, Italy.

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Goldies Sun Yang & Fu Yuanhui Drop Last Two Champions Series Stops

On the heels of the first stop of the inaugural FINA Champions Swim Series having wrapped up in Guangzhou, China, the majority of Chinese swimmers have withdrawn from at least one of the remaining 2 stops of the circuit.

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Olympian O’Neill Among Australian Leadership Team For Tokyo 2020

“I’m hoping that I can provide that reassurance to the younger athletes,” says Olympic swimming legend Susie O’Neill of her new appointment of Deputy Chef de Mission.

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Pellegrini, Detti Will Race Alongside Paralympians In Trieste

Federica Pellegrini, Gabriele Detti, Marco De Tullio, Ilaria Cusinato, Mattia Zuin and Filippo Megli are among the Italian stars set to take to the B. Bianchi Pool in Trieste, Italy this weekend at the Trofeo della Triestina Nuoto.

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2019 Gwangju Ambassador Park Tae Hwan Ready To Host The World’s Best

” I am confident that those who visit Gwangju, Korea will love its nature, culture and food and I hope all the athletes, families and communities will enjoy the beautiful sceneries our region has to offer,” says Olympic champion Park Tae Hwan of the FINA World Championships coming to his home nation just over 2 months from now.

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UK’s GLL Sport Foundation Hands Out Largest Annual Athlete Award

The UK’s largest leisure and culture social enterprise, the GLL Sport Foundation (GSF), has announced it will be doling out £297,000 (~$387,000 USD) to over 577 aquatic athletes in 2019, representing the organization’s largest ever annual athlete award.

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Duncan Scott Changes Tune, Joins London Roar Along With Sarah Vasey

Two more big guns were added to International Swimming League (ISL) team London Roar, as Duncan Scott and Sarah Vasey each announced they are joining the Adam Peaty-led squad.

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Bonnie The Seal Unveiled As 2019 SC European C’ships Mascot

Helping to kick-off the countdown to the 20th edition of the Short Course European Championships will be the just-unveiled official mascot, Bonnie the Seal.

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