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So About Those Stiff British Swimming World C’ships Qualification Standards

It’s no secret that British Swimming set some very high qualification standards for the World Championships, but athletes like Ross Murdoch rose to the challenge and made the squad anyway.

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British Swimming Announces 25-Swimmer Lineup For 2019 World Championships

Based on their performances at the 2019 British Swimming Championships, a 25-strong squad has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Korea this summer. Look for follow-up posts giving more insight into the team members.

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Park Tae Hwan Not Retired, But Will Not Race At 2019 World Championships

A source close to the Korean Swimming Federation told SwimSwam today that Park’s non-participation in the swimming events at Worlds is indeed confirmed.

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2019 ATUS Graz Trophy Brings Lithuanian, Hungarian Racers to Austria

The 2019 ATUS Graz Trophy kicks off on Friday in Graz, Austria, where the nation’s swimmers will have one last chance to qualify for the World Championships this summer.

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You’ve Made The 2019 Worlds Squad, Now Check Out The Medals

The Korean Olympic Committee revealed the official uniform and medal designs for the 2019 World Championships taking place in Gwangju, Korea this summer.

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BJSM Study Reinforces Caffeine As Performance Booster

Adding to the perpetual discussion regarding whether or not caffeine contributes to overall athletic performance, the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) recently released a new set of findings based on a synopsis of past studies.

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2019 Lithuanian Open Swimming Championships Meet Preview

The big players for Lithuania, such as Danas Rapsys and Ruta Meilutyte have already qualified for the 2019 World Championships, but several other contenders need to hit qualifying marks at the Lithuanian Championships that kick-off on Thursday.

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2019 British Championships: World Rankings Impact, Emerging Men Edition

We’re taking a look at how the British 18&U racers rearranged the junior world leaders. In addition to the emerging women’s review, let’s see how the men fared.

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2019 British Championships: World Rankings Impact, Emerging Women Edition

Let’s take a look at how the British 18&U women made an impact on their world rankings after the just-concluded 2019 British Swimming Championships.

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2019 British Swimming C’ships: World Rankings Impact, Elite Women Edition

Aimee Willmott entered the world rankings as the 5th fastest 400m IM performer this season. See what other British women made a world rankings impact after the 2019 British Swimming Championships have concluded.

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2019 British Swimming C’ships: World Rankings Impact, Elite Men Edition

Ross Murdoch and James Wilby entered the season’s world rankings across more than one event as a result of their performances at the 2019 British Championships.

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In Time For Tokyo Taper, Sega Reveals Launch Of Official Olympic Video Game

With the next edition of the Summer Olympic Games fast-approaching, Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher Sega has announced its launch of ‘Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: The Official Video Game.’

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2019 British Championships Medal Table Standings By Nationality

Now that the 2019 British Swimming Championships have come to a close, we are taking a look at some of the data coming out of the 6-day meet.

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2019 British Championships Medal Table Standings By Club

While we’re waiting on the official British Swimming roster for this summer’s World Championships, let’s take a look at the medal standings by club from over the past week in Glasgow.

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High-Level International Meets For May 2019

Pan Pacs champion Yasuhiro Koseki will get one more chance to qualify for this summer’s World Championships if he can nab a QT at this month’s Japan Open.

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