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Ireland Partners With Fukuroi City For 2020 Olympic Games Training Camp

On the heels of Swim Ireland having announced its 10-strong roster for the 2019 World Championships, the nation’s Olympic Federation revealed where Team Ireland will set-up its pre-Games training camps ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

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Coetzee Catches World Championships Qualifying Mark In 100 Fly

While competing in the heats of day 3 of the 2019 South African National Swimming Championships, which serve as the selection meet for this summer’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea, 23-year-old Ryan Coetzee hit a qualifying mark in the men’s 100m butterfly.

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#KingKyle Says “Some Of My Skills Aren’t World Class Yet”

Speaking of his historic 47.48 100 free race at his home pool of the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Chalmers said, “I wasn’t expecting that at all.”

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Chalmers Collects 3rd Aussie National Title With 200 Free Victory

After firing off a warning shot to the world with his 47.48 personal best and 100m freestyle gold medal-winning time here at his home pool, #KingKyle Chalmers produced another top swim in the 200m free.

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4 More Names Added To South Africa’s Worlds Roster Through Day 2

Check out who has made the grade two days in to the 2019 South African Nationals.

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Erin Gallagher On A Roll, Clocks 50 Fly South African Record

While competing on day 2 of the 2019 South African Nationals, the meet which serves as qualification for this summer’s World Championships, 20-year-old Erin Gallagher clocked a new 50m fly national standard.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Chad Le Clos Misses 200 Free Worlds Cut

Although Chad Le Clos notched a World Championships-worthy time last night in the men’s 200m fly finals, the 26-year-old South African icon was unable to make the same magic happen in tonight’s 200m freestyle final.

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6 Swimmers Knock Out World C’ships QT’s As Danish Open Concludes

Check out the list of Danish qualifiers at the end of the 2019 Danish Open.

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Bjerg Lowers Newly-Minted 50 Breast To Close Out Danish Open

Danish Open 2019: In tonight’s final, Bjerg found a way to slice another .04 off of his newly-minted 50m breast Danish record to ultimately take gold in 27.28.

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Bjerg Follows-Up Monumental 100 Breast With Danish Record In 50

Following up on his groundbreaking performance yesterday in the men’s 100m breaststroke, Tobias Bjerg kept the momentum going with another Danish National Record in the heats of the men’s 50m.

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Ireland Announces 10-Strong Roster For 2019 World Championships

Swim Ireland has announced its line-ups for the biggest meets of the summer, including the World Championships, World Junior Championships, European Junior Championships and the Youth Olympic Festival.

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17 Named To Japanese World Championships Roster So Far

The ageless Ryosuke Irie made the World Championships roster for Gwangju in the men’s 200m back, so far.

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18-year-old Titmus Takes Down 2Free Aussie Record With Monster 1:54.3

18-year-old Ariarne Titmus blasted a new Australian National Record, All Comers Record and Commonwealth Record in the women’s 200m freestyle tonight in South Australia.

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Larkin Hits 2nd Fastest 2IM Of His Career, Fierce 200 Free At Aussies

Ariarne Titmus, Mitch Larkin, Matthew Wilson and more are putting up stellar times down under at the 2019 Australian National Championships.

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Watch Ariarne Titmus’ Monster 1:54.30 2Free From South Australia

RACE VIDEO: 18-year-old Ariarne Titmus threw down the swim of her life with a monster 1:54.30 200m freestyle tonight in South Australia, taking the National Title in a new Australian Record, Commonwealth Record and All Comers Record mark.

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