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Signe Bro Takes Women’s 100 Free To Make Danish Gwangju Roster

Just one swimmer nailed a World Championships-worthy time at Taastrup Swimming Center tonight to kick-off the 2019 Danish Open.

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Megli Makes It Onto Italian Worlds Roster In 200 Free

Filippo Megli notched his name onto the Italian roster for Gwangju with his 1:46.56 200m free tonight in Riccione.

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Filippo Megli Tops Gabriele Detti In Men’s 200 Free In Riccione

Filippo Migli beat out freestyle ace Gabriele Detti in the men’s 200m freestyle, becoming the 4th fastest Italian performer ever in the event.

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Dutch Qualifiers For Worlds Through Day 1 Of The Hague

The Swim Cup – The Hague kicked off today in Netherlands, with swimmers taking to the pool vying for spots on the nation’s roster for this summer’s World Championships. Dutch athletes will also get a shot at qualifying at the Swim Cup Eindhoven taking place next week.

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Heemskerk Fires Off 1:56.48 200 Free In The Hague

Femke Heemskerk nailed 1:56.48 in the 200 free prelims last night in The Hague.

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Daiya Seto Adds Name To Slim List Of JPN Qualifiers For Gwangju

Daiya Seto, world record holder in the SCM 200 fly, got his hand on the wall first in his signature event to earn his 2fly spot for this summer’s World Championships.

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Japan Day 4: Seto Secures 2Fly For Worlds, 15 Men Under 50 In 1Free

Daiya Seto hits 200 fly qualifying mark for World Championships, while several other swimmers are in the hunt for their own events.

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Pellegrini, Detti & Quadarella Add More Events To Worlds Line-up

Gabriele Detti, Federica Pellegrini and Simona Quadarella all added another event to their line-up for this summer’s World Championships.

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Panziera Becomes First-Ever Italian Female Under 59 In 100 Back

Competing on day 3 of the 2019 Italian Championships, Margherita Panziera blasted a new Italian National Record in the women’s 100m back.

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Detti Takes 800, Pellegrini Adds 100 Free To World C’ships Line-up

Gabriele Detti got it done in the men’s 800m free over Gregorio Paltrinieri, while Federica Pellegrini added another event to her Gwangju line-up by winning the 100m free.

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Watch Ilya Shymanovich’s Massive 58.29 100 Breast From Marseille

Want to see the 2nd fastest 100m breaststroke performer of all-time?

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Stacked Field Headed To Aussie Nationals, But Main Event Is In June

Cate Campbell, Kyle Chalmers, Cameron McEvoy and Mack Horton are all slated to dive into the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre pool to get some racing in and take home national championship hardware.

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Kromo, Toussaint Ready For Morning Finals At The Hague

Dutch racers are preparing for Tokyo 2020 with night finals this weekend in The Hague.

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Although No Danish Open, Blume Is Set For World Championships

Olympic champion Pernille Blume is not competing at this weekend’s Danish Open by design.

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Matsumoto Adds Name To JPN Qualifiers For Gwangju

There were some hits and misses on day 3 of the 2019 Japanese Swimming Championships, the primary meet for swimmers to qualify for this summer’s World Championships.

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