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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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Matsumoto Tops 2019 2Free World Rankings, Irie Just Misses QT

Katsuhiro Matsumoto clocked a big-time 1:45.63 to take over the top 200m free time of 2019.

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Ottesen Set To Compete, But Blume Missing From Danish Open

New mama Jeanette Ottesen continues her comeback tour, while Olympic champion appears M.I.A. at the Danish Open.

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Funding Boost Fuels Aussies Ahead Of Tokyo

In a boost to Australian athletes, including its swimmers, in the lead-up to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Federal Government announced a funding injection of more than $54 million over the next 2 years.

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Santo Condorelli Says “I’m The Most International Swimmer” (Video)

Sporting a sizable mustache, 24-year-old Santo Condorelli earned his first national title since changing representation to the country of Italy.

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4 More Worlds-Qualifying Swimmers Added To Italian Line-up

Fabio Scozzoli was one of four swimmers who notched Gwangju-worthy times in Riccione tonight.

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Scozzoli Tops Martinenghi, Pellegrini Produces World’s #3 200 Free

After having sworn off the 200m freestyle in months past, Italian swimming icon Federica Pellegrini pounded out a winning mark of 1:56.60 to crush the field tonight by over 2 seconds.

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Scalia Notches 50 Back Italian Record In Riccione

While competing on day 2 of the Italian Championships, the meet which qualifies swimmers for this summer’s World Championships, Silvia Scalia threw down a new national record in the women’s 50m backstroke.

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