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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Is Revealed And It’s A Thing Of Beauty

What may be one of the most beautiful Olympic torches ever produced was unveiled, as Tokyo 2020 organizers presented the intricately designed piece of art today.

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Who is Kristof Milak Afraid Of In The Men’s 100 and 200 Fly? (Video)

Kristof Milak talks poolside after competing in Israel, where the teen talks rivals in the men’s 100m and 200m fly at this summer’s World Championships.

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Quah Ting Wen Becomes First Singaporean Sub-55 100 Freestyler

26-year-old Quah Ting Wen of Singapore lowered her own 100m freestyle national record, becoming the first female from her country to go under 55 seconds in the event.

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Over 40 High-Level International Meets On Calendar For April 2019

Take a deep breath now, as the month of April contains than 40 competitions on the schedule, most of which carry notable qualifying significance.

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Youth Olympic Games Champions Milak & Gorbenko Compete In Israel

The Emek Hefer Open in Israel saw Youth Olympic Games champions Anastasia Gorbenko and Kirstof Milak snag wins.

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Ippei Watanabe To Enter Professional Swimming Ranks

Following in the footsteps of countrymen Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto, 22-year-old Japanese dynamo Ippei Watanabe will entering the professional swimming ranks.

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Singapore National Age Group C’ships Day 1: 2 Age Records Disappear

Day 1 of the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships (SNAGs) is already in the books, but not before two new National Age Records were taken down at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

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JPN Olympic Committee Leader Stepping Down Amidst Bribery Scandal

The corruption charges related to Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympic bid have led Japanese Olympic Committee leader Tsunekazu Takeda’s announcement he will be stepping down from his post at the JOC as well as from his role as member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Manaudou Returns To Pool As Member Of Energy Standard

28-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou is back, returning to the pool after an over 2-year hiatus, joining the ranks of the International Swimming League (ISL) Energy Standard squad. 

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Swiss World Championships Trials Almost Here

Swiss swimmers such as Jérémy Desplanches, Roman Mityukov and Nina Kost will be vying for slots on the Swiss squad headed to Gwangju for the World Championships this week in Uster.

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Razzetti Re-Writes Rivolta’s SCM 200 Fly Italian National Record

While competing on day 4 of the National Youth Criteria Kinder + Sport meet in Italy, Alberto Razzetti fired off a new short course meters Italian National Record in the men’s 200m butterfly

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Schooling Penciled In For 200 Fly At This Week’s Singapore Nationals

Singapore’s Jospeh Schooling may not be done with the 200m fly race after all.

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Panziera Powers Out 2:07.12 200 Back, Condorelli Takes 100 Fly

2018 European Champion Margherita Panziera put on a show in the women’s 200m backstroke in Madrid.

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Welcome Back Win For Jeanette Ottesen In Edinburgh

Jeanette Ottesen is competing at one of her first elite meets since returning to racing since the birth of her daughter. She won the women’s 50m fly in Edinburgh.

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Condorelli Looking For First Win In Madrid

Santo Condorelli is looking for his first gold in Madrid, taking the top seed in the men’s 100m fly.

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