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Ikee Caps Off Historic Summer With 2 Meet Records At Japanese Festival

The 73rd National Sports Festival of Japan concluded today, with the nation’s golden girl, Rikako Ikee, capping off a whirlwind summer.

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Duncan Scott, Coach Steven Tigg Honored Big At Scottish Sports Awards

The most decorated Scottish athlete at a single Commonwealth Games, Duncan Scott, has just been named the 2018 Scottish Sportsperson of the Year.

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Biomechanics Study: Kicking May Bring No Benefit In Freestyle

Researchers at University of Tsukuba and the Tokyo Institute of Technology scientifically determined that kicking may bring no benefit when trying to swim freestyle faster.

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2018 FINA World Cup Doha Day 1: Andrew Produces Another Sub-52 100 Fly

Michael Andrew took gold in the men’s 100m fly tonight in Doha, registering the 3rd fastest time of his young career.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai To Return To Racing This Weekend

Masato Sakai (left) won the 200m fly silver medal in Rio, but recently underwent shoulder surgery this summer. He’ll be making his recovery debut this weekend at the Japanese National Sports Festival.

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Sparse Swimmers Meant Only 5 Races In AM Of Day 1 Doha World Cup

Several events had 8 or fewer participants on day 1 in Doha, which meant prelims were unnecessary. Michael Andrew’s races too place, however, with the American claiming 2 top seeds.

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It’s Here! The Aquatics Schedule For The 2020 Olympic Games In Tokyo

When might your favorite swimmers’ be in the pool in Tokyo? Take a look at the fresh Olympic swimming schedule.

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Former World Champion Marco Koch Changes Up Training Home

Germany’s 2015 World Champion Marco Koch is on the move, changing up clubs less than 2 years out from Tokyo.

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2018 FINA World Cup – Doha Kicks Off On Thursday

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Russia’s Vlad Morozov lead the overall money standings through the first stop of the first cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup Series. Doha begins on Thursday of this week.

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Watch The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Aquatics Centre Unfold

Tokyo 2020 organizers have released a time lapsed video showing construction progress of the Olympic Aquatics Centre.

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Dr. Sun Yang In The Making, As China’s Freestyle Ace Pursues PhD

Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang is reportedly going back to school to earn his PhD.

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‘Swimply’ Site Applies Airbnb Model To Swimming Pools

Traveling and need to hit a pool? Check out Swimply.

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Watch Select Race Videos From 2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3

Watch 3 of the big races that took place in Kazan tonight in the last session of the first World Cup stop.

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2018 FINA World Cup Day 3 Finals: Pieroni Upgrades To Gold

Blake Pieroni made things happen tonight in the 200m free, while Sarah Sjostrom, Anton Chupkov and Andrii Govorov wreaked havoc on the World Cup Record standings.

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2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3: Chupkov Rips 2:07.59 2Breast

Anton Chupkov is becoming automatic in the men’s 200 breaststroke, notching another impressive effort in Kazan.

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