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2018 Mediterranean Games Conclude By Rattling World Rankings

The 2018 Mediterranean Games wrapped up with a historic men’s 50m freestyle, another gold by Mireia Belmonte and a dominant victory by Gregorio Paltrinieri.

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Tarragona: Gkolomeev, Sahnoune & Khalafalla All Drop 50 Free Monsters

The top 3 finishers in tonight’s 50m freestyle at the 2018 Mediterranean Games all threw down new national records, including gold medalist Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece.

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2018 Australian Pan Pacific C’ship Trials Kick-Off June 30th

Check out who will be vying for a last-chance spot on the Australian roster for this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships.

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Algeria’s Oussama Sahnoune Clocks 48.00 100 Free In Tarragona

Meet Algeria’s Oussama Sahnoune, the man who just clocked the world’s 6th fastest 100m freestyle time this season.

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2018 Dutch Nationals: Schouten Sweeps Breaststroke

Dutch national record holder Tes Schouten completed a sweep of the women’s breaststroke events at the 2018 Dutch Open National Championships, which concluded over the weekend.

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2018 Mediterranean Games Day 2: Paltrinieri Cranks Out 14:46

The reigning Olympic and world champion in the men’s 1500m freestyle, Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, exerted his dominance over the field on night 2 of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.

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Heemskerk Wraps Up 2nd Win At 2018 Dutch Nationals

Femke Heemskerk clinched her 5th 200m IM national title in Amersfoort last night.

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2018 Mediterranean Games Day 1: Quadarella Leads Italian Charge

Simona Quadarella helped kick-off the Italians’ siege on the medal table through night 1 of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.

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Schooling Bows Out Of 50 Free On Final Night Of Singapore Nats

Singapore’s Joseph Schooling raced in the early heats of the men’s 50m freestyle, only to drop the event on the final night of the national competition.

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Schooling Settles For Bronze On Night 3 Of Singapore Nationals

Singapore’s Joseph Schooling collected 100m fly gold earlier in these National Championships, but was unable to replicate that same feat on night 3.

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2018 Dutch Nationals: Heemskerk Fires Off 1:56.11 200 Free

Femke Heemskerk lowered her season-best mark in the women’s 200m freestyle, clocking 1:56.11 to move up to 7th in the world.

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Paltrinieri In For 1500, Belmonte 5 Events At 2018 Mediterranean Games

1500m freestyle Olympic gold medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy is entered in his specialty event in Tarragona, marking the first time he’ll have swum the 1500m in over 10 months. 

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Olympian Joseph Schooling: “I Think I’m Done With The 200 Fly”

“I am comfortable focusing on the shorter races. Sometimes you just have to transition, that is how the career goes,” says Joseph Schooling on night 2 of the Singapore National Championships.

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Aussie Legend Ian Thorpe Calls For Ditching Olympic Medal Targets

Setting medal targets at a national level “puts an immense amount of pressure on athletes around something they have no control over,” says retired Olympic legend Ian Thorpe.

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Schooling Delights Home Nation With First Win Of 2018 Singapore Nats

2016 Olympic champion and Singaporean swimming hero Joseph Schooling made his 2018 Singapore National Swimming Championships debut with a 100m fly gold.

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