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Former World Record Holder Bobby Hurley Retires From Competition

World champion backstroker Bobby Hurley of Australia is taking the next step in his aquatic career.

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Spain Announces European Junior C’ships Roster

Check out who made the cut to represent Spain at this year’s European Junior Championships in Helsinki.

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Exclusive Interview With Kyle Chalmers: Dissecting An Olympic Champion

Olympic and Commonwealth champion Kyle Chalmers of Australia embodies the thought, “it’s about focusing on the process and then I know I’ll achieve the outcome I want,” both in and out of the pool.

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British Swimming Opts Out Of 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Duncan Scott won a relay gold medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games as a foreshadow to his eventual double silvers at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. For this year’s YOG’s, however, British Swimming will not be sending a squad.

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Former Arizona Coach Rick DeMont On-Deck At Team Elite West

Former University of Arizona Head Coach Rick DeMont is working with Team Elite West.

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Phelps & Schooling Promoting Singapore’s MMA C’ship Event

Both Michael Phelps and Joseph Schooling will be promoting an upcoming mixed martial arts (MMA) fight in Singapore taking place later this month.

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Chalmers & Bishop Lure Olympians Elmslie & Wilson To Marion

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers’ home club of Marion has gained 2 Olympians in the form of Madi Wilson and Brittany Elmslie.

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They’re Here: Initial FINA Qualification Times For the 2020 Olympics

Will you have what it takes? Check out FINA’s qualifying times (yet to be ratified) for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Olympian Taylor McKeown Fined For Whale Incident

In October of last year, Australian Olympian Taylor McKeown found herself in the middle of an environmental scandal of sorts, with the breaststroking specialist accused of riding a jet ski too close to a pod of whales.

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2018 USMS Spring Nationals Will Be Largest One Yet

Multi-All American in her Stanford days, Felicia Lee is expected to compete this weekend in Indianapolis as a Masters swimmer.

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Seebohm’s Coach David Lush Earns ‘Coach Of The Year’ Honors

David Lush, coach of world champion and Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm, has been named ‘Coach of the Year’ by the Australian Swimming Coaches and Teachers Association.

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Meet The 2019 World Championships Mascots

These friendly and fast otters will represent the 2019 World Championships mascots in Gwangju, Korea.

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47 Aussie Swimmers Selected To Junior Pan Pacs, YOG and Oceania Games

Australia has named its rosters for the Junior Pan Pacific Championships, Youth Olympic Games and Oceania Games, with breakout teen backstroke Kaylee McKeown among the nominees.

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Duncan Scott Leads Glasgow Int’l Swim Meet Line-up

Duncan Scott is just one of an array of Olympians and Commonwealth Games athletes headed to Glasgow later this month.

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Park Sweeps Freestyle, Seo Yeong Blasts World #1 200 IM

In his bid for a 4th Asian Games, Olympian Park Tae Hwan won 4 golds in Gwangju at the Korean Nationals this past weekend. Kim Seo Yeong wowed with a new world #1 200m IM time.

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