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2017 Australian SC C’ships Preview: Visiting Swimmers Pack A Punch

Japan’s Olympic medalist Daiya Seto is just one of several heavy-hitting foreign swimmers set to compete at this week’s Australian Short Course Championships. American Jordan Wilimovsky and Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte are also set to compete, with Aussie talent Kyle Chalmers, Emily Seebohm and the Campbell sisters ready to rock as wel.

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Fred Vergnoux, Coach Of Belmonte, May Be Heading Back To France

Fred Vergnoux, famed coach of Olympic gold medalist Miriea Belmonte, may be moving back to France.

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Park Tae Hwan Rockets 4×200 Men To New National Record

The 98th National Sports Festival of Korea Saturday, October 21st – Thursday, October 26th Cheongju Indoor Swimming Pool, Chungbuk LCM…

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Olympic Champ Adam Peaty: “I’m All About The Long-Term Investment”

2017 MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET Saturday, October 21st – Sunday, October 22nd Manchester Aquatics Centre LCM Meet Site Entry Lists…

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Bridi & Ruffini Seal Up 2017 Marathon Swimming World Cup Titles In HK

The 2017 FINA/HOSA 10k Marathon Swimming World Cup wrapped up over the weekend, with the final of 7 stops having taken place in Hong Kong on Saturday, October 21st.

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Ferguson & McSharry Lead Shane Ryan-Less Irish SC Euro C’ships Squad

A young line-up, which includes newly-minted senior national record holder Conor Ferguson, is set to lead Ireland into the 2017 European Short Course Championships.

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Peaty & Wilby Split Breaststroke Events On Night 2 In Manchester

Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty was back in the Manchester pool tonight, winning the 50m breaststroke in his signature power-producing style.

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McSharry Clocks 50 Breaststroke Irish Senior Record

Mona McSharry ended her Amsterdam races with a new Irish Senior National Record in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

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Korstanje Defeats Puts, Blume Sprints To The Top In Amsterdam

Pernille Blume rocked the only sub-24 second time in the women’s short course 50m freestyle field in Amsterdam tonight.

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McSharry Takes Down 100 Breaststroke Irish Senior Record

While competing on day 1 of the 2017 Swim Cup Amsterdam, 17-year-old Irish swimmer Mona McSharry carved out a new national record in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

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Manchester Int’l Day 1: Adam Peaty Is Kind Of Human

In Adam Peaty’s first meet of the season, the world record holder and Olympic champion swam an actually of-this-Earth time.

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Korstanje, Kamminga, Kromo Continue To Impress In Amsterdam

2017 SWIM CUP AMSTERDAM Friday, October 20th – Sunday, October 22nd Optisport Sloterparkbad, Amsterdam, Netherlands 25m Meet Site Meet Preview…

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Read Swimming Australia’s Statement On Cleared Maddie Groves

“Maddie adhered to this process and this was a critical element of why she has been cleared,” said Swimming Australia CEO Mark Anderson.

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Remaining Aussie Whereabouts Case Maddie Groves Cleared To Compete

As reported back in May of this year, 3 Australian Olympians were named as having missed 3 drug tests over a 12-month…

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Irishman On The Move: Ferguson Snaps 100 Back National Record

The 2016 Swim Ireland Junior Performance Athlete of the Year, Conor Ferguson, continues to impress on the international level across the men’s backstroke events.

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