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Park Tae Hwan Gearing Up For October’s Korean Nationals

27-year-old Park Tae Hwan is gearing up for his next competition, the South Korean Nationals slated for October 21st to October 26th at the Cheong-ju Indoor Swimming Pool.

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Kromowidjojo Successfully Undergoes Tonsillectomy Before World Cup

Triple Olympic gold medalist from the Netherlands, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, is doing all she can to stay on top both in and out of the pool, including undergoing a tonsillectomy recently.

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Asian Games No Longer Considering Addition of Australia

Australia/Oceania will not be partaking in the 2022 Asian Games, as once proposed.

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Weertman, Carlin Win Elite 1-Mile Serpentine Swim In London

British Olympian Jazz Carlin tried an open water swim on for size, winning the 1-mile elite women’s race in the Serpentine.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Conor Dwyer Teams Up With Zac Efron

Conor Dwyer tapped into his Hollywood connections to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles.

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Vyatchanin: “I’ve Come Through A Mental Evolution” On Making Team USA

Two names on the men’s National Team roster for USA carry extra significance.

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Olympic Finalist Aimee Willmott Now Calls University Of Stirling Home

After seeing her longtime National Senior Squad of the London Aquatics Centre Performance Programme (LACPP) abruptly cut, Olympian Aimee Willmott has found a new training home at the University of Stirling.

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2017 Victorian Open SC Championships Recap

Catch up on the 2017 Vic Open Short Course Championships, which took place on September 16th and 17th.

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Watch Rikako Ikee’s 24.33 50 Free World Junior Record Race Video

Watch 17-year-old Rikako Ikee produce a wicked-fast 24.33 50m freestyle to notch a new World Junior Record.

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Rikako Ikee Nabs New 24.33 50 Freestyle World Junior Record

While competing at this weekend’s National Sports Festival of Japan, 17-year-old sprinter Rikako Ikee lowered her own national record and World Junior Record in the 50m freestyle.

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Ikee Fires Off 50 Free Record, With Junior Champion Kojima Also Strong

It was a total teen scene at the Japanese National Sports Festival, with Rikako Ikee and Miku Kojima making the most of their splashes.

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Brazilian Swimming Federation Imposes Youth Tech Suit Ban

The Brazilian Swimming Federation (CBDA) has announced that it will be prohibiting tech suits for age group swimmers.

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Seto Fires Off Another 1:57 200 IM, Ikee & Ohashi Are Also Winners

Daiya Seto is Mr. Automatic when it comes to producing sub-1:58 200 IMs.

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Tokyo 2020 Domestic Sponsorship Already Hits Record

There are just over 2000 days until the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo and already domestic sponsorship for the event has reached a record $2.8 billion.

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Introducing Caeleb ‘Mr. Two Bits’ Dressel

Florida Gator Caeleb Dressel will be in the spotlight of a different sort, leading the traditional pre-game cheer at Saturday’s Florida home football game at ‘The Swamp’ against Tennessee.

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