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Tokyo 2020: Brazilians Procure 6 Japanese Training Bases

The Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) have partnered on an agreement rendering 6 training bases allocated…

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Swimmers’ Top 12 Pre-Race Rituals (Video)

Do you prepare for racing like ‘The Beast’?

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Dutch European Jr Champion Steenbergen Opts Out Of World Championships

European Junior Champion and 2016 Olympian Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands will no longer be competing in Budapest.

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Dylan Carter Helps Trinidad & Tobago Earn Historic CCCAN Overall Title

The 2017 Central American and Caribbean Swimming Federation (CCCAN) Championships concluded in historic fashion in July 2nd, as the nation of Trinidad & Tobago claimed the overall Championships title.

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Team Efimova Taps Roland Schoeman For Pre-Worlds Technical Coaching

Yuliya Efimova, who has been red-hot in the pool leading up to Budapest, has recently sought Roland Schoeman’s technical advice on ‘catapult starts.’

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Aussie Swimmers Assn Questions Possible Targeting In Whereabouts Cases

Thomas Fraser-Holmes is appealing his 12-month ban for having missed 3 drug tests over a 12-month period.

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Olympic Champion Kyle Chalmers Makes Quiet Post-Surgery Racing Return

19-year-old Kyle Chalmers competed last weekend, marking his first race since having heart surgery.

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American Dana Vollmer Photoshopped Into Turkey Sports Campaign

Dana Vollmer swimming with a nation other than U.S. on her cap? That’s the way the Turkey Youth & Sports Ministry sees it.

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Simmonds Seals Up 200 Backstroke Gold In Aberdeen

England’s Elizabeth Simmonds topped the 200m backstroke podium in Aberdeen on night 2 of the 2017 Scottish Open Nationals.

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2017 Luxembourg Open Nationals Kick-off July 1st

This year’s edition of the Luxembourg Open Nationals kicks-off tomorrow, July 1st.

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Australia’s 2018 Commonwealth Games Trials Details Announced

The Commonwealth Games take place April 4th – 15th in Gold Coast, Australia, and the host nation revealed the dates of its swimming Trials for the event.

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Russia And Hungary Go Head-To-Head In Euro Jrs Medal Table

Russia and Hungary are separated by just one medal halfway through the 2017 European Junior Championships.

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2017 European Jr C’ships Day 3: Hungarians Reign In Netanya

Kristof Milak of Hungary fired off a world’s #2 200m butterfly time, while Mona McSharry of Ireland established a new senior record for her nation.

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Faster than Phelps: Kristof Milak Breaks True World Junior Record

Hungarian 17-year-old Kristof Milak just surpassed Michael Phelps’ time of 1:53.93 he set in the 200m butterfly at just 18 years of age, the mark many consider to be the ‘true’ world junior record.

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Italy’s Martinenghi On Course For More 50 Breast Magic In Netanya

Newly-minted world junior record holder Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy is well on his way to the top of the podium in the 50m breaststroke at the 2017 European Junior Championships.

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