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It’s Tandy Time In South Africa, While Le Clos Posts Worlds #2 100Fly

Brad Tandy is making his presence known in South Africa, notching an impressive 21.99 in his 50m freestyle semi-final tonight.

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Irish Open Day 2: McSharry Makes It 2 Irish Qualified For Budapest

Mona McSharry punched her ticket to Budapest, courtesy of a qualifying 100m breaststroke swim in Dublin tonight.

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2018 Commonwealth Games Event Schedule Released

Australian swimming star Cameron McEvoy is a 2018 Commonwealth Games Ambassador, appearing on the recently-released ticket guide.

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Still-Suspended Ryan Lochte Looks To Return To Racing At Masters Nats

Ryan Lochte is entered in the United States Masters Nationals meet slated for late April in California.

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Watch The 12 Ways To Get In A Swimming Pool: Which One Are You?

From ‘The Timid Bird’ to ‘The Long Warm-up’, take a look at SkillsNT’s 12 ways to get into a swimming pool.

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Four Kiwi Men Go Sub-50 In 100 Free On Final Day of NZ Open

Both Daniel Hunter and Sam Perry notched 49-point 100m freestyle times on the final day of the 2017 New Zealand Open.

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Looking To Budapest, Le Clos Considers Himself The ‘Underdog’

Chad Le Clos calls himself an ‘underdog’ for Budapest, especially in the men’s 200m butterfly.

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Jordan Sloan Fires Off 200 Free Personal Best At Irish C’ships Day 1

Jordan Sloan fired off a new Irish national record in the men’s 200m freestyle tonight.

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Le Clos Notches 3rd World Championships Qualifying Event

Chad Le Clos won the men’s 200m butterfly handily tonight in Durban, adding the event to his list of World Championships qualifying events that already includes the 100m free and 200m free.

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Le Clos Makes His Mark On 200 Butterfly On South Africa C’ships Day 4

Another night of South African Nationals, another superb swim from Olympian Chad Le Clos.

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Gasson Secures 4th Title Through Day 4 Of New Zealand Open

Helena Gasson notched her 4th victory of the 2017 New Zealand Open Championships with a win in the women’s 400m IM tonight in Auckland.

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South African 2017 World C’ships Qualifiers As Of Nats Day 3

South Africa is still waiting on its first woman World Championships qualifier.

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Le Clos Putting World On Notice With 1:46.8 200 Freestyle In Durban

Chad Le Clos cranked out a solid 1:46.84 200m freestyle at South Africa’s National Championships in Durban tonight to now check-in as the 2nd fastest performance this season.

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Drowning Death Of DIII Swimmer Jack Jakubek Ruled Accidental

The cause of death has officially been determined for Jack Jakubek, the NCAA Division III swimmer tho died last May while taking part in a routine lifeguard test in Orleans, Massachusetts.

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‘Australian Swimming Framework’ Launched To Better Define Athlete Paths

Swimming Australia has partnered with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to establish more defined athletic pathways within its new ‘Framework’ system.

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