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On Coaching Sabbatical, Cotterell Denies $1 Million Chinese Contract

Might we see storied Australian coach Denis Cotterell reacquainted with past protege Sun Yang of China?

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Olympian Ryan Held’s Inspirational Secret Santa Gift Goes Viral

You never know what you’ll receive from a Secret Santa.

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Aussies See Windsor Performances As Positive Tokyo 2020 Springboard

The Australian contingency saw glimmers of hope for Tokyo 2020 with such performances as Brittany Elmslie’s 100m freestyle gold medal.

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Duncan Scott Scores 1:42.47 SC 200 Freestyle To Close Out C’ships

2016 Olympic silver medalist Duncan Scott crushed another Scottish Record, firing off a 1:42.47 200 freestyle in Edinburgh to close out his nation’s short course championships.

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Duncan Scott Continues Breaking Records And Taking Names In Edinburgh

Duncan Scott has racked up four individual national titles thus far in Edinburgh.

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2016 Short Course World Championships – Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

American Olympic gold medalist Lilly King will try to fend off reigning world champion and world record holder Alia Atkinson of Jamaica in the women’s 100m breaststroke heats this morning in Windsor.

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A Tale Of Two Scotts, As Corrie & Duncan Fire Away In Edinburgh

Corrie Scott notched a new national record, while Duncan Scott threw down fast swims of his own on Day 1 of Scottish SC Championships.

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Great Britain Forgoes 4×200 Free Relay, Opening Spot For Belgium

Great Britain earned the 8th and final spot in tonight’s 4×200 freestyle final (men), but they’ve scratched out of the event, giving Belgium a shot to make a move.

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Kathleen Dawson Downs 200 Back SCM Scottish Record

19-year-old Kathleen Dawson owns Scotland’s National Records across the 50/100/200 backstroke events for both long course and short course.

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Olympic 400 IM Finalist Mahoney Makes Move To Marion Swimming Club

Travis Mahoney, 7th place finisher in the men’s 400 IM in Rio, is making the move to Marion Swimming Club, home of Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers.

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Belmonte Has Bronchitis, 400 Free In Windsor TBD

2016 Olympic gold medalist Mireia Belmonte of Spain has fallen ill while competing in Windsor, with her remaining events now to be determined.

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Larkin Battling Knee Injury As Well As Stiff Competition In Windsor

Aussie star Mitch Larkin revealed this week that he is on the rebound from a minor knee injury.

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2016 Short Course World Championships – Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

America’s Kelsi Worrell claimed the women’s 200m butterfly top seed this morning, becoming the 3rd fastest American ever in the event in the process.

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No Scratches, Yet Some Are Still Missing From Day 2 Finals In Windsor

The fields across all events remain in tact headed into day 2 finals of the 2016 Short Course World Championships, but still some familiar faces are missing.

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2016 Short Course World Championships – Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

American Josh Prenot will take on a stacked men’s 200 IM field that includes teammate Michael Andrew, Chinese powerhouse Wang Shun and Japan’s Daiya Seto this morning in Windsor.

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