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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Asian Male Swimmer Of The Year

Kosuke Hagino (left) earned 3 medals at the 2016 Olympic Games, including the 400m IM gold, to help lay claim to the Swammy for Asian Male Swimmer of the Year.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Oceania Male Swimmer Of The Year

Kyle Chalmers shocked the world and won gold, at just 18 years of age.

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Oceania Female Swimmer Of The Year

Two world records for Cate Campbell helped propel her to the top of the Oceanic swimming contingency.

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Russia Says RUSADA Doping Admission Was ‘Taken Out Of Context’

‘Distorted and taken out of context’ is how a Kremlin spokesperson describing the comments by RUSADA leader yesterday.

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Surgery For Emily Seebohm

Aussie superstar Emily Seebohm has revealed she is suffering from Endometriosis, resulting in surgery this month.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Africa Male Swimmer Of The Year – Video

With 2 Olympic silver medals from Rio and a short course world record, Chad Le Clos is your African Male Swimmer of the Year Swammy Award winner.

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Swimming Canada’s Stat-Based Talent ID System Predicted Oleksiak

Penny Oleksiak was identified as a potential podium earner when she was just 14 years old.

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Exclusive: Brazilian Matheus Santana Makes Move To SwimMAC Elite

One of Brazil’s young sprint stars, Matheus Santana of 2014 Youth Olympic Games fame, is headed to Charlotte to train under 2016 U.S. Olympic Women’s Head Coach David Marsh.

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Swimming New Zealand Names New CEO

Swimming New Zealand welcomes its new CEO from Tennis NZ.

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Olympic Champion Mack Horton To Take On Pier To Pub Open Water Race

Winner of the men’s 400m freestyle event in Rio, Mack Horton, will be trying open water on for size in a prestigious event slated for early January.

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City Of Derby Plans State-Of-The-Art Pool For 2020

Adam Peaty’s home, City of Derby, is set to see a brand new pool open in 2020.

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Team Efimova Moves Ahead As Russian Joins ‘Sport And Law’ Organization

Team Efimova moves one step closer to formation, while Yulia joins Russia’s ‘Sport and Law’ organization.

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Rockingham Awarded Western Australia’s Third High Performance Center

The Western Australian Swimming Association, Inc. and Western Australia Institute of Sport and Swimming Australia Limited (SAL) announced the ‘South HPTC’ is slated to open early 2017.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Asia Female Swimmer Of The Year

Rie Kaneto proved that age is just a number this year with her gold medal-winning Rio performance at 27 years of age.

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After 60 Years, Swimming Australia And Speedo Part Ways

After a 60-year partnership, Swimming Australia and swimwear company Speedo will be parting ways.

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