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2016 Asian Championships: Team China Kicks Off With Impressive Wins

China swept both the men’s 4x100m medley relay and women’s 4x200m freestyle relay tonight in Tokyo, signifying their depth at the 2016 Asian Swimming Championships.

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Timmers Headlines 9-Strong Belgian Short Course World C’ships Roster

The Belgian Swimming Federation has released its 9-swimmer strong roster for the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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British Swimming Releases 2017 Competition Qualifying Criteria

British Swimming has released its qualification criteria for the upcoming major senior and junior international competitions in 2017.

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Mandy Bell Named City Of Derby Head Coach, As Mel Marshall Moves On

Mel Marshall, coach of Olympic gold medalist Adam Peaty, has announced the new Head Coach of her former City of Derby Swimming Club.

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Olympians Ready To Take On 2016 Danish SC Championships

Veteran breaststroker Rikke Pedersen is among the Olympic talent set to take to the pool this week in Denmark.

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Le Clos Confirms New Cape Town Training Base

After the Olympics Chad Le Clos announced he’d be leaving longtime coach, Graham Hill. He’ll now be calling Cape Town home.

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Seto At Helm Of Japanese Roster Headed To Asian C’ships This Week

The Asian Swimming Championships kick-off this Thursday, November 17th in Tokyo, Japan.

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Dutch National Record Holder Moniek Nijhuis Announces Retirement

28-year-old Moniek Nijhuis from the Netherlands says goodbye to a long and successful swim career.

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Another Scottish Record Is Slain By The Hand Of Kathleen Dawson

Kathleen Dawson lowered her own Scottish National Record in the women’s 100m backstroke tonight while competing at the 2016 BUCS Championships.

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Loughborough Takes BUCS Title As Additional Records Fall

2016 BUCS CHAMPIONSHIPS November 11th-13th, 2016 British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships Ponds Forge, Sheffield 25m (Short Course Meters) Meet…

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Dawson Dominates, Lowers Own 200 Backstroke Scottish Record

Meet Miss Backstroke, Scottish swimmer Kathleen Dawson, the woman who owns all of her nation’s records in the discipline.

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New Scottish National Record In 50 Free For Duncan Scott

Duncan Scott scored a shiny new men’s 50m freestyle Scottish National Record while competing at the 2016 BUCS Short Course Championships last night.

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Stirling’s Duncan Scott Scores Trio Of Wins On Night 2 Of BUCS C’ships

Duncan Scott continues his medal-winning siege in Ponds Forge while competing at the 2016 BUCS Championships.

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Catch A Ride On Singapore’s Joseph Schooling Train (Literally)

Check out the ‘Hello, My Name Is Joseph Schooling’ concept train launched in the swimmer’s home nation of Singapore this week.

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Shuttleworth’s BUCS Meet Record Kicks Off Loughborough’s Title Pursuit

Tim Shuttleworth got Loughborough’s party started in Sheffield with a 1500m freestyle meet record.

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