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Dutch Sprinter Inge Dekker Diagnosed With Cervical Cancer

Dutch Olympic swimmer Inge Dekker has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, per a statement posted to the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation’s website today.

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Drone Your Way Through Rio’s Olympic Park

Get a ‘bird’s eye’ glimpse into the Rio 2016 Olympic Park, courtesy of the latest video published by Rio 2016 organizers.

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2016 Konami Open Meet Preview: Hagino Tries On 200 Backstroke

Kosuke Hagino may try on the 200m back/200m IM double for size at his nation’s Olympic Trials in April, but will first get a crack at the backstroke this weekend in Tokyo.

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Florida Gator Photo Vault – Day 1 Of 2016 SEC Championships

Kahlia Warner defended her top prelims score with a 346.10 in tonight’s 1-meter final to take her first career SEC title.

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Korean Swimming Federation HQ Raided By Prosecuters

Arrests and equipment confiscation occurred at the Korean Swimming Federation’s office earlier today amid corruption claims.

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Tennessee Volunteers Kick Off SECs With Speed (Video Recap)

Get pumped for Day 2 of the 2016 SEC Championships with a highlight reel of the first day.

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Niagara University’s Got Team Spirit (Video)

Watch the season-recapping video littered with the purple and white to get a sense of the Purple Eagles squad team spirit that fueled them throughout the year.

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FINA Visits Windsor As Costs Of 2016 Short Course World C’Ships Loom

Last week a FINA delegation, including Executive Director Cornel Marculescu, was on-site touring the venues slated to host the 2016 FINA World Short Course Championships later this year.

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Encore Presentations Highlight Last Day Of Global Swimming Summit

Catch the Global Swimming Summit’s most popular talks via today’s encore presentation.

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02/15/16 In Briefs: Australia Updates, Tokyo 2020 Logo, Williston Club

Get your dose of global headlines in this edition of In Briefs.

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Aggressive Anti-Doping Protocol Targets Swimming’s Top Athletes

An aggressive new testing approach will target the best athletes within the sport of swimming in the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games.

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Catch Marrit Steenbergen’s 100 and 200 Freestyle Race Videos

Watch 16-year-old Marrit Steenbergen put up 2 new Dutch Age Records this past weekend.

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Singapore’s Danny Yeo Suffers Setback With Dengue Fever

World Cup silver medalist Danny Yeo has just been diagnosed with dengue fever, the illness carried by mosquitoes, which leads to such symptoms as severe headache, joint pain and muscle pain.

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Schooling’s Cap Added To Singapore’s Sporting Time Capsule

Singaporean butterfly king Joseph Schooling is entering a new chapter in his nation’s sporting history.

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Rise And Grind With Georgetown Swimming (Video)

Get motivated to hit the gym and the pool by watching how the Georgetown men and women get it done.

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