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Aussie’s Kareena Lee Collapses After 10k, Pulls Out of 25k in Kazan

Swimming Australia has withdrawn one of its open water swimmers from her remaining event at the 2015 FINA World Championships….

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Michael Phelps Says His Goals are “Non-Stop”; Describes Perfect Race

Phelps talks to Doha GOALS conference attendees about what drives him to excellence in and out of the pool.

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GBR’s Halsall “Gets Stacked”, Ready for Worlds

British speedster, Fran Halsall, may look a little different walking on the Kazan pool deck for the 2015 FINA World Championships…

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Olympian Markus Rogan Seeking Overhaul of Austrian Swimming Fed

Two-time Olympic silver medalist for Austria, Markus Rogan, now retired from the sport, seeks to resolve his country’s corruption and financial woes rampant in its federation’s operations.

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GBR’s Jaz Carlin Drops 1500m from Worlds; On Track for 400m and 800m

Jazmin Carlin (Great Britain) has reduced her 2015 Worlds schedule to contest just the 800m and 400m freestyle events.

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Hosszu Enters Monster Seven-Event Schedule at 2015 World Championships

Hungarian weapon of chlorine destruction, Katinka Hosszu, has entered a total of seven individual events in Kazan.

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Jimmy Feigen Joins SwimMAC Elite

Jimmy Feigen is heading east, to train alongside Ryan Lochte at SwimMAC Elite.

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Psych Sheets Released for Inaugural “Futures” Championships

Psych sheets for 2 of the 3 “Futures Championships” are now available.

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Official Who DQ’d the ‘Thorpedo’ Speaks Out on Controversial Ordeal

Remembering when Ian Thorpe was disqualified at the 2004 Australian Olympic Trials, the official who made the call speaks publicly on the incident.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets of the Week: Croatia, Alligators, Anderson

Wanna see University of Florida Gator Caeleb Dressel, um, flex?? Check out #3 on this week’s Top Ten Tweets list.

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Ross Murdoch Battled Mono, Back on Track for Potential Kazan Gold

As the 2015 FINA World Championships are fast-approaching, the British breaststroking contingent is as poised as ever to make a…

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Final Day of Portuguese Open Nats Brings Down One More Junior Record

The 2015 Portuguese Open Nationals concluded today from Coimbra, but not without yet another junior record falling during the final…

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Spanish Superstar Mireia Belmonte Drops Out of World Championships

Spanish powerhouse Mireia Belmonte confirmed this morning that she has pulled out of the 2015 FiNA World Championships.

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Denmark’s Ipsen Clocks 400m Free PB at 2015 Portuguese Open Nats

Anton Ipsen (Denmark) logged a new personal best on his way to the 400m freestyle victory in Coimbra, Portugal.

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Michael Andrew Posts Sub-53 100 Fly at Missouri Valley LC Champs

With his performance tonight, Michael Andrew is now just .07 off of Justin Lynch’s men’s 15-16 NAG record in the 100m butterfly.

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