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Hear From The Big Winners On Night One Of 2024 Australian Trials

“It definitely takes that little bit of added pressure off, I think knowing I’m going to Paris now,” says Australia most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon.

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9 Aussie Swimmers Make Paris 2024 Cuts On Day One Of Olympic Trials

Check out the athletes who made the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Times on day one of the 2024 Australian Trials in Brisbane.

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All The Links You Need For The 2024 Australian Olympic Trials

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown is set to be in action on day one of the 2024 Australian Olympic Trials, contesting the women’s 200m IM event.

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Israel Announces 11-Strong OLY Roster With European Championships Serving As Last-Chance

20-year-old Anastasia Gorbenko is currently ranked 5th in the world in the women’s 400m IM, one of her 4 individual events for Paris.

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Retirements: Japan’s Olympic Medalist Masato Sakai & World Champion Kanako Watanabe

2016 Olympic silver medalist Masato Sakai and 2015 world champion Kanako Watanabe, both of Japan, have decided to hang up their goggles.

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Records Fall & Israeli Roster Grows At Olympic Trials

Check out the progress being made at the 2024 Israeli Olympic Trials, including a notable victory by Aviv Barzelay in the women’s 200m back.

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials Previews: The Holes

Australia has some potential holes at next week’s Olympic Trials, with both the men’s and women’s sides needing an athlete to step up and fill the gap.

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South African Breaststroker Lara Van Niekerk Out Of Paris 2024

South African national record holder Lara van Niekerk will miss the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris due to circumstances ‘outside of her control.’

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2024 Mare Nostrum – Monaco: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Olympic champion Kristof Milak is in the hunt for more Mare Nostrum hardware, claiming the top seed in the men’s 100m fly for tonight’s main event.

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2024 Mare Nostrum Barcelona: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Olympic champion and world record holder Kristof Milak (HUN) dove in twice on day 2 of the 2024 Mare Nostrum – Barcelona, racing the 100m free and 200m fly.

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Popovici Punches 1:44.74 Season-Best 200 Free, Overtakes Biedermann’s Mare Nostrum Record

19-year-old David Popovici ripped a new season-best of 1:44.74 to overtake Paul Biedermann’s Mare Nostrum Tour Record en route to topping the podium.

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Gorbenko Slices More Time Off Newly-Minted Israeli National Record In 200 IM

20-year-old Anastasia Gorbenko is on fire, lowering her own days-old Israeli national record in the women’s 200m IM to a big-time 2:08.55.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2024

The month of June is just about upon us which means we have the U.S. Olympic Trials, Australian Olympic Trials and the European Championships on the docket.

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2024 AP Race International Day 2: Wellbrock, Corbeau & Kohler Grab Gold

Dutch Olympic qualifier Caspar Corbeau raced his way to gold in the 200m breaststroke on the penultimate night of action at the 2024 AP Race International.

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2024 Irish Olympic Trials Conclude With 5 Athletes Qualified for Paris

22-year-old Ellen Walshe qualified for both the 200m IM and 400m IM for this summer’s Olympic Games. Check out the other Irish Olympic qualifiers.

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