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Flynn Southam Seals Up 200 Free Victory To Close QLD Medal Shots Prep Meet

18-year-old World Championships gold medalist Flynn Southam earned 200m free gold on day 2 of the Queensland Medal Shots Prep Meet.

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Pilato & Ceccon Continue Win Streaks At Nico Sapio

Check out how Italy’s Benedetta Pilato performed on day two of the 2023 Nico Sapio Trophy which is taking place in Genoa, Italy.

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Emma McKeon Earns Queensland’s Young Australian Of The Year Award

Australian Emma McKeon has earned another accolade on her already-stunning resume, earning Queensland’s Young Australian of the Year.

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Japan Continues Down Stiff Qualification Time Path For 2024 Olympic Games

Japan has just released the selection criteria for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and the qualifying times are indeed tough.

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Cameron McEvoy Checks In With 22.23 50 Free Victory At QLD Prep Meet

World champion Cameron McEvoy of Australia competed on day one of the Queensland Prep Meet #2, winning the 50m free in 22.23.

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Thomas Ceccon Scares Italian Record In SCM 200 IM At Nico Sapio

Versatile Thomas Ceccon clocked a new lifetime best of 1:51.90 to win the men’s 200m IM on night one of the 2023 Nico Sapio Trophy.

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Daniel Wiffen Earns Ireland’s Performance Athlete Of The Year Award

European Record holder Daniel Wiffen took home Performance Athlete of the Year honors at this year’s Swim Ireland Awards.

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Ceccon, Detti & Pilato Spearhead Loaded Italian Contingent For Nico Sapio

World Record holder Thomas Ceccon is heading up a robust Italian roster set to compete this weekend at the 2023 Nico Sapio Trophy.

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Kaylee McKeown Bound For Breaststroke In Brisbane

Olympic backstroking champion Kaylee McKeown is entered in the 50m/100m breaststroke events for this weekend’s Queensland Medal Shots Prep Meet.

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Victor Johansson Of Sweden Ranks #1 In SCM 400 & 800 Freestyle

25-year-old Victor Johansson of Sweden logged a new national record en route to winning the men’s 800m free in Finland over the weekend.

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Richards & Guy Spar At Swim England Southwest Regional Championships

Olympic teammates Matthew Richards and James Guy of Great Britain dueled across several events on their home turf of Millfield.

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14-Yr-Old Amelie Blocksidge Takes Down SCM 1500 Free British Junior Record From 1985

14-year-old Amelie Blocksidge took down a British Junior Record over the weekend, one which had been on the books for 38 years.

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Chalmers, Temple & Dekkers Among Aussies Headed To Japan Open

Olympic and world champion Kyle Chalmers heads up a strong Australian contingent entered in the 2023 Japan Open which begins at the end of November.

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Kawamoto, Soma & Taniguchi Log Wins At Tokyo Invitational

Read up on the top races from the 2023 Tokyo Swimming Center Invitational which wrapped up over the weekend as a prelude to next month’s Japan Open.

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Charlotte Bonnet Becomes First Swimmer To Win Six Times In Bolzano

28-year-old French Olympian Charlotte Bonnet made Bolzano meet history by becoming the first-ever swimmer to win six events.

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