Articles by Lydia Ferrari Kehoe

Ireland Down National Records in Women’s and Men’s 4×100 Free Relays

A host of nations downed their respective national records mark in the prelims of the 4×100 free relays, including two records from Ireand

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Pellegrini Out of 50 Free, Ottesen Out of 100 Fly Prelims on Day 1 of Europeans

A number of notable scratches have been identified, including Jeanette Ottesen from the 100 fly and Italian Federica Pellegrini from the 50 free

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Russia Top Artistic Swimming Medal Table After Successful Europeans

A total of 15 medals saw Russia coming away with the highest tally as the artistic swimming leg of the European Championships comes to a close

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Olympic Round-Up: 60% of Japanese Want to Cancel, PM Says ‘Safe Games Possible’

A recent survey showed that 60% of Japanese people want to see the games cancelled, while the Japanese Prime Minister has said a ‘safe’ games is ‘possible’

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Zhang Yufei Swims 55.73 in 100 Fly Final, Slots in as #6 All-Time Performance

23-year-old Zhang Yufei fired off a 55.73 in the 100m fly final at the Chinese OLY Trials, a time that ranks as the #6 performance of all time

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Irish Record for Olympic Qualifier Daniel Wiffen on Final Day of Racing

Another Irish senior record from Daniel Wiffen closed the curtain on Olympic trials action in Dublin, with four swimmers now with OLY consideration times

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Lanza, Mota Tie With 52.45 in 100 Fly Prelims; de Deus Posts PB in Same Event

The men’s 100 fly is shaping up to be an exciting final after Lanza and Mota came within half a second of the Olympic qualifying time in the prelims

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2021 Brazilian Olympic Trials – Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Georgia Tech’s Caio Pumputis (pictured) will by vying for Olympic qualification in the men’s 200 IM after cruising this morning’s prelims race

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Irish Time Trials Held Behind Closed Doors Show ‘Encouraging Results’

The time trials delivered some promising results across the board for Ireland’s elite, with more edging closer to those all-important FINA ‘A’ cuts

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Leon Marchand Downs Own French National Record In 400 IM

The 18-year-old Frenchman has been in fine form this weekend while racing in Marseille – here downing the 400 IM national record mark to take gold

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Wattel Takes Women’s 100 Free Showdown; Second National Record For Ponti

Marie Wattel took gold in the women’s 100m freestyle in Marseille, while Noe Ponti lowered his own Swiss national record mark twice in one day

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Black Swimming Association Reveals Three-Year Strategy On First Anniversary

UK-based charity the Black Swimming Association has unveiled its three-year strategy on what was the first anniversary of the organisation’s foundation.

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Prime Minister Issues Dates for Re-Opening of British Pools

The reopening of venues will see a return to club training for U18’s sooner than adults who will have to wait an extra 5 weeks (pictured: Luke Greenbank)

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Select Athletes Only to Compete in Replacement Irish National Team Trials

The Irish National Team Trials will replace the formerly slated 2021 Irish Open Swimming Championships, with only select Performance athletes invited to race

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India, The Phillipines, Lithuania, Denmark Say Tokyo Hopefuls Will Get Vaccine

The news comes as the ongoing debate surrounding vaccination for athletes and staff headed to Tokyo becomes more of a political hot-button

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