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Meyer and Shmitova Earn Mountain West Swimmer/Diver of the Week

San Diego State’s McKenna Meyer and Nevada’s Toma Shmitova honored.

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Atlanta Classic Day 3 Finals: Race Videos

Take a look at Elizabeth Beisel’s 200 back win and many others on the last day of competition at the 2016 Atlanta Classic Swim Meet.

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Atlanta Classic Day 3: Prelims Live Recap

Maya DiRado (above) will once again double up on the 200 IM, 200 back in the last morning session of the Atlanta Classic.

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Atlanta Classic Day 2 Finals: Race Videos

Watch the Day 2 Finals race videos to witness Nathan Adrian’s 21.93 50 free and several other swimming stars here at the Atlanta Classic Swim Meet.

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Clovis West Sweeps Girls, Boys CIF Central Division I Championships

The Clovis West Swimming and Diving teams swept the girls and boys competition to finish as CIF Central Section Division I Champions.

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CIF Central Division I High Schools Split Prelims

After Friday’s prelims, Clovis, Clovis West, and Buchanan High Schools are all vying for points going into the second day of competition at the CIF Central Swimming and Diving Championships.

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Atlanta Classic Day 1 Finals: Race Videos

Browse through the Atlanta Classic Day 1 Finals race videos to sample the action at the McAuley Aquatic Center.

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IPC European Championships Close Out With 28 World Records

The world record count at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships rose to 28 on Saturday (7 May), as marks fell to Uraine’s Oksana Khrul and Russia’s Valeriia Shabalina on the closing night of competition in Funchal, Portugal.

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Belarus’ Boki En Route To 200 IM Gold In IPC Euros Day 7 Prelims

Belarusian Ihar Boki is the firm favourite to leave the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships as the most decorated swimmer after winning his men’s 200m individual medley SM13 heat on the final day of competition (7 May) in Funchal, Portugal.

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IPC European Championships: Day 7 Preview

The concluding day of competition at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, will see home favourite David Grachat swim for glory in the much anticipated men’s 400m freestyle S9.

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Mereshko Reclaims S6 400 Free WR in IPC Euros Day 6 Finals

On Friday Mereshko pushed herself once again, shaving exactly four seconds off the world best, touching in at 5:14.69 to add another chapter to the gripping rivalry.

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Belarus, Ukraine Vying For Gold In IPC Euros Day 6 Prelims

Belarusian Ihar Boki and Ukraine’s Dmytro Vynohradets headlined the heats at the IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Friday (6 May), placing themselves in pole position to take their fifth and sixth golds respectively in Funchal, Portugal.

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IPC European Championships: Day 6 Preview

With just two days remaining of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships, the last major event ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, swimmers will be looking to secure their places in the record books.

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Brazil’s Dias Takes S5 50 Back World Record In IPC Euros Day 5 Finals

Brazil’s 10-time Paralympic champion Daniel Dias broke his own 50m backstroke S5 world record at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships on Thursday (5 May), showing the world that he is still the man to beat at his home Paralympic Games this Septembd

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Ukraine’s Savtsova Breaks S6 50 Free World Record During IPC Euros Day 5 Prelims

Ukraine’s Viktoriia Savtsova was in world record breaking form in the women’s 50m freestyle S6 heats on Thursday (5 May), lowering the best of her world and European champion teammate Yelyzaveta Mereshko in Funchal, Portugal.

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