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Cameron Van der Burgh Captures 50th FINA World Cup Victory

Breaststroke specialist Cameron Van der Burgh joined an elite club of FINA World Cup event winners this week after he won…

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2016 FINA World Cup: Ottesen Makes Moves With 2 Golds on Moscow Day 1

Danish sprinter Jeanette Ottesen matched her day 1 success from the previous meet in Berlin, pulling in double gold today. Ottesen upstaged the field with a 55.80 in the 100 fly before cracking 24 seconds to win the 50 free in 23.96.

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WATCH: All Race Videos From The 2016 FINA World Cup Stop In Berlin

Check out the record-breaking action here, where we’ve included all of the race videos from the Berlin stop of the 2016 FINA World Cup that have been uploaded to FINA’s YouTube channel.

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Chad le Clos: It was amazing with Michael, Laszlo on the podium, Video

FINA World Cup – Berlin Tuesday, August 30 – Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Berlin, Germany – Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im…

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VIDEO: Chad le Clos Press Conference, 2016 Berlin World Cup

Video capture courtesy of Daniela Kapser / Video edit courtesy of Coleman Hodges Video capture courtesy of Daniela Kapser / Video edit courtesy of Coleman Hodges…

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Watch: Chad Le Clos Pre-Meet Press Conference At Chartres World Cup

Chad Le Clos spoke to the media prior to the first stop of the World Cup beginning in Chartres, FRA.

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16 Swimmers Will Carry Nations’ Flags in Closing Ceremonies

While not as widely recognized as those that open the bi-annual event, every Olympic Games ends with a parade of…

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Kirsty Coventry Wraps Busy Olympics With Medals and Flag

Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry, one of her country’s most accomplished athletes in any sport, will wrap up a busy two weeks…

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Rio Olympics from an Athlete’s Perspective with Calvyn Justus (Video)

Take a front row seat as the South African Olympic team’s resident Youtuber Calvyn Justus brings us along on his Rio Olympic experience.

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It’s Good to Be Young: How the Top Juniors Fared in Rio

Teenagers Canadian Penny Oleksiak and Australian Kyle Chalmers both walked away from Rio with a gold around their necks…

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Olympic Open Water Swimming Starts Monday (PREVIEW)

American Jordan Wilimovsky has a breakout 2015 that included the World title in the open water 10k. Now he’ll try and do it again for Olympic gold.

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Coventry and Salnikov Make Strange Bedfellows in Olympic Awards Ceremony

Coventry, an athlete representative for WADA and the IOC who competed for Zimbabwe at these Games, was paired with Vladimir Salnikov, head of the Russian Swimming Federation and member of FINA, in tonight’s medal ceremony.

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Africa Recap: Le Clos, Coventry, and Tandy Qualify for Finals

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro Prelims – 9:00 a.m/12:00 p.m…

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Kirsty Coventry Racing for One More Olympic Swim on Thursday

2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Swimming: August 6-13 Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Barra Olympic Park, Rio de Janeiro…

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Chad Le Clos Reportedly Dropping Medley Relay To Focus On 100 Fly

Chad Le Clos has reportedly dropped the medley relay in order to focus on the men’s 100 fly final.

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