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2025 World Championship Previews: Qin Haiyang Aims To Retake The 50 Breaststroke Throne

China’s Qin Haiyang won three World Championship breaststroke titles in 2023, but his 2024 season was less successful in long course.

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Swimming Portion of LA 2028 Olympics Will Remain at 9 Days; Will Award Final Games Medals

Los Angeles 2028 organizers celebrated three years out of the start of the Olympic Games this week by announcing the sport-by-sport schedule.

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2025 Water Polo World Champs Day 3: #3 U.S. Women Defeat #2 Netherlands To Lead Group B

The red, white, and blue pushed passed the Dutch women to take the lead in Group B, putting them on track for a quarterfinal spot

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2025 Worlds Water Polo Day 2: Montenegro Men Pull Off Upset Against Greece

Men’s water polo competition got underway in Singapore today. In the first round of play, the Montenegrin men pulled off an upset against Greece

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Hungary Women’s Win Against Greece Highlights Water Polo World Championships Day 1

In a re-match from the 2025 World Cup final, Hungary bested Greece this time around. Several other high-ranked teams enjoyed dominant wins.

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2025 World Championship Previews: Douglass and Chikunova Face Off in 200 Breaststroke

The women’s 200 breaststroke is shaping up to be a battle between Olympic Champion Kate Douglass and World Record Holder Evgenia Chikunova.

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South Africa Pauses 2036 Summer Olympic Games Bid

The 2036 Summer Olympic Games have one less bidder as the nation of South Africa has officially paused its hosting campaign.

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The Data Tipping Point: Why Swimming Will Never Be the Same Again

The documentary – Swimming’s Moneyball – released this month, captures a quiet revolution that’s gaining pace in pools around the world.

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eo’s Jaimie Fuller on the Integrity Wall, Enhanced Games, and Swimming’s Moneyball Revolution

Fuller and eo have just launched the Integrity Wall, taking dead aim at the Enhanced Games. It’s a bold stance in a sport that has a complicated…

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Olympic Gold Medalists Among Candidates for World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee

Olympic gold medalist Wang Shun of China is one of 25 swimmers nominated for 10 spots on the AQUA Athletes’ Committee; 2025 Worlds participants are eligible to vote.

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Why Tatjana Smith “Deserves To Be There”

Smith’s details the emotional rollercoaster that came from winning Olympic gold and retiring from the sport within one week in the summer of 2024.

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Pieter Coetze Leads Chad Le Clos-Less South African Worlds Roster

Pieter Coetze, bronze medalist in the men’s 200m back from Doha, leads the South African squad headed to Singapore later this month.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2025

Olympic multi-medalist David Popovici of Romania is headed to the World Championships, the highest-profile meet on the July agenda.

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Judge Rules In Favor Of SA Water Polo In Lawsuit From Swimming SA

Swimming South Africa was seeking a cease-and-desist application against South Africa Water Polo to stop it from existing.

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World Aquatics Enacts New Bylaw Barring Enhanced Games Participants From AQUA Events

Without naming the Enhanced Games specifically, World Aquatics says that it will bar from its events individuals who participate in any capacity in events that promote doping.

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