Africa

2023 Mare Nostrum Barcelona: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey took the top seed in the women’s 100m free today in Barcelona. We’ll see what she can produce in tonight’s finals.

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Michael Andrew Snares Two Top Seeds During Day One Prelims Of Mare Nostrum Barcelona

American Olympic medalist Michael Andrew topped the men’s 50m breast and the 50m free during day one heats of the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour stop in Barcelona.

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Lydia Jacoby, Thomas Ceccon & Ruta Meilutyte Entered In Mare Nostrum Barcelona

Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby of the United States is entered in the second stop of the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour in Barcelona.

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2023 Mare Nostrum – Canet: Day 2 Prelims Recap

In this morning’s prelims session, American star Michael Andrew led the way in the men’s 50 breast with a 27.52.

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Masse & Coetze Notch 100 Back Meet Records To Close Out Acropolis Swim Open

South Africa’s Pieter Coetze clocked a time of 52.96, a new meet record, en route to winning 100m back gold on the final night of Acropolis Swim Open action.

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Matt Sates Rips 1:56.34 Personal Best In 200 Fly, Hits QT For Fukuoka

While competing at the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open Matt Sates of South Africa produced a big-time personal best en route to winning the men’s 200m fly.

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Coetze & Masse Hit Acropolis Open Records While Andrew Wins 50 Breaststroke

Kylie Masse of Canada won the women’s 50m back event in a time of 27.97 on day two of the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Greece.

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Coetze Clocks Two Meet Records, Andrew Scores 50 Fly Win On Day 1 Of Acropolis Swim Open

American Olympian Michael Andrew topped the men’s 50m fly field to open the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Greece this evening.

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Gabon Found Non-Compliant By WADA, Will Be Required To Compete Under Neutral Flag

The non-compliance comes as a result of the Gabon NADO failing to implement the 2021 version of the WADA Code fully within its legal system.

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Tendo Mukalazi, Jesse Ssengonzi Combine for 4 Ugandan National Records

Swimming on opposite ends of the world, a pair of 20-year-old Ugandans combined to take down four national records over the past two weeks. 

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High-Level International Meets For May 2023

We may see World Record holder Kaylee McKeown compete at the Sydney Open later this month as the high-level international meet calendar for May is published.

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Le Clos ‘Confident’ He Can Win 100 Fly At 2024 Olympic Games

Chad Le Clos on his 100m fly performance this past weekend, “Now we try and win this race next year at the Olympic Games. Now I’m confident I can win.

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Price’s Passion: South African Dean Price’s Life in Swimming

An inside look at the career of Dean Prcie, Swimming South Africa’s longtime high performance manager.

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Pieter Coetze Clocks 1:56.66 To Complete Trifecta Of Backstroke Wins In South Africa

Cal commit Pieter Coetze completed the backstroke treble at the South African National Championships, capturing 200m back gold in 1:56.66 this evening.

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Van Niekerk Nails 29.78 50 Breast, Le Clos & Sates Qualify For Worlds In 100 Fly

Lara van Niekerk clocked the world’s first sub-30 second 50m breast in the world this season, snagging gold in 29.78 at the South African Championships.

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