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2023 World Cup Athens Day 2 Prelims: Aussie Simpson In The 100 Free Spotlight

Australian Cody Simpson earned silver last night the 100m fly and will try to upgrade to gold in the 100m free, owning the top seed in 48.99 out of the heats.

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2023 World Cup Athens Day 1 Prelims Recap: Clash Of The Women’s 50 Free Titans

World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom looks primed to repeat her 50m freestyle gold medal-worthy performance from the first stop of the World Cup series.

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United States, Host Nation Greece Beef Up Rosters For 2023 World Cup In Athens

U23 Championships gold medalist Stergios-Marios Bilas is among the host nation swimmers expected to race at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Athens.

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2023 World Cup Berlin Day 2 Prelims Recap: Zhang & Sjostrom To Face-Off In 50 Fly

Zhang Yufei of China is coming off a monster Asian Games and the Olympic champion holds the top seed in the women’s 50m fly in Berlin.

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2023 World Cup Berlin Day 1 Prelims Recap: Hello Cate Campbell

Aussie Cate Campbell beat out Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden to take the top seed in the women’s 50m freestyle in Berlin this morning.

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Swimming South Africa Opens Another High-Performance Academy In Pretoria

Swimming South Africa recently revealed the launch of a new high-performance academy in Pretoria, located at Garsfontein High School.

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High-Level International Meets For October 2023

David Curtiss will be among the U.S. contingent headed to Santiago, Chile to race at the 2023 Pan American Games set for October.

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2023 Swimming World Cup Series Will Live Stream on YouTube

Kristof Milak is expected to make his return to racing in October at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Berlin, Germany.

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7-Time Olympic Medalist Kirsty Coventry Re-Appointed Sports Minister of Zimbabwe

Retired swimmer Kirsty Coventry, who owns 7 of the 8 Olympic medals in Zimbabwe’s history, was re-appointed the country’s Minister of Sport this month.

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Chad Le Clos Using World Cup Series As Momentum Springboard

“These world cups are important for me to get the momentum back for next year February and of course July,” says South African Olympic champion Chad Le Clos.

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Pristina, Kosovo Awarded 2030 Mediterranean Games

The 2030 Mediterranean Games have been awarded to Kosovo’s capital of Pristina, as decided by the ICMG earlier this month.

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Stampede at Indian Ocean Island Games Opening Ceremony Claims 12 Lives

The swimming portion of the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games was tragically overshadowed by a deadly stampede during the opening ceremony that took 12 lives.

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How To Watch the 2023 World Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel

2022 World Championship bronze medalist Leah Hayes leads Team USA into next week’s World Junior Swimming Championships in Israel.

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High-Level International Meets For September 2023

Daniel Diehl will be among the United States swimmers headed to Netanya, Israel for the 2023 World Junior Championships.

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Coetze Claims Backstroke Double At South African SC Championships

Cal commit Pieter Coetze followed up his U23 Championships hardware haul with more gold at the South African Short Course Championships.

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