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Italy’s Ceccon Hits 200 Free Personal Best At Luxembourg Euro Meet

Versatile Thomas Ceccon of Italy hit a big-time personal best in the men’s 200m freestyle to capture gold at the Luxembourg Euro Meet.

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Olympic Champion Van Rouwendaal Set To Take On Midmar Mile

Dutch Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal is headed to the 50th edition of the Midmar Mile taking place in South Africa next month.

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Tunisian Olympic Champ Ahmed Hafnaoui Likes Competing in the US

In his first official race since moving from Tunisia to Indiana, 2020 Olympic champion Ahmed Hafnaoui put on a strong performance in the men’s 800 free

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Rebecca Meder Collects 4 Golds At South African Grand Prix #1

National record holder Rebecca Meder raced in her first meet after Melbourne, cleaning up at the South African Grand Prix #1.

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2022 Swammy Awards: African Coach of the Year – Rocco Meiring

Meiring led the likes of Pieter Coetze, Tatjana Schoenmaker, Kaylene Corbett and Erin Gallagher to international success in 2022.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Comeback Award – Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania

Ruta Meilutyte was intentional in her comeback to swimming, and it paid off with gold medals and a new World Record in Melbourne to end the year.

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2022 Swammy Awards: African Female Swimmer of the Year – Lara van Niekerk

Having turned 19 years old in May of this year, van Niekerk broke out onto the world stage in a big way this year. 

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2022 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year – Chad le Clos

Chad le Clos made a mid-year change and came roaring back to life at the Short Course World Championships in December, swimming a lifetime best in the event that made him famous.

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Chad le Clos 2.0 Moving Forward: “The Dream is to be Olympic Champion Again”

le Clos is not only predicting podium finishes in the world champs to come but PBs at the Paris Olympic Games as well.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2023

Newly-minted short course world champion Kyle Chalmers has historically competed at the South Australian State Championships slated for late January.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: 14 World Records Broken In All

Catch up on day six action with our daily digest while also getting the grand total on World Records and World Junior Records broken in Melbourne.

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Chad le Clos Targeting Ryan Lochte’s Record for Most SCW Titles in 2024

Chad le Clos has his sights set on catching Ryan Lochte’s record of 14 individual titles at the next Short Course World Championships. 

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2022 Short Course World Championships: U.S. Finishes On Top Of Overall Medal Table

The United States has something to celebrate as the nation topped the overall medal table with the conclusion of the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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Lara Van Niekerk Lowers Her Own 50 Breast African Record En Route to Silver Medal

South Africa’s Lara van Niekerk lowered her own 50 breast African record on her way to picking up her first career SC Worlds medal.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Day Six Prelims Live Recap

The last day of prelims at the 2022 Short Course World Championships is set to see long course World Record holder David Popovici of Romania in action.

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