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Beyond The Lane Lines: ‘BRB, I Need To Go To Swim Practice’

Baby news, generational Olympians and a 10-year-old swimming book author highlight the latest edition of ‘Beyond the Lane Lines.’

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2018 FINA World Cup Cluster 2 Kicks Off With Bigger Fields

Kelsi Dahlia is among the Americans set to compete at the next FINA World Cup stop in Eindhoven, starting on September 28th.

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Van Niekerk Completes Breaststroke Sweep At CANA Championships

South African Lara van Niekerk completed the breaststroke sweep at the CANA Swimming & Open Water Championships.

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2018 FINA World Cup Doha Day 1: Andrew Produces Another Sub-52 100 Fly

Michael Andrew took gold in the men’s 100m fly tonight in Doha, registering the 3rd fastest time of his young career.

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Sparse Swimmers Meant Only 5 Races In AM Of Day 1 Doha World Cup

Several events had 8 or fewer participants on day 1 in Doha, which meant prelims were unnecessary. Michael Andrew’s races too place, however, with the American claiming 2 top seeds.

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Gallagher, Samy Hit The Ground Running To Open CANA Championships

Erin Gallagher has piled up five medals through two days of the 2018 CANA Championships.

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2018 FINA World Cup – Doha Kicks Off On Thursday

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Russia’s Vlad Morozov lead the overall money standings through the first stop of the first cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup Series. Doha begins on Thursday of this week.

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Watch Select Race Videos From 2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3

Watch 3 of the big races that took place in Kazan tonight in the last session of the first World Cup stop.

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2018 FINA World Cup Day 3 Finals: Pieroni Upgrades To Gold

Blake Pieroni made things happen tonight in the 200m free, while Sarah Sjostrom, Anton Chupkov and Andrii Govorov wreaked havoc on the World Cup Record standings.

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2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3 Prelims: Govorov Lurking

Ukrainian World Record holder Andrii Govorov is looking to erase the World Cup Record in the 50m fly, already coming within .05 of the mark this morning.

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Watch Michael Andrew Take Down Chad Le Clos In 100 Fly

American Michael Andrew has been on a tear in Kazan, making his mark on the first stop of the 2018 World Cup series.

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2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 2 Finals: Efimova Is Automatic

Russia’s Yuliya Efimova looked at ease in tonight’s 100m breast, clocking a time that was within striking distance of what she produced at this year’s European Championships.

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2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 2 Prelims: Andrew Snags 2 Top Seeds

Michael Andrew continued his speedy ways in Kazan, taking two top seeds on day 2.

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Olympian Kirsty Coventry Appointed Zimbabwe’s Minister Of Sport

Kirsty Coventry has been named Minister of Sport of Zimbabwe.

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IOC Supports Senegal to Host 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games

Of the 4 finalists to host the 2022 Summer Youth Olympic Games, which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is intent…

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