Africa

Bring Backstroke to Kenya and Improve Cognitive Skills

Bringing sports to the children of Eldoret and surrounding areas in Kenya can have a dramatic effect on their lives.

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Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 1

Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?

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2018 Mediterranean Games Conclude By Rattling World Rankings

The 2018 Mediterranean Games wrapped up with a historic men’s 50m freestyle, another gold by Mireia Belmonte and a dominant victory by Gregorio Paltrinieri.

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Tarragona: Gkolomeev, Sahnoune & Khalafalla All Drop 50 Free Monsters

The top 3 finishers in tonight’s 50m freestyle at the 2018 Mediterranean Games all threw down new national records, including gold medalist Kristian Gkolomeev of Greece.

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Algeria’s Oussama Sahnoune Clocks 48.00 100 Free In Tarragona

Meet Algeria’s Oussama Sahnoune, the man who just clocked the world’s 6th fastest 100m freestyle time this season.

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2018 Mediterranean Games Day 2: Paltrinieri Cranks Out 14:46

The reigning Olympic and world champion in the men’s 1500m freestyle, Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy, exerted his dominance over the field on night 2 of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.

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2018 Mediterranean Games Day 1: Quadarella Leads Italian Charge

Simona Quadarella helped kick-off the Italians’ siege on the medal table through night 1 of the 2018 Mediterranean Games.

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Olympic Runner Challenges New IAAF Testosterone Rules

Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has requested a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturning new testosterone rules implemented by the international athletics federation.

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Chad le Clos Beats Laszlo Cseh Again in Italy

Chad le Clos beat Laszlo Cseh for the 2nd time in 2 days in Italy.

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Egyptian Record Holder Marwan El-Kamash Leaving Indiana Pro Group

El-Kamash’s visa expired, forcing him to leave the Indiana training group.

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Chad le Clos Out-Duels Laszlo Cseh in 100 Fly in Italy

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Egyptian Swimmer Banned after Positive Test for Testosterone

Mohamed Waleed was a regular finalist at the Egyptian National Championships, even as a teenager.

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Cameron van der Burgh Plans To Retire After 2020 Olympic Games

Two-time Olympic medalist Cameron van der Burgh plans on retiring after the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Olympic Champ Chad le Clos is Looking for a New Assistant Coach

Chad le Clos is looking for a new assistant coach in 2018.

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Podcast: Jason Dunford “Makes the Jump” from Olympian to Entrepreneur

This week, Olympic finalist Jason Dunford appeared on the podcast When to Jump, discussing his swimming career and his transition into entrepreneurship.

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