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Hagino & Ohashi Rush Home To Japan From Spain Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Japanese swimmers currently at a high-altitude training camp in Spain are quickly returning home in the midst of Spain’s state of emergency declaration.

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Your Guide To All Of The International Olympic Swimming Trial Meet Changes

There hasn’t been an hour gone by without a meet or event being cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus. Get the big-picture view of it all here.

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Japanese IM Queen Yui Ohashi Adds 200 Fly To Her Olympic Trials Lineup

Yui Ohashi is the expected 200m IM and 400m IM top contender at Japan’s Olympic Trials, but she’ll be trying the 200m fly on for size as well.

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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Of Olympic Aquatics Centre Postponed Due To Coronavirus

The ribbon-cutting ceremony to formally open the Tokyo Aquatics Centre has been delayed due to the worldwide COVID-19 outbreak.

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Japan Swim (Olympic Trials) Will Be Held Without Fans, Reduced Schedule

Check out the latest on the Japanese Olympic Trials meet, in terms of how and when it will be held in light of the coronavirus.

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Kushagra Rawat Achieves Olympic “B” Cut, Breaks Indian Record In 400 Free

Kushagra Rawat broke the Indian National Record at the New South Wales Championships in the men’s 400 freestyle, clocking 3:52.75.

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Chalmers, Campbell Sisters Head To NSW C’ships To Respond To USA’s Des Moines

At NSW Open C’ships, the Aussies will look to respond to several world-leading times thrown down by Americans recently at the Pro Swim Series in Des Moines.

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Hagino Eyes Comeback By Entering Both IMs, 200 Free At JPN Olympic Trials

2016 Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino is slated to swim both IM events, in addition to the 200m free at the 2020 Japan Swim.

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Aussie Coach Denis Cotterell Changes Tune After Sun Yang 8-Year Ban

Sun Yang’s longtime Aussie Coach Denis Cotterell says he does not support his now-former swimmer’s intention to appeal his 8-year ban.

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ISL Season 2: DC Trident’s Top Scorer Siobhan Haughey Joins Energy Standard

Hong Kong record holder Siobhan Haughey is changing up International Swimming League (ISL) squads for season 2, which begins post-Olympics.

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2020 Olympic Update: Tokyo Aquatics Centre Now Complete

The Tokyo Aquatics Centre is complete, per 2020 Olympic Games organizers. Now if the Olympics themselves can just stay on schedule.

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Japanese Swimmer Hiromasa Fujimori Loses Doping Appeal at CAS

Fujimori, who was 4th in the 200 IM at the 2016 Olympic Games, will serve a 2 year suspension that expires at the end of 2020.

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CAS Publishes Full Sun Yang Decision Document, Criticizes Sun’s Lack of Remorse

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has released its full decision document from the high-profile Sun Yang case, which sentenced an 8-year suspension.

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February Racing In Review: Men’s World Rankings Shake-Ups

Refresh yourself on the big international swims from February as we take a look at how the men’s world rankings were affected.

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Water Meets The Future: Fukuoka 2021 World C’ships Hype Video

The 2020 Olympic Games are almost upon us, which means that the 2021 World Championships taking place in Fukuoka, Japan are also on the horizon.

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