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At Least 19 Nations, Including Oman, Confirmed for Pan Pacs

The United States returns just one individual gold medalist from the 2014 Pan Pac Championships, Katie Ledecky, for this year’s meet.

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Where to Buy Tickets for the 2018 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships?

A link for tickets to get a seat in the Tatsumi International Swimming Center (above) might be hard to find if your browser isn’t set to Japanese, but we’ve got the details here.

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Pan Pacs Warning Shots: Ikee Puts Up 53.47 1Free/56.50 1Fly At HS Meet

While competing at the 2018 Kanto High School Championship Swimming Games over July 21st – July 23rd, 18-year-old Rikako Ikee threw down impressive times across her bread-and-butter sprint free and fly events.

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Two Years Until Tokyo 2020: Tokyo 1964 vs Today

Tokyo 2020 kicks off in two years. Check out how much the city has grown since the last time they hosted the Games in 1964 to today.

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The Awesome Tokyo 2020 Mascots Have Been Named

The Tokyo 2020 mascots have now been named, making them even more awesome than before.

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15 Jamaican Swimmers Train In China As Part Of Sports Coaching Project

A squad of 15 Jamaican swimmers are currently training in the nation of China as part of a collaboration called the Jamaica China Technical Cooperation Project on Sports Coaching.

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FINA Favors Morning Finals At 2020 Olympic Games

The 2020 Olympic Games may see swimming finals take place in the morning, giving American broadcasters the primetime broadcasting advantage.

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(Most Of) Tokyo 2020 Olympic Competition Schedule Released

Most of the Tokyo 2020 competitive schedule has been released, minus a few events of interest to swimming fans.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Aquatics Center Construction On Schedule

The Olympic Aquatic Center in Tokyo is on schedule for the 2020 Summer Games.

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Schooling Wins Sportsman Of The Year Honors For Fifth Time

Joseph Schooling took to his home nation’s stage this week to collected his 5th career sportsman of the year award.

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Still No Women’s 1500, Men’s 800 at Short Course Worlds

Hangzhou, China will play host to the 2018 Short Course World Championships.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay To Start In Tsunami-Hit Fukushima

With just over 740 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, organizers have disclosed that the Olympic torch relay will begin on March 26, 2020 in the Fukushima Prefecture.

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SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 2

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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Ryosuke Irie Talks Bowman Training Camp with ASU, UGA Men (Video)

Justin Ress had the slight lead at the 50 in 25.80 (with Irie at 25.87), before the three-time Olympic medalist from Japan charged back in 27.21 to take the win by just over two tenths

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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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