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FINA Holds Development Clinic in Palestine

As part of FINA’s development program, FINA representative John Stathis conducted a development clinic for Palestinian coaches in Ramallah, Palestine October 29th through…

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2016 Swammy Awards Video: Asian Male Swimmer Of The Year

Kosuke Hagino (left) earned 3 medals at the 2016 Olympic Games, including the 400m IM gold, to help lay claim to the Swammy for Asian Male Swimmer of the Year.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Asia Female Swimmer Of The Year

Rie Kaneto proved that age is just a number this year with her gold medal-winning Rio performance at 27 years of age.

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Park Tae Hwan Finds New Home & Fresh Start Under Tim Lane At Warringah

Breaking out from under the suspension cloud, Korean World Champion Park Tae Hwan kicks off his re-energized career with the help of Tim Lane in Australia.

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2016 Swammy Awards: Viral Video of the Year

Although there were dozens of incredible viral videos to choose from this year, ultimately, the Swammy Award goes to Fu Yuanhui, who didn’t know that she had won a bronze medal in the Olympic 100 backstroke until halfway through her post-race interview.

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¥19.3 Billion Discount Puts Tokyo 2020 Aquatics Venue Back on Track

The originally proposed venue for the Tokyo 2020 Aquatics Competition would seat 20,000 spectators.

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Park: “I’m So Happy” On 1500 Free Gold (Video)

Watch Park Tae Hwan discuss his gold medal win in the men’s 1500 freestyle.

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2016 Short Course Worlds: USA Leads Final Medal Table With 29 Total

The 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships are now in the books, with Team USA leading the final medal table. The Americans came away with 29 total medals, including 8 golds, 14 silvers, and 7 bronzes.

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Rikako Ikee Lowers Japanese, Junior World Records In 100 Fly

Rikako Ikee set a new Junior World Record in the women’s 100 fly, winning the bronze medal.

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Shinri Shioura Wins 100 Free Silver In New Asian Record

Shinri Shioura broke the Asian Record en route to silver in the men’s 100 free.

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Park Tae Hwan Takes Down Asian, Championship Records In Men’s 1500

Park Tae Hwan finished an incredible triple winning the 200, 400 and 1500 freestyle events at the SC World Championships.

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2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Five Finals Live Recap

Day five finals are jam-packed with action, starting with the men’s 4x50m medley relay. After that the women will contest the 200m IM final before Chad le Clos gets a crack at another title in the men’s 50m butterfly.

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2016 Short Course World Championships – Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Katinka Hosszu is just one of many top stars in the sport who will be in action in Windsor this morning.

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Medeiros & Seebohm Scratch 50 Free Semis for 50 Back Final Focus

2016 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS December 6th – December 11th, 2016 Windsor, Ontario, Canada WFCU Centre SCM (25m) Prelims: 9:30…

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Park Tae Hwan Downs South Korean 100 Free Record, Qualifies For Semis

Park Tae Hwan broke the 100 free Korean Record this morning in 47.19.

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