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Shi, Wang, Seto Join World Cup Tour For Beijing Stop

2016 FINA World Cup – Beijing Beijing, China – National Aquatics Center Friday, September 30 – Saturday, October 1, 2016…

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5 Cities Bidding for 2022/2024 World Swimming Championship

All 5 interested bidders sit on the Eurasian land mass, including 2017 World Championships hosts Budapest (above)

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Hosszu & Chalmers Headline Stacked Field For Singapore World Cup

Still several weeks away, the Singapore stop of the FINA World Cup Series is already generating buzz.

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China Sets Paralympic Record With 92 Swimming Medals, 37 Gold

China has been crushing the Paralympic swimming medal table all week, and finished the 2016 Rio Paralympics with what is believed to be the most swimming medals in Paralympic history.

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Japan’s Daiya Seto May Dabble In 100 Fly For 2017 World Championships

Typically an IMer and 200 butterflyer, Japan’s Daiya Seto has made it known he plans to tackle the 100m butterfly over the next year.

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Chinese Swimmers Set 4 World Records On Tuesday At Paralympics

It’s been a banner week for the Chinese Paralympic swim team, which leads the medal tables by a wide margin in Rio. Tuesday may have been the highest point yet, with 4 of 5 total world records in the finals session set by Chinese athletes.

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Sun Yang Keeps On Grinding For Tokyo 2020

Chinese Olympic champion Sun Yang already looks ahead to Tokyo 2020.

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Japan’s Takeshi Matsuda Says Farewell To Swimming

“The races I won a medal in all mean something,” says Japanese national team mainstay Takeshi Matsuda when reflecting on his long career.

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Rikako Ikee Lowers Own 50 Free Japanese, World Junior Record

Japanese teenager Rikako Ikee continues to make her mark on the Japanese and World Junior Record history books.

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NCAA Pres: Olympic Payout Rules May Change After Schooling’s Haul

NCAA President Mark Emmert suggested that schools may consider changing rules that allow college athletes to receive Olympic medal bonuses after Joseph Schooling won upwards of $750,000 in Rio.

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China’s 4 Golds Leads Early Paralympic Swimming Medal Table

China has earned 4 golds and 11 total medals in the pool just one day into the 2016 Paralympics, building a big lead to try to defend its 2012 Paralympic medal table crown.

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Japan’s Hagino And Seto Continue Back And Forth IM Battle In Tokyo

Japanese IM specialists Kosuke Hagino (center) and Daiya Seto (right) are headed toward a very Phelps/Lochte-esque showdown in Tokyo 2020.

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Start Lists, All The Links You Need For 2016 Rio Paralympics Swimming

2016 Rio Paralympic Games Wednesday, September 7 – Sunday, September 18, 2016 Swimming: Thursday, September 8 – Saturday, September 17,…

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2016 FINA World Cup: Le Clos, Morozov Do 50 FR Battle on Moscow Day 2

Chad Le Clos won the men’s 100 fly in 49.01, about 6 tenths shy of his own World Record. The South African then returned to the pool a few events later to give points leader Vlad Morozov a run for his money in the 50 free.

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2016 FINA World Cup: Ottesen Makes Moves With 2 Golds on Moscow Day 1

Danish sprinter Jeanette Ottesen matched her day 1 success from the previous meet in Berlin, pulling in double gold today. Ottesen upstaged the field with a 55.80 in the 100 fly before cracking 24 seconds to win the 50 free in 23.96.

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