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Duncan Scott Joins Illustrious List of Swimmers Injured in Land Sports

Duncan Scott’s mishap tripping over pavement is just the latest in a history of unfortunate events involving swimmers on land.

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Records Tumble as Sajan, Saloni Claim Top Honors

Courtesy: Swimming Federation of India Advait Page the holder of the best Indian record in the 800 m Freestyle and…

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China & Belarus Collaborate On New Aquatic Facility

China and Belarus are partnering up to build a new pool as part of an intergovernmental agreement.

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Saloni, Richa Battle for Top Honours as Day 4 Produces 2 Records

The Race For The Best Female Swimmer In The 72nd Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championship Heated Up Between The Ageless Wonder Richa Mishra Representing Police And Youngster Saloni Dalal For The Best Swimmer As Both The Swimmers Had Commendable Performances On Day 4.

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Facing Possible 4-Year Ban, Japan’s Junya Koga Set To File CAS Appeal

Facing a possible 4-year ban for having tested positive for a banned substance, Japanese medalist Junya Koga is set to file an appeal with the Court Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

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Day 3 is Business as Usual for Top Swimmers at Glenmark Championships

The highly competitive 400 m Freestyle for men which featured an array of stars saw local boy and Olympian Sajan Prakash create the best time by an Indian swimmer winning the gold medal with a time of 03:54.93.

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2018 FINA World Cup Cluster 2 Kicks Off With Bigger Fields

Kelsi Dahlia is among the Americans set to compete at the next FINA World Cup stop in Eindhoven, starting on September 28th.

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History Created on Day 2 of 72nd Glenmark Senior NAC 2018

The ageless wonder Richa Mishra created history by becoming the first Indian female swimmer to break the 5 minute barrier in the 400 IM for women clocking a time of 04:59.17.

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Day 1 of 72nd Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championships

A.V. Jayaveena of Tamil Nadu created history in the morning session of the 72nd Glenmark National Aquatic Championships 2018 at Tiruvanantapuram, becoming the first Indian female swimmer to break the 34 second barrier in the 50m breast stroke.

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Olympian Daiya Seto Tries Out Triathlon

Daiya Seto of Japan is having a year of firsts, including competing in his inaugural triathlon.

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World Championships Silver Medalist Junya Koga Faces 4-Year Ban

2017 World Championships silver medalist Junya Koga of Japan is facing a possible 4-year ban for having tested positively for a prohibited substance earlier this year.

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Ikee Caps Off Historic Summer With 2 Meet Records At Japanese Festival

The 73rd National Sports Festival of Japan concluded today, with the nation’s golden girl, Rikako Ikee, capping off a whirlwind summer.

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Taiwan Set for Referendum over Use of “Chinese Taipei” at the Olympics

The 5-petaled plum flower adorns the flag used by Chinese Taipei at the Olympics, which is not the same as the flag of Taiwan.

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2018 FINA World Cup Doha Day 1: Andrew Produces Another Sub-52 100 Fly

Michael Andrew took gold in the men’s 100m fly tonight in Doha, registering the 3rd fastest time of his young career.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai To Return To Racing This Weekend

Masato Sakai (left) won the 200m fly silver medal in Rio, but recently underwent shoulder surgery this summer. He’ll be making his recovery debut this weekend at the Japanese National Sports Festival.

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