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Japan’s Takeshi Kawamoto Plans To Retire After Paris 2024

Japanese national record holder Takeshi Kawamoto says he plans on retiring after the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.

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Refugee Olympian Yusra Mardini Retires from Competitive Swimming

Yusra Mardini, one of the stars of the Netflix biopic, “The Swimmers,” has officially retired from competitive swimming.

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China Reveals 40-Strong Roster For Postponed 2022 Asian Games

Xu Jiayu leads the world in the men’s 100m backstroke and will try to defend his Asian Games title in the event at this year’s competition on his home turf.

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Speedo Extends Partnership With Chinese Swimming Team Through The Next Two Olympic Games

Speedo will outfit China’s best swimmers at the upcoming 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, as well as the next two Olympics in Paris and Los Angeles.

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Hwang Sunwoo On 200 Free In Fukuoka: “1:44s May Not Be Enough For The Podium”

20-year-old Hwang Sunwoo of South Korea may be the #1 200 freestyler in the world right now but he has a grounded perspective on how stiff the competition is.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2023

France’s Leon Marchand is ready to dive in for this year’s World Championships, the main event on the high-level international meets calendar for July 2023.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The final day of the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy will see freestyle phenom David Popovici of Romania try to top the 200m field.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder David Popovici of Romania took the top seed in the men’s 100m free on day two of the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy.

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Russia Uses Sport to Solidify Ukraine Positions as Internal Revolt Grips Nation

Russia absorbed 22 sports federations in its illegally annexed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) last week, including swimming.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder Thomas Ceccon took the top seed in the men’s 100m backstroke out of the heats and we’ll see how he follows-up tonight in Rome.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Prelims Recap

British national record holder Ben Proud claimed the top seed of the morning in the men’s 50m free, posting the only sub-22 second time in 21.92.

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Sun Yang Says He Is Not Retired, Training Every Day In Paris Pursuit

“I have not retired and still insist on swimming training every day,” banned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang recently told Asian media.

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Top 5 Women’s Races To Watch At 2023 Sette Colli Trophy

Dutch ace Marrit Steenbergen appears in two of our top five races to watch at the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy which begins Friday.

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Top 5 Men’s Races To Watch At 2023 Sette Colli Trophy

See what’s brewing for Romanian rocket David Popovici as we take a look at the top 5 men’s races at this weekend’s Sette Colli Trophy.

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Hwang Sunwoo Posts 47.79 100 Free At Gwangju Championships

After reclaiming his spot atop the season’s world rankings in the men’s 200m free last night, 20-year-old Hwang Sunwoo made some noise in the 100m free.

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