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Sarah Mardini, Former Syrian Swimmer Turned Humanitarian, Has Trial Suspended

Syrian competitive swimmer turned humanitarian Sarah Mardini was put on trial two weeks ago on a variety of charges, though that trial has now been suspended.

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High-Level International Meets For December 2021

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers will be bouncing from the ISL to Abu Dhabi as 1 of 2 swimmers from his nation competing at the Short Course World Championships.

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Pressure for Beijing 2022 Boycott Mounts In Wake of Tennis Star’s Disappearance

After Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s disappearance, pressure has grown for the U.S. to boycott the 2022 Beijing Olympic Games.

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Siobhan Haughey Posts 2nd-Fastest All-Time SCM 200 Free: 1:50.66

Energy Standard’s Siobhan Haughey blasted a 1:50.66 in today’s ISL match to clock in as the second-fastest swim ever and break her own ISL record.

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Siobhan Haughey and Summer McIntosh Break National Records in 400 Frees

2021 ISL Playoff Match 3 Thursday, November 18th – Friday, November 19th 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm local time; 1:00…

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Daiya Seto’s U.S. Tour Has Stop At Ann Arbor

Daiya Seto of Japan continues his tour of training hot spots within the U.S. with the superstar’s latest location represented by the University of Michigan.

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11th Asian Swimming Championships Now Delayed To 2023

China’s Olympic champion will have to wait another two years to race at the next edition of the Asian Swimming Championships.

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Daiya Seto Joins Rivals Chase Kalisz, Jay Litherland At Georgia

27-year-old Daiya Seto of Japan has begun his United States training tour, with his first stop being that of the University of Georgia.

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Turkish Teens Wreak Havoc On Age Records

The Turkish teenager stable of athletes keeps on improving, as evidenced by a couple of notable swims that took place over the weekend.

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2021 FINA World Cup Kazan: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov was in a league of his own in this morning’s 100m backstroke heats. We’ll see what he has in store in tonight’s finals in Kazan.

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McKeon Nabs Double Top Seeds, Kolesnikov 50.0 In 100 Back In Kazan Heats

We’re now on the final day of the final stop of the 2021 FINA World Cup Series with this competition here in Kazan set to conclude with tonight’s session.

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Daiya Seto Pumps Out 1:50.66 200 IM World Cup Series Record

Japan’s Daiya Seto continued his IM dominance here in Kazan, ripping a new World Cup Record to take the 200m title on day 2.

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Viktoria Gunes Hits New Turkish 400 IM National Record

Turkish swimmer Viktoria Gunes broke through with a new national record in the women’s 400m IM tonight in Kazan, Russia.

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Chalmers Eyes 100 Free WR Among Field With Kolesnikov, Popovici

After his 50m free race yesterday, Kyle Chalmers said he is eyeing the World Record in the 100m free, with the event taking place today.

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Daiya Seto Slices .01 Off Hagino’s Japanese, Asian 100 IM Record

Japan’s Daiya Seto continues to dominate the IM events at the last two stops of the FINA World Cup circuit, including here on day 1 in Kazan.

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