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2019 FINA World Cup Psych Sheets (Berlin)

The 2019 FINA World Cup Series continues, with the 2nd stop of cluster #2 taking place this weekend in Berlin, Germany.

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World Champion Ariarne Titmus Nominated For Aussies’ Don Award

19-year-old Ariarne Titmus has been nominated for Australia’s prestigious Don Award, partly due to her gold medal-winning 400m free performance in Gwangju.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Pallister & Clareburt Earn Awards, Rice Opens Academy

Catch up with this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Aussies Stephanie Rice & Lani Pallister, along with Kiwi Lewis Clareburt.

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Hauck, O’Callaghan & Kritzinger Help QLD Win 11th Straight Aussie State Teams

Amassing a total of 2414.50 points, Queensland came out on top of the Aussie State Teams once again, winning the competition for the 11th straight year.

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Hosszu Exerts IM Dominance As Rapsys Nails 1:45 200 Free In Budapest

Multi-Olympic gold medalist Katinka Hosszu was a decisive winner once again, this time taking on the 200m IM field to collect another gold in Budapest.

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Mitch Larkin is Still Deciding Between 200 Back, 200 IM for Tokyo (Video)

Mitch Larkin says he’s going to choose either the 200 back or the 200 IM for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and is working through that decision making process.

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2019 ISL Group A Match 1 – Day One Analysis + Day Two Preview

With Energy Standard now in a substantial lead over the Cali Condors, how can these teams’ different strengths affect day two’s competition?

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Breaststroke Bonanza: Japan’s Ippei Watanabe Joining Matt Wilson In Australia

Japan’s Ippei Watanabe is set to travel to Aussie Matt Wilson’s training base next month. The men finished with the respective bronze and silver in Gwangju.

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Iron Lady Crushes 400 IM Field, Morozov Hits 47.99 On Day 2 Of FINA World Cup

Katinka Hosszu easily defeated the women’s 400m IM field tonight in Budapest, one that included her ex-coach Shane Tusup’s new protege, Ilaria Cusinato.

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Morozov Hammers Out 21.50 To Open FINA World Cup – Budapest

Russia’s Vlad Morozov is picking up this FINA World Cup Series cluster #2 right where he left off, as the fastest 50m freestyler of the night.

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Swimming Australia Publishes 2020 Olympic Games Qualifying Criteria

Kyle Chalmers is taking a look at what it will take to make the Australian Olympic team, based on the qualifying criteria just published.

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FINA World Cup Budapest Brings First Hosszu Versus Cusinato IM Battle

Entering this Budapest stop, we see Katinka Hosszu of host nation Hungary in the lead for the women’s World Cup standings, holding a total of 156 points.

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Queensland Looking to Keep Aussie State Teams C’ships Win Streak Alive

The 2019 Australian State Teams Championships kick-off this weekend, where Queensland will try to keep their undefeated status alive.

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Australian Coach Paul Frost Charged With 47 New Sex Offenses

The case against Australian swim coach Paul Frost now has nine new alleged victims and 47 more charges against Frost, Australian media report.

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Ariarne Titmus’ Coach Dean Boxall: Coaching Is An Art Form (Video)

Dean Boxall has proven he has a special connection with his athletes and possesses the ability to conjure their best performances.

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