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Swimming Canada Pulls Out of Russian-Hosted World Championships

Swimming Canada, which won 15 medals at the 2021 Short Course World Championships, won’t compete in 2022 as a result of Russia’s aggression toward Ukraine.

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Ingrid Wilm Highlights Western Transmountain Festival

Several big clubs descended upon Calgary, Canada over the weekend to race at the 2022 Western Transmountain Festival, with Ingrid Wilm among the swimmers.

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Michael Andrew Takes On Tough Triple At Altitude On Copa Heller Cup Day 2

The Copa Heller Cup continued in Mexico, with swimmers such as Michael Andrew and Arno Kamminga not only battling each other but also the attitude.

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High-Level International Meets For March 2022

Multi-Olympic medalist Duncan Scott is entered in the Edinburgh International Swim Meet slated for March. See what other meets are on the agenda.

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Canadian Olympians Headline First Major Meet In Alberta In Two Years

Rebecca Smith, Katerine Savard and Ingrid Wilm will be among the big names competing at the Western Transmountain Festival in Calgary.

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2022 FINA World Championships Will Award At Least $5.72 Million in Prize Money

FINA has announced a prize pool of $5.72 million, plus a  $50,000-per-World-Record bonus, for the ad hoc 2022 World Aquatics Championships…

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FINA Announces Qualifying Standards, Procedures for 2022 World Championships

FINA has revealed the qualification procedures for the newly inserted 2022 World Aquatics Championships set for Budapest.

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Swimming Canada Reacts to FINA World Championships Announcement

Swimming Canada shares their reaction to the addition of the 2022 FINA World Championships scheduled to take place in late June through early July in Hungary.

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Canada Pulls Out Of World University Games, Will Attend Commonwealth Games

In a similar decision to the USA, Swimming Canada has announced that they won’t be sending an official team to the 2021 World University Games.

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British Swimming, Canada & Netherlands Issues Worlds-Postponement Reactions

Federations have released statements in reaction to the World Championships delay, including British Swimming and the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB).

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High-Level International Meets For February 2022

Polish swimmer Radoslaw Kawecki grabbed European Championships gold in the 200m back in 2021. Let’s see what he brings in 2022 in one of February’s meets.

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Swimming Canada Names Martyn Wilby Interim Head Coach At HPC-Vancouver

Wilby takes over in the interim in place of former head coach Brad Dingey.

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FINA Won’t Extend Age Eligibility For Postponed World Junior Championships

The 2022 FINA World Junior Championships are scheduled for August 23-28 in Kazan, Russia. FINA has decided to not extend eligibility after a postponement, meaning no title defenses for Evgenia Chikunova (above).

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How Teen Sprint Sensation Josh Liendo Prepped to Become a World Champion

Josh Liendo not only took gold as a part of the mixed 4×50 free relay in Abu Dhabi but also earned bronze in the 50 & 100 free

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Olympic Medalist Brent Hayden Is “Not Done Yet”, Teases A Bid For Paris 2024

Hayden raced for Canada in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2021. He might not be finished yet though, sharing that he may be looking for a lane at Paris 2024.

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