Europe

Dutch Contingent Headed To German International Swim Festival

21-year-old Tes Schouten of the Netherlands is headed to Aachen, Germany to race at the International Swim Festival this weekend.

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Kira Toussaint Fractures Finger During Practice, Pulls Out Of Berlin World Cup

Toussaint won’t race at the first World Cup meet but she might be back in action for the stops in Toronto and Indianapolis.

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Jovan Lekic, Briefly a European Junior Champion, Commits to LSU

Bosnia and Herzegovina swimmer Jovan Lekic has announced his verbal commitment to join coach Rick Bishop’s up-and-coming crew at LSU next fall.

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Luka Gabrilo Talks Popovici, Thorpe, and Training Elite Athletes Across the Globe

Gabrilo discusses his current system of training 4 athletes from across the world (Sancehz, Seemanova, Glinta, Persson) to achieve at the highest level

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Commonwealth Games Champion Alys Thomas Retires Due To Wrist Injury

Says Welsh butterfly icon Alys Thomas, “My goal was to make Paris in 2024, but it was set out to me that my wrist was not in a good way.”

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Status Check On The Stealthy Six Potential Paris 2024 Disruptors

Let’s check back in with our Stealthy Six of David Popovici, Matt Sates, Hwang Sunwoo, Flynn Southam, Matt Richards and Jacob Whittle.

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Two-Time German Olympian Jacob Heidtmann Announces His Retirement

Jacob Heidtmann raced at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 for Germany and leaves the sport as a national record-holder in the 400 IM.

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Hungary Sending Only 2 to World SC Champs Because of Cost, Travel Concerns

Szebastian Szabo is the co-World Record holder in the 50 fly and one of only two Hungarian athletes who will travel to short course Worlds in December.

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Adam Peaty Says He Plans to Race at 2022 Short Course World Championships

Adam Peaty, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and multi-event World Record holder, has never won a World Championship in short course meters.

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Energy Crisis Impacting Pools Across Europe

France closed 30 pools after their operator reported an annual electric bill of 100 million euros ($99 million) — up from 15 million the year before.

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NCAA Qualifier Tania Quaglieri Enters Transfer Portal For 2023-24 Season

Quaglieri plans on swimming for the Seminoles in the 2022-23 season, and entered the portal to explore her options for her fifth year.

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Karen Webb Moss Named New Chair of British Swimming

Webb Moss takes over from Interim Chair Adele Stach-Kevitz, who has been in post since the passing of previous Chair Maurice Watkins.

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Ben Proud Breaks Down Winning the 50 Free Triple Crown, Sprint Training Regimen

Proud dives into his training (7k-14k meters per week), his mentality toward sprinting, and how he balances work in the pool vs work in the gym.

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Three-Time Paralympic Champion Hannah Russell Announces Retirement

Three-time Paralympic British champion and current World Record holder Hannah Russell announced her retirement from swimming on Tuesday.

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Russia’s Alexander Lyubavskiy is Texas’ Second 2022-2023 International Team Member

It is rare for Texas to recruit international swimmers and freshman Lyubavskiy, a Russian distance swimmer, is now the second one on the 2022-2023 team.

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