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Kolesnikov Pulls Tough 50 Free, 50 Back Double at Russian Champs, Swims 24.19BK

In a busy session for Kolesnikov, he then turned around and tore to the top time in semifinals of the men’s 50 back, clocking a speedy 24.19.

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LEN Charting Path To Offer Athletes Greater Voice, Develop Aquatic Disciplines

LEN has put the wheels in motion to further develop all of its disciplines while also offering an increased voice to the athletes.

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Ash Cox Named Interim CEO Of British Swimming

British Swimming has revealed today that the current Director of Legal and Governance for British swimming Ash Cox will take on the interim CEO role.

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High-Level International Meets for May 2022

Take a look at the elite international meets coming up for the month of May, with the 2022 FINA World Championships on the horizon.

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Malyutin Takes 200 Free with 1:46.44 on Day 2 of Russian Swimming Championships

Controlling his race well, Malyutin split 53.17 on the first 100, which had him flipping 4th at the halfway mark.

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Anton Chupkov Clocks 59.43 100 Breast in Semis on Day 1 of Russian Champs

The Russian Swimming Championships kicked off on Sunday in Kazan, featuring the nation’s top swimmers.

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FINA Reviewing Whether Evgeny Rylov Competing at Russian Trials Violates Ban

FINA informed SwimSwam that they are aware Rylov is competing in the meet, and have launched an “internal review” to determine whether this violates his ban.

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European Record Holder Kira Toussaint Changes Training Base to Knoxville, TN

Dutch backstroke ace and former 50 back World Record holder Kira Toussaint will be returning to train with her former college coach Matt Kredich.

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Olympic Champions Milak & Hosszu Headline Hungary’s Worlds Roster

Hungary revealed its 32-strong roster for this year’s World Championships, with a total of 13 rookies making the cut for Budapest.

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Danielle Hill Nabs 6th Title Of Irish Swimming Championships

The 2022 Irish Open Swimming Championships concluded yesterday with Danielle Hill nabbing her sixth national title of the competition.

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Russia Confirms that Suspended Rylov Will Be Allowed at Russian Championships

In spite of a 9-month suspension by the international governing body FINA, the All-Russian Swimming Federation will allow him to compete at next week’s national championships.

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Peaty’s Focus On Commonwealths & Europeans May Open Worlds Door For Kamminga

Reigning Olympic champion and world record-holder Adam Peaty topped the podium twice at the recent British Swimming Championships, clocking respective…

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Hungary’s Kristof Milak Rockets Up World Rankings With 51.03 100 Fly

Olympic champion Kristof Milak doubled up on his 200m fly victory from last night at these Hungarian Nationals, taking the 100m fly in a speedy 51.03.

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Nemeth Tops Milak In 200 Free, Szabo Puts Up 23.08 50 Fly At HUN Nats

Nandor Nemeth beat Kristof Milak in the men’s 200m free for the first time in 5 years to highlight day 3 of the 2022 Hungarian National Championships.

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Kremlin Condemns FINA’s Suspension of Olympic Gold Medalist Evgeny Rylov

The ban was handed to Rylov after he appeared on stage at a rally in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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