Europe

14-Yr-Old Castella Posts 1:57 SCM 200 Back At Danish Championships

Shortly before Christmas, the Danish Short Course Championships took place in Esbjerg with several notable swims emerging from the 4-day competition.

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Former British National Diving Coach, Chen Wen, Dies Aged 80

The former National Coach for British Diving, Chen helped pioneer new methods and mentored diving coaches across the country.

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2021 Swammy Awards: Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year Florian Wellbrock

Florian Wellbrock won the Olympic 10km race, by a record margin in Tokyo last summer, earning a second Open Water Swimmer of the Year Swammy.

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Robsport.nl: Send Your Repairs Easily To Our USA Courrier

Have you got a repair? Do you struggle with international shipping restrictions? Here is Robsport.nl’s solution.

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Stroke Analysis: Sakci vs. Van der Burgh 50 Breast World Record

Last week, Emre Sakci broke Cameron van der Burgh’s supersuited 50 breast World Record in a 24.95. How do their strokes compare?

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Ontario Shuts Down Most Indoor Spots; Olympic/Paralympic Trainees Excluded

Canada’s most-populous province, Ontario, has limited most indoor sports amid a spike in COVID cases. Elite athletes, including swimmers, will be exempted.

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2021 Swammy Awards: European Female Swimmer of the Year, Sarah Sjostrom

For the third time in her career and the first time since 2018, Sarah Sjostrom is the European Female Swimmer of the Year.

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World Champ Peter Bernek Retires from Swimming and Begins Coaching Ajna Kesely

Hungarian World Champion Peter Bernek retired from swimming in September and began coaching fellow Hungarian Ajna Kesely (above). Both swam for Gyrogy Turi.

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20 Swimming & Diving People Given Order of British Empire Honors to End 2021

January 1 saw 20 people connected to swimming & diving in the UK receive orders of chivalry as Members or Officers of the Order of the British Empire.

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Plymouth Leander’s Reece Dunn Humbled By MBE Honor

Plymouth Leander swimmer Reece Dunn capped off his tumultuous year by being awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) on New Year’s. 

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Gerda Szilagyi Denies Sister Lilliana’s Abuse Allegations Against Father

Gerda Szilagyi, sister to Lilliana Szilagyi, refuted allegations her sister made against their father concerning alleged abuse within their household.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2022

Olympic silver medalist Tomoru Honda may be kicking off his new year with the Kosuke Kitajima Cup, one of several elite competitions on the January agenda.

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Evgeny Rylov Wins 2021 Silver DOE Award Within Native Russia

Russia’s Evgeny Rylov, double Olympic champion from this summer’s Games in Tokyo, Japan, has been honored with the Silver DOE award for 2021.

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Israeli National Champion Noga Zilberberg Commits to Duke (2023)

Noga Zilberberg gives Duke the chance to reinforce the middle-to-distance freestyles, which was an area of weakness for them last season.

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Hungarian Liliana Szilagyi Reveals Her Father Abused Her “Since I Was A Child”

Two-time Hungarian Olympian Liliana Szilagyi revealed that she was abused by her father from a young age all the way up until 2016.

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