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Wales To Enter Strict Lockdown On December 20 (updated)

The nation of Wales is about to undergo another strict nationwide lockdown, only this time what were seen as advisories are now being enacted as law. 

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Danas Rapsys, Simonas Bilis Highlight Lithuanian Open LC Championships

World Short Course champion Danas Rapsys will take on the men’s 100 free and 100 fly at the Lithuanian Long Course Championships.

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Signe Bro Becomes Denmark’s 2nd Fastest SCM 200 Freestyler

21-year-old Signe Bro just became the nation of Denmark’s second-fastest performer ever in the short course meters 200m freestyle.

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Gorbenko Grabs Israeli 50 Free Age Record

Day 1 of the Israeli Olympic Qualification Meet at the Wingate Institue already saw young gun Anastasia Gorbenko produce two new national age records.

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16-Year Old Carmen Weiler Cracks 54 in the 100 Free for First Time in Singapore

16-year old Spaniard Carmen Weiler, who lives and trains in Singapore, is inching closer to the FINA “A” cut in the 100 free.

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British Swimming’s Revised Olympic Selection Policy Fully Revealed

Adam Peaty, James Guy and Duncan Scott are among the 4 British swimmers already having qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Exclusive Elite Irish Winter Meet Kicks Off Tomorrow In Dublin

International Swimming League’s Toronto Titan Shane Ryan will be diving into an elites-only Irish Winter Meet which kicks off tomorrow in Dublin, Ireland.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Wasick Up For Polish Athlete Of The Year

Learn something new in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring NY Breaker Kasia Wasiick, the national record holder from Poland.

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Kolesnikov 48.7, Rylov 48.8 In Russian 100 Back Final: Top 2 All-Time

Evgeny Rylov moved to #2 all-time in the 100 short course meter back, with world record-holder Kliment Kolesnikov winning the Russian title by 0.17 seconds.

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Kolesnikov Rattles Own 100 Back World Record With 48.63 To Open Russian Champs

Kliment Kolesnikov just set the 100 back world record less than a month ago. But he already rattled it with a 48.63 at Russia’s Short Course Championships.

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Austrian SC C’ships Canceled While ANOROC Meet Upgraded To Olympic Qualifier

Lena Grabowski is among the Austrian swimmers headed to Graz this weekend, with the meet representing an Olympic qualifying opportunity.

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Saint-Raphaël Round-up: 4 French Swimmers Snag Olympic Qualification

Florent Manaudou has earned Olympic qualification in the men’s 50m free but find out who else booked a ticket this past weekend in France.

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Filip Orlicz Splits 47.27 SCM 100 Free at Polish Winter Junior Championships

Orlicz clocked a 48.16 in the individual 100 free, finishing a fingernail behind champion Mateusz Chowaniec (48.15).  

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Turkish Age Records Go Down At Spread-Out C’ships

The Turkish Championships for swimmers aged 13-14 wrapped up over the weekend, with action taking place across 4 locations.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Posts 24.49 SCM 50 Fly, Narrowly Misses Dutch Record

Kromo clocked a 24.49 in the race, coming just slightly off her personal best, and record time of 24.47, which she swam in 2018.

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