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Canada’s Maggie MacNeil Scratches Women’s 100 Back Semi-Finals

Maggie MacNeil, the 10th qualifier into the semifinals of the 100 back, scratched the event on Thursday and will instead focus on the women’s 400 free relay.

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Noe Ponti, Kregor Zirk Post National Records In Men’s 200 Fly Prelim

Olympic bronze medalist Noe Ponti of Switzerland is in pursuit of a gold medal here in Abu Dhabi in the men’s 200m butterfly.

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Ellen Walshe Takes Down Irish 400 IM Record From 1994

Ellen Walshe of Ireland crushed a new lifetime best and national record en route to claiming the 4th seed in the women’s 400m IM.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Breaststroke Events

Belarusian 27-year-old Ilya Shymanovich is a top 2 seed in all 3 men’s breast events.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle

Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear in 2021, and enters this week as the top seed in the women’s 100 and 200 free.

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British Swimming Teams Up With Eurovision For SC Worlds Live Stream

British Swimming’s Andy Jameson and Jazz Carlin will commentate each session of finals live from Abu Dhabi on Eurovision Sport’s All Aquatics platform.

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Adam Peaty Shortlisted For BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

British breaststroking Olympic champion Adam Peaty discusses having been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2021.

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Fabio Scozzoli, Victor Johansson Are Latest to Pull Out of Short Course Worlds

2012 World Short Course Champion Fabio Scozzoli of Italy will miss the 2021 edition after testing positive for COVID-19 again.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Butterfly Events

The men’s butterfly events here in Abu Dhabi bring both veterans and newcomers to the potential medal contenders conversation.

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Medal Contender Abbie Wood Withdraws From Short Course Worlds With Mono

Wood was among the gold medal favorites in all three women’s individual medley events, and was also in the hunt for a medal in the 200 breaststroke.

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Yannick Agnel Admits To Sex With Minor, Denies Coercion In Rape Case

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Yannick Agnel admitted to having sex with a minor, a public prosecutor said on Monday.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s IM Events

The men’s 100m, 200m and 400m IM events at these Short Course World Championships will be a battle to the wall with some of the world’s best-ever in the mix.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Mens’ 50, 100, and 200 Freestyles

American Michael Andrew hasn’t raced since the Tokyo Olympic Games, but has a massive 6 individual event schedule lined up for the World Short Course Championships.

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Tain Bruce Takes Two Wins At Scottish Short Course Winter Meet

The 2021 Scottish Short Course Winter Meet rolled on through day 2 from the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh featuring Tain Bruce.

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Wattel Denies Gastaldello Third Gold At French Championships

Marie Wattel took the women’s 50m freestyle at these French Elite Winter Championships, relegating Beryl Gastaldello to runner-up status.

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