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Toronto Titan Kasia Wasick Matches Polish Record With 51.81 100 Freestyle

Kasia Wasick threw down a 51.81 100 freestyle for second place at match 5, exactly matching her 2020 Polish record in the event.

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Toronto Titan Shane Ryan Nabs 50 Free Irish Record

Toronto Titan Shane Ryan was on a tear during day 1 of match #5, clocking a new Irish 50m free record while also taking the 50m back top spot.

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Alberto Pinto, Former Cielo Coach, Begins Working With Team Portugal

Alberto Pinto da Silva, known for coaching Cesar Cielo at Pinheiros, is leading Team Portugal through Paris 2024 and started work last week.

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Only 10 Countries, No European Women, Won Olympic Gold Medals in Tokyo

Sarah Sjostrom was the only European to win an Olympic silver medal, let alone gold, in a women’s pool swimming event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Multiple Russian Cities Reportedly Bidding On 2036 Summer Olympics

Russian is reportedly vying for the chance to host the 2036 Summer Olympic Games, as multiple cities have thrown their hats in the ring.

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FINA Offers 140 Scholarships for Swimmers, Divers; 40 More than Last Year

FINA has offered 140 scholarship for swimmers, divers, and open water swimmers to receive world-class training that otherwise might not be available to them. (Above: Marcelo Costa of El Salvador, an alumnus of the FINA Scholarship program)

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Olympic Champion Pernille Blume Swaps Fins For Heels, Joins Danish Dance Show

Pernille Blume will spend some of her off-season in the dance studio, competing on the Danish celebrity dance show ‘Vild Med Dans’.

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Klaudia Nazieblo Breaks Polish National Record in 100 Butterfly

Klaudia Nazieblo, representing the DC Trident in the 2021 ISL season, broke a 14-year-old Polish National Record in the 100 meter butterfly in Match 4.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: India’s Sajan Prakash Gets Promoted

Read on to find out more about smaller swimming stories from around the web in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Ilya Borodin Lowers Russian, European Junior 400 IM Records In Naples

Borodin’s time of 3:59.57 took more than two seconds off his previous Russian and European Junior Record, and almost broke Daiya Seto’s World Junior mark.

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Why You Should Become Dryland Certified With Chris Ritter of SURGE Strength

Chris explains why now is the time for coaches to become SURGE Strength Dryland Certified (SSDC). Enrollment to Become SSDC goes through Sep14th.

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How David Popovici Evolved into the Fastest 16-year-old in History

Popovici dissects all of his biggest meets this summer, talking through his mental growth and how each opportunity set him up for the next. 

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FINA Ultramarathon Swim Series 2021: Jouisse, Occhipinti Win 36km in Italy

France’s Caroline Laure Jouisse and Italy’s Alessio Occhipinti won the 36km races at the Capri-Napoli leg of the 2021 FINA Ultramarathon Swim Series.

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Irish Jr. Recordholder Paddy Johnston Commits to Cleveland State for 2021-22

Paddy Johnston will arrive at Cleveland State with time that, when converted, would have won the 100/200 fly handily at 2021 Horizon League Championships.

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Italian Men Break 4 x 100 Medley Relay National Record in Naples

Though the Italian men improved upon the official National Record, the same group of four has actually swam the race faster, and on Italian soil.

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