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LEN Open Water Cup – Barcelona: Four Tokyo Medalists Highlight Stacked Field

All three men’s medalists from the Olympics — Florian Wellbrock, Kristof Rasovszky and Gregorio Paltrinieri —will be racing in Barcelona.

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Evgeniia Chikunova Lowers Own World Junior Record In SCM 200 Breaststroke

The 16-year-old Energy Standard swimmer clocked 2:17.57 to slice 14 one-hundredths off her previous record set in December 2019.

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Wellbrock Inspires 1500 Gold for Schwarz At German SC C’ships

He missed out on Olympic qualification due to a coronavirus infection but 19-year-old Sven Schwarz is back in the water in his native Germany.

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London Roar’s Aussies Headed To University Of Stirling After Match #9

Many of the Roar’s Australians will opt to train at the University of Stirling, home of multi-Olympic medalist and fellow Roar teammate Duncan Scott.

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Deryk Snelling, One of Canada’s Most Legendary Swim Coaches, Dies

Deryk Snelling was on the Canadian Olympic coaching staff for 7 consecutive Games. He also coached 1992 Olympic gold medalist Mark Tewksbury.

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Predicting The ISL’s Play-In Match

Nicolo Martinenghi and the Aqua Centurions are in a great spot to finish sixth in the ISL regular season and avoid having to compete in the play-in match.

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Olympic Champion Kristof Milak Leaves Coach Of 8 Years

World champion, world record holder, and Olympic gold medalist Kristof Milak of Hungary has revealed he will be changing coaches.

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Shymanovich, Rothbauer Down National Records In 200 Breast At ISL Match 8

Energy Standard’s Ilya Shymanovich clocked a time of 2:02.10 to break his Belarusian Record and win the men’s 200 breaststroke during the ISL’s Match 8.

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Alberto Razzetti Snares Italian Record In 200 Fly At ISL Match 7

Razzetti blasted a time of 1:51.20 to chop nearly eight-tenths off the previous Italian mark set by Federico Burdisso in March.

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National Arena Junior Swimming League Final Set For Sunday

Drawing on the success of the 50 years-running Senior Arena Swimming League, the junior edition of England’s famed program is making its debut in 2021.

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Is Your Tech Suit Torn or Ripped? Try Racing Suit Repair Service by Robsport.nl

Swimmers know the frustration of torn or ripped tech suits. Luckily, these days of throwing your expensive tech suits down the drain are gone!

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International Swimmers Complete 56 Mile Swim in the Mediterranean

The 3rd annual Mediterranean Peace Route Swim was completed on September 1st by 11 Turkish and international swimmers in a record time of 27 hours.

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Manaudou, Heemskerk Will Rejoin Energy Standard for Match 6 of the ISL

Florent Manaudou (above) finished 18th in MVP scoring in the 2020 ISL season. He and Femke Heemskerk are both expected to make their 2021 debuts this week.

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Jackpots: Do They Matter?

Jackpots have proven not to alter the outcome of a match, which begs the question: Why are they here in the first place?

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Welsh Para-Swimmer Convicted Of Child Rape Receives 10-Year Jail Sentence

After being convicted of child rape in July, Welsh para-swimmer Tom Piggott was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Monday.

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