Europe

Arno Kamminga Breaks Dutch National Record, Posts 57.80 100 Breast in Prelims

Arno Kammingo (57.80) breaks his own Dutch national record in the 100 breast as he and Adam Peaty fight for the top spot.

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Felix Auboeck Takes Down Own 400 Free Austrian Record on Day 1 Prelims in Tokyo

Felix Auboeck took down his own Austrian national record during the prelims heats of the men’s 400 free on Day 1 of 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Sarah Sjostrom Swims Best 100 Fly Since 2017 In Spite of Injury

Sarah Sjostrom, the World Record holder in the 100 meter butterfly, swam her best time since 2017 in prelims of the 100 fly 6 months after breaking her elbow.

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Tokyo Day 1 Prelims: Seto And Hosszu Prepare For Battle In The 400 IM

Defending Olympic champion, 2019 World Champion, world record holder, and top seed Katinka Hosszu is back in action at the Olympic Games.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

How many medals will Caeleb Dressel win at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games? SwimSwam’s staff picks all of the races for this summer’s big meet.

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Ireland’s Shane Ryan Drops Out Of 100 Backstroke Event In Tokyo

Another swimmer has dropped a significant event for these 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games which officially opened today, July 23rd.

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Adam Peaty: The elite psychology of an Olympic champion

On the day of the opening ceremonies for the 2020 Olympic Games, we have time to reflect on the journeys that led so many athletes to Tokyo

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8 Swimming Storylines To Watch At The Tokyo Olympic Games

Caeleb Dressel will be the star of the show on the men’s side of the swimming competition at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Tokyo Timing: International Young Guns’ Olympic Schedules

David Popovici of Romania may be just 16 years of age but he’s a force in the men’s 100m free. Find out when he swims here.

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Official Tokyo Psych Sheets: Brazil Makes Last Minute Sub, Miressi Drops 50 FR

Breno Correia has dropped the men’s 200 freestyle at the last minute, likely to stay focussed on the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay.

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Tokyo W Psych Sheets: Australian Women Enter With 5 Top Seeds, USA With 3

Freestylers Cate Campbell and Ariarne Titmus, along with backstroke ace Kaylee McKeown have given Australia 5 top seeds for Tokyo 2020.

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Two Swimmers Added To ParalympicsGB Team For Tokyo 2020

Zara Mullooly and William Perry have been added to ParalympicGB’s roster of swimmers heading to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games this summer.

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Polish Freestyler Mikolaj Synowiec Commits to NAIA’s Bethel for 2021-22

Synowiec’s converted times would have scored in the top-8 of the 200/1650 free and the top-16 of the 500 free at 2019 NAIAs.

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Tokyo M Psych Sheets: Dressel, Rylov, Paltrinieri Lead With Multiple Top Seeds

Caeleb Dressel will head into the Tokyo Olympics as the fastest entrant in the men’s 50 and 100 freestyles, and 100 butterfly.

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World Jr Record Holder Ilya Borodin Will Miss Olympics After COVID-19 Positive

Ilya Borodin, the European Champion and World Junior Record Holder in the 400 IM, will miss the Tokyo Olympic Games after a positive test for COVID-19.

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