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Pernille Blume Swims 24.17 in 50 Free While Dealing with “Back Problems”

Pernille Blume says she had to skip the 100 free on Saturday at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome because of some back pain.

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Russia Tops Medal Chart At European Junior Diving Championships

The Russians swept all synchro titles and grabbed three out of the four platform golds last week.

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2021 Sette Colli Trophy Day 3 Finals Recap

Dutch maestro Arno Kamminga is on-fire, producing another solid 200m breast performance at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.

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Sarah Sjostrom Pleased with 100 Fly Return, “Not Convinced” of it for Tokyo Yet

After her first 100 fly in almost 2 years in long course, Sarah Sjostrom was pleased with her race – but wasn’t ready to commit to it for the Olympics.

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Aviv Barzelay Takes Down Gorbenko 200 Back Israeli Record

Israel’s Aviv Barzelay notched a new national record in the women’s 200m back en route to taking silver on the final day of Sette Colli.

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Fangio Lowers Italian 200 Breast Record And Qualifies For Tokyo At 11th Hour

25-year-old Francesca Fangio just put up a new Italian national record in the women’s 200 breast, qualifying for Tokyo in the process.

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Ingeborg Løyning Notches 1:00.00 100 Back Norwegian Record

Løyning is now as close as can be to breaking the 1-minute barrier in the event with her second Norwegian record this year in the 100 back.

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Follow the 2020 Russian Olympic Team on Instagram and Twitter

Follow the Russian Olympic roster, featuring 50 long course backstroke world record holder Kliment Kolesnikov, as they prepare for the Tokyo Games.

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Coleman Breaks Swedish Record, Sjostrom, Seeliger Post Possible Olympic Pacers

Saturday’s session came with a number of notable performances for top Swedish swimmers at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome.

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Selen Ozbilen and Sanberk Oktar Break Two More Turkish National Records

On Friday, Selen Ozbilen (right) broke her 100 free Turkish National Record from May by .11. This was the 18th Turkish National Record to fall this year.

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2021 Sette Colli Trophy Day 2 Finals Recap

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden is set to swim her first 100m butterfly since having undergone elbow surgery.

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Follow the British Olympic Roster on Instagram and Twitter

Get to know the British Olympic Swimming roster through Instagram and Twitter as they prepare for Tokyo. The team features world record holder Adam Peaty.

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Israel’s Cohen Groumi Joins Frankel In 100 Fly OLY Qualification

The top eight finishers in the men’s 100 fly at the Sette Colli Trophy all hit sub-52 second times, including Israel’s Gal Cohen Groumi.

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Settecolli Day 1: Watch Pellegrini, Milak, Fratus, Ceccon, Quadarella Win Gold

Check out race videos featuring some of your favorite swimming stars on day 1 of the 2021 Settecolli Trophy in Rome, Italy.

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Le Clos Wanted to Train With Milak While in Hungary (Sette Colli Interviews)

Chad le Clos placed 6th in the 100 fly on day one of the Sette Colli Trophy with his first sub-52 second swim of the season. Milak won gold in the event.

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