Europe

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Previews: Daiya Seto Seeks 400 IM Redemption

Japan’s Daiya Seto is primed to make a statement in the men’s 400m IM, making up for lost time with his 2020 ethics suspension.

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Turkey & Poland Make Major Moves To Shake Up Euro Juniors Final Medal Table

Take a look at how various nations fared between the 2019 and this year’s edition of the European Junior Swimming Championships.

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Speedo Signs Teenage Swimming Sensation Benedetta Pilato

Pilato broke the women’s 50 breaststroke world record wearing Speedo’s Fastskin LZR Pure Valor, and joins the company after a year-long testing process.

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2021 European Junior Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Tonight we’ll see if 16-year-old David Popovici of Romania can make it a trifecta of gold across the sprint freestyle events.

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Tatarinova Takes Down Euro Jr Record In Women’s 50 Freestyle

The women’s 50m freestyle saw Russia’s Daria Tatarinova establish a new European Junior Record en route to taking teh gold medal.

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Tuncel Takes 400 Free Euro Juniors Gold In New Turkish Record

Turkey’s Merve Tuncel was on fire this entire week, culminating in a victory in the 400m free to top off a night of high-octane action in Rome.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Records Fall; Swimmers Earn 1st-Ever Medals at Euro Jrs

Lana Pudar and Jovan Lekic are making history in Rome. The National Record-holders are the first-ever BIH swimmers to medal at Euro Juniors.

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Turkish Teen Tuncel Rocks Sub-16:00 1500 Free At Euro Jrs

Turkish teen Merve Tuncel rocked a new European Junior Record in the women’s 1500m freestyle in Rome tonight, ranking among the world’s best in the process.

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Romania to Host 2022 Euro Junior Championships, 2023 Euro SC Championships

LEN has announced that Bucharest, Romania will host the 2022 European Junior Swimming Championships along with the 2023 European Short-Course Championships.

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2021 European Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Romania’s David Popovici is one of a number of top swimmers who will take on tough doubles on Saturday at the European Junior Championships.

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The Fastest 18 & Under Swimmers Of All-Time In The Men’s 100 Freestyle

Still only 16, Romanian David Popovici is already the fastest swimmer aged 18 and under in the history of the men’s 100 freestyle.

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From Gold to Green: Olympic Medal Payouts Compared By Nation

Joseph Schooling’s 100 butterfly victory in Rio meant a S$1,000,000 payout (~$744,000 USD) from Singapore. We compared that to other medal bonuses worldwide

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Dressel, Kolesnikov, Others React To David Popovici’s Scorching 47.30 100 Free

Find out how the now former world #1 in the men’s 100 freestyle, Kliment Kolesnikov, reacted to 16-year-old David Popovici taking his spot.

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Positive COVID Tests Force French, Croatians Out of Day 4 Heats At Euro Juniors

France and Croatia had a combined 18 swims scheduled for Thursday morning’s prelims and they were all no-shows, reportedly due to positive COVID-19 tests.

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Serbian Junior National Champion Dejan Urbanek Commits to Colorado Mesa

Serbia’s Dejan Urbanek will join Colorado Mesa in the fall of 2021 with 100/200 fly converted times that would have won both events at 2021 RMACs.

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