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Olympic Champion Anna Hopkin Of GBR Hangs Up Goggles

Olympian Anna Hopkin of Great Britain reveals she will be saying goodbye to competitive swimming, retiring at the age of 28.

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2024 Swammy Awards: Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year – Sharon van Rouwendaal

van Rouwnedaal swept the women’s 5km and 10km open water events in Doha, and then won Olympic gold in Paris, reclaiming her title from 2016.

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Vladimir Putin Postpones Olympic-Replacement “Friendship Games” Indefinitely

The postponement of the Friendship Games is part of a general softening of Russia toward the Olympic movement ahead of a big global political shakeup – both in sport and outside of it.

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Boglarka Kapas Affirms the End of Her Competitive Swimming Career with a “Goggle Drop” in Duna

Hungarian star swimmer Boglarka Kapas ended her competitive swimming career last week in the Duna Arena in her home country.

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Los españoles nominados en los Premios European Aquatics 2024; cómo votar

Se valorará a competidores de todas las actividades acuáticas europeas: natación, aguas abiertas, saltos, saltos de altura, natación artística y waterpolo.

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European Aquatics Reveals 2024 Athlete of the Year Award Nominees, Opens Voting

Sarah Sjostrom is one of five women nominated for European Aquatics Female Swimmer of the Year, with voting open from Dec. 16 until Dec. 31.

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SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Short Course World Championships (Women’s Edition)

Americans Gretchen Walsh and Regan Smith both had historic performances at the 2024 SC World Championships, highlighting a fantastic meet on the women’s side.

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Merecido: Léon Marchand y Summer McIntosh, elegidos nadadores del año

El anuncio se produjo tras la conclusión de los Mundiales Budapest 2024, donde se establecieron treinta récords mundiales, nada menos.

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World Aquatics Scholarship Athletes Training In Antibes Set 100th National Record at SC Worlds

Swimmers training with the World Aquatics Scholarship Program now have a cumulative total of 106 national records broken.

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Maria Godden Takes Double Gold To Close Out 2024 Irish Winter Championships

The 2024 Irish Winter Championships concluded from Dublin with 22-year-old Maria Godden topping the podium on two occasions.

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McIntosh & Marchand Named World Aquatics Swimmers Of The Year

McIntosh and Marchand become the first Canadian and French swimmers to win the honor following a 2024 of gold medals and world records

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50 Years In The Service Of World Records

Family-owned company Malmsten celebrates 50 years with a forward-looking perspective as headquarters in Åhus, Sweden are being prepared for future growth.

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Budapest 2024: cierre con tercera medalla brasileña y otros seis récords mundiales

Caribé ganó, este domingo de cierre, su segunda medalla en los Mundiales. La plateada ahora llegó en los 50 m estilo libre con un tiempo de 20.57.

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Otopeni, Romania Will Host 2025 World Junior Swimming Championships August 19-24

Olympic champion Camelia Potec, left, shakes hands with World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam in Budapest this week after signing the host city agreement.

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Budapest 2024: quinto puesto de Carmen Weiler en el cierre

Con 2:02:26, Weiler se quedó a 10 centésimas del récord que estableció en las preliminares de los 200 espalda, y soñó con medalla hasta mediada la final.

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