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LEN Swimming Cup 2020 Kicks Off in Luxembourg with 100,000 Euros in Prize Money

Swedish Star Sarah Sjostrom is among the swimmers who will contend for 100,000 Euros in prizes at the 2020 LEN Swimming Cup.

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High-Level International Meets For February 2020

Newly-minted 200m fly Japanese national record holder Daiya Seto will have a busy month of February, most likely competing at both Konami Open and Kirara Cup.

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Proud, Fratus, Manaudou, Govorov Set To Spar At 2020 Euro Meet Luxembourg

We’ll get a taste for where the men’s 50m free speed is at with Florent Manaudou, Bruno Fratus, Ben Proud and more racing in Luxembourg.

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Brett Fraser Back To 2014 Form, Martinenghi Bests Scozzoli Once More In Geneva

Cayman Islands’ Brett Fraser got it done for 50m fly gold on the final day of the 2020 Geneva International Challenge, matching his PB from 2014.

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Belmonte Closes Out 2020 Catalonia Open With Two More Golds

Mireia Belmonte capped off the 2020 Catalonia Open with another two victories, bringing her total up to seven individual race wins for the meet. Belmonte won the women’s 1500 and 200 freestyle on the final morning.

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Anderson Cleans House While Guy Nears 100 Free PB To Close Out Flanders Cup

A wicked-fast meet transpired for British swimmer Freya Anderson, as the teen collected the 50m/100m/200m freestyle victories in spades.

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Ellen Walshe Becomes Ireland’s First-Ever Sub-Minute 100 Butterflier

Irish swimmer Ellen Walshe had never before been under a minute in the women’s 100m fly, but all that changed tonight at the Flanders Cup.

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Hungarian Olympic Medalist Laszlo Cseh Races in Yards in South Florida

This is the 2nd-ever yards meet for the 6-time Olympic medalist, who is part of a group of Hungarian men who are in Florida this week.

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Freya Anderson Busts Out 1:56.06 200 Free For First Time Ever Under 1:57

Carrying her momentum from a 100m free gold on night 1 of the Flanders Cup, 18-year-old Freya Anderson produced the fastest 200m free swim of her life.

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Canadian Sydney Pickrem Hands Katinka Hosszu Rare Loss in 200 IM

Katinka Hosszu’s last lost in a 200 IM in any short course or long course meters meet came in April of 2017 – a span running 56 meets. Above: Sydney Pickrem.

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Freya Anderson Becomes 6th Fastest British 50 Freestyler Ever With Heat Swim

18-year-old Freya Anderson busted out the quickest 50m free of her career, taking the Flanders Cup top seed with her morning time of 25.06.

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Martinenghi Edges Out Scozzoli, Shanahan Wins Again At Geneva Challenge Day 2

Nicolo Martinenghi took the 50m breast gold in Geneva, edging out teammate Fabio Scozzoli, while Katie Shanahan topped the women’s 400m IM.

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Guy Snags Double Gold, Anderson Impresses In 100 Free At Flanders Cup

2019 European Short Course bronze medalist James Guy is kicking his 2020 off right with a pair of wins at the Flanders Cup.

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Duran And Manosa Share 800 Free Gold On Day 2 Of Catalonia Open

After Miguel Duran (above) and Albert Escrits Manosa took gold and bronze respectively in the 400 free, they shared gold this morning in the 800 free.

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Judge Orders Closure of Rio Olympic Park Due To Safety Concerns

A Judge has ordered the closure of the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, including the aquatics complex which hosted the world’s elite swimmers in 2016.

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