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Sarah Sjostrom’s Elbow Rehab Progresses to ‘Pushups’ after 4cm Muscle Loss

Sarah Sjostrom says she lost 4 centimeters of mass on her injured right elbow while recovering from a fracture suffered in February.

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16-Year-Old Jacob Whittle Cranks Out 48.76 100 Meter Free in Long Course

16-year-old Jacob Whittle is now faster in the 100 freestyle than both Kyle Chalmers and Caeleb Dressel were at his age.

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Day 1 Berlin: Gose, Bruhn, Märtens, Matzerath cracked German Olympic standards

2021 GERMAN OLYMPIC TRIALS – BERLIN Friday, April 16th – Sunday, April 18th Friday/Saturday: Prelims at 10am local/Finals at 7pm…

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British Consideration Roster Hits 19 Through 3 Days of Trials

18-year-old Matt Richards placed 2nd in the men’s 100m free tonight in London, getting under the consideration standard in the process.

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2021 British Olympic Selection Trials Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Duncan Scott already got under the Olympic consideration standard in the 100 free prelims, but let’s see what he has in store for tonight.

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German Olympic Trials Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Ole Braunschweig (above) and Marek Ulrich are less than .20 off the Olympic qualifying cut in the 100 back. Ulrich, who had retired in 2018, is within .05.

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2021 British Trials: Max Litchfield Hits 4:14 IM, Thomas/Stephens Swim 2:09 FL

Loughborough’s Max Litchfield needs to drop 1.2s off Britain’s 400 IM OLY qualifying standard of 4:13.47 to join brother Joe on the Tokyo Olympic team.

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Matzerath Hits PR 59.63 in 100 BR, Goes Under OLY Cut at German Trials Heats

Matzerath sliced a tenth off of his old best, and went under the Olympic cut by over a tenth, as the men’s 100 breast final will be a major race tonight.

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Molly Renshaw and Abbie Wood Both Go Under GBR 200 BR Record, Renshaw Hits 2:20

Renshaw shot out to the lead, Wood in tow, to stop the clock at 2:20.89. Wood was second in 2:21.69, both over a second better than previous bests.

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2021 British Olympic Selection Trials Day 2 Finals Live Recap

James Guy snagged the top seed in the men’s 200m fly this morning in London and will try to add his name to the Olympic roster in the event tonight.

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Kathleen Dawson Snaps Scottish Record in 100 Back, Passes Franklin All-Time

Coming into this week with a lifetime best and Scottish record of 58.65, Dawson tonight posted a 58.24, taking almost a half-second off of that time.

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Italy Names 47 Swimmer Roster for European Aquatics Championships

Simona Quadarella is the defending European Champion in the women’s 400, 800, and 1500 meter freestyles, and leads 47 Italians to Budapest next month.

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2021 European Championships in May to Run Without Spectators

The Hungarian Swimming Association made a joint statement with the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) announcing the decision earlier this week.

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Dawson and Wild Hit 100 BK British Qualifying Time During Day 2 Prelims

During the prelims of the women’s 100 back, Kathleen Dawson (59.16) and Cassie Wild (59.88) swam under Britain’s 1:00.23 Olympic qualifying time.

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Duncan Scott Swims 1:55.90 200 IM British Record, 11th Fastest Man In History

Scott became the first British man to get under 1:56 in the 200 IM with an Olympic-qualifying swim of 1:55.90 on day 1 of British Trials.

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