Europe

Italian Championships Now Bumped Into April

Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, the Italian Swimming Federation has decided to move the dates of its Absolute Championships.

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Heemskerk & Van Roon Set To Fight For Final 50 Spot In Eindhoven

Read up on the latest news regarding 50m free Olympic qualification for the Dutch swimmers of Femke Heemskerk and Valerie van Roon.

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Trnikova Breaks Morovcová’s 1995 4IM Short Course Slovak Record: 4:40.09

18-year-old Nikoleta Trnikova broke one of the country’s oldest swimming records over the weekend, lowering Martina Moravcová’s short course 4IM to a 4:40.09.

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Shymanovich Looks To This Weekend’s Latvian Open

Belarusian short course 100 breaststroke world record holder Ilya Shymanovich is set to race this weekend at the 2021 Latvian Open.

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Paralympic Superstar Alice Tai Signs with Speedo

Tai, who competes in the SB8, SM8 and S8 categories, is a champion at Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth level.

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Prime Minister Issues Dates for Re-Opening of British Pools

The reopening of venues will see a return to club training for U18’s sooner than adults who will have to wait an extra 5 weeks (pictured: Luke Greenbank)

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Swim England Junior National Teamer Caroline Lewitt Sends Verbal to Princeton

English and Scottish Open Nationals medalist Caroline Lewitt has committed to Princeton University’s application process for 2022.

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Euro Jrs Silver Medalist Tamryn van Selm Sends Verbal Commitment to NC State

British freestyler Tamryn van Selm has made a verbal commitment to NC State and will head to Raleigh in the fall of 2022.

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Five More Turkish Records Fall At Edirne Swimming Cup

It was a big weekend for distance freestyle at the Edirne Swimming Cup as 3 different swimmers were responsible for breaking 4 Turkish records at the meet.

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13 Year Old Statkevičius Wraps Lithuanian Champs With 4:26.62 400 Free

Sylvia Statkevičius picked up her fourth individual win of the meet in the 400 free, adding to her 100, 200, and 800 free titles from earlier in the meet.

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Russia Will Compete as “ROC” at Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022 Olympics

Russia will be competing as the ROC or the Russian Olympic Committee at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

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Danas Rapsys Out-Touches Simonas Bilis In 100 Free At Lithuanian Winter Champs

Despite Simonas Bilis’ lead at the 50 mark, Danas Rapsys managed to power through and get his hand on the first in the men’s 100 freestyle.

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German OW National Coach Lurz Resigns After Allegations of Sexual Assault

Stefan Lurz resigned from his position as the German national open water coach on Friday following allegations of sexual assault, harassment, and bullying.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Volunteer Medical Staff For Olympics In Short Supply

Catch up on additional stories from around the globe, including news on the medical situation of the Olympic Games, in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Select Athletes Only to Compete in Replacement Irish National Team Trials

The Irish National Team Trials will replace the formerly slated 2021 Irish Open Swimming Championships, with only select Performance athletes invited to race

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