Europe

Frenchman Florent Manaudou Sticking To The Sprints For 2019 Euro SC C’ships

No real surprise entries for Florent Manaudou of France; the question will be just how fast will this Olympic medalist go in Glasgow?

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Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Will Revisit an Old Race at the European Championships

O’Connor is entered to swim the 100 fly at the European Short Course Championships next week – a race that she hasn’t swum at a big international meet in years.

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Paralympics Cham Ellie Simmonds OBE rekindles love for water With Team Speedo

Speedo, the world’s leading swimwear brand, signs British Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds OBE to join its growing roster of British talent on Team Speedo.

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Paris 2024 Announces New Emblem for Olympic and Paralympic Games

With the construction of the 2024 Olympic Village and several of the venues underway, IOC representatives got their first look at the progress being made.

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Israeli National Record Holder Gali Zilberberg Commits to Penn State

Zilberberg finished 7th at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships in the women’s 1500 freestyle.

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Coach Árpád Petrov Responds after Split with Katinka Hosszu

Árpád Petrov (left) released a statement of his own on Thursday after Katinka Hosszu announced that she would coach herself to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Moscow 200 Free Relay Sets Europe Junior Record at Russian Youth Championships

5 Russian Junior Records, including 1 European Junior Record, have been broken in the first 3 days of the Russian Youth Championships.

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Katinka Hosszu Splits with Coach Árpád Petrov, Will Coach Herself to Tokyo

Katinka Hosszu has announced a split with her coach Árpád Petrov, saying that she believes that he doesn’t want to win as badly as she does.

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Diver Ilia Zakharov Dealt 18-Month Ban for Missing Tests, Retires Citing Injury

Zakharov said he missed three tests as he dealt with a knee injury. He is not expected to appeal the ban, because he was already leaving the sport.

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Australian Swimwear Brand Funky Trunks Signs Hungarian Norbert Szabo

Norbert Szabo is one of the newest members of the Funky Trunks team. Szabo earned a spot on the Hungarian National Team and competed at the 2016 Olympics.

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Matteo Giunta Named Italian Coach of the Year 2019

Matteo Giunta on being named Italian coach of the year and the performance of the Aqua Centurions at the ISL European Derby in London.

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WADA Non-Compliance Would Bump Russia Out Of 2020 Olympics

The World Anti-Doping Agency clarified both the alleged misconduct committed by Russia, and what consequences the nation could face if deemed non-compliant.

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UK Athletics Chief Ousted, British Swimming Head Reportedly In Replacement Mix

With UK Athletics Chief ousted even prior to her start, British Swimming’s Jack Buckner’s name is being tossed around as a replacement.

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YOG Medalist Jakub Kraska Clocks 100 Free PB To Qualify For Glasgow

Young gun Jakub Kraska, a Youth Olympic Games silver medalist, nailed a new best time in the SCM 100 free at the Polish Grand Prix over the weekend.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Headlines 12-Swimmer Israeli Roster for Europeans

11-event National Record holder Anastasia Gorbenko is among 12 swimmers that Israel will send to the 2019 European Short Course Championships in December.

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