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World Champion, Olympic Medalist Gabriele Detti Withdraws from ISL

Federica Pellegrini’s Aqua Centurions swim team of the International Swimming League (ISL) has taken another blow with the announcement by Gabriele…

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Alice Tai on Reclassification: ‘The Hardest Part is that I Love Racing’ (VIDEO)

Twenty-year-old world record holder Alice Tai won the S8 100 free by well over two seconds at Worlds after being classes down from S9 last year.

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Cusinato Continues to Push Limits in Latest Olympic Darkhorse Episode

In episode 6 it’s clear that Cusinato is continuing to hit barriers with her strength and stamina levels but is pushing through them.

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Spanish Swimming Federation Releases Short Course European C’ships Criteria

Jessica Vall was Spain’s sole medalist at the 2017 Short Course European Championships. She will be vying for another shot this time around in Glasgow.

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British Summer Championships Bronze Medalist Sophia Wilson Sends Verbal to UVA

British IMer and backstroker Sophia Wilson has added her verbal commitment to the already-stacked class of 2024 at UVA.

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Euro Juniors Open Water Qualifier Yara Hierath of Germany Commits to UCSD

German swimmer Yara Hierath has verbally committed to UC San Diego for 2020-21. She placed 10th in the 10km at 2019 Euro Juniors this summer.

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Newly-Minted French 400 IM Record Holder Leon Marchand Wins Open Water Race

17-year-old Leon Marchand usually swims the 400m IM and 200 breast pool events, but he tried his first open water race on for size.

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Kristof Milak Turning Focus Away From 200 Fly For Next Few Months

Kristof Milak is somewhat fed up with training for the 200 fly and will put the event on the back-burner over the next few months.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Phelps Throws First Pitch, U.S. Trials Tix Selling Fast

Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, U.S. Olympic Trials and the GOAT, Michael Phelps, highlight this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines

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After Disappointing Gwangju, 2x World Champion Muller Resets the Counter at 0

2-time World Champion Aurélie Muller of France has emerged from a period of self-reflection this summer and will move to Nice to train under Fabrice Pellerin.

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Tusup Says He ‘Can Almost Guarantee’ Cusinato 400 IM Olympic Gold in New Vlog

“When you get the Olympic gold medal… that I can almost guarantee you, it’s going to be worth every second,” says Tusup to Cusinato between pool sets.

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Top 5 Men’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite male swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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Top 5 Women’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite female swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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Persson, Telegdy, Ugolkova & Burian Join ISL Team Iron

International Swim League squad Iron Swim Budapest has revealed additional squad members set to join the lineup for its inaugural racing season.

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“The Strongest Man in History” Takes on Swimming Challenge

2017 World’s Strongest Man winner Eddie “The Beast” Hall challenges his fellow “Strongest Man in History” stars to test their swimming skills.

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