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Saint-Raphaël Round-up: 4 French Swimmers Snag Olympic Qualification

Florent Manaudou has earned Olympic qualification in the men’s 50m free but find out who else booked a ticket this past weekend in France.

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Filip Orlicz Splits 47.27 SCM 100 Free at Polish Winter Junior Championships

Orlicz clocked a 48.16 in the individual 100 free, finishing a fingernail behind champion Mateusz Chowaniec (48.15).  

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Turkish Age Records Go Down At Spread-Out C’ships

The Turkish Championships for swimmers aged 13-14 wrapped up over the weekend, with action taking place across 4 locations.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Posts 24.49 SCM 50 Fly, Narrowly Misses Dutch Record

Kromo clocked a 24.49 in the race, coming just slightly off her personal best, and record time of 24.47, which she swam in 2018.

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Kolesnikov, Surkova, Prigoda, Andrusenko Among Headliners At Russian SC Champs

Some of the biggest names in Russian swimming will meet in St. Petersburg this week in what will many of their last shots at racing in 2020.

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Marie Wattel Snags Olympic Spot In 100 Fly To Close Out French C’ships

The French Olympic roster grew by one tonight, as Marie Wattel claimed a Tokyo 2020-worthy time in the women’s 100m fly.

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Un-Retired World Champion Magnini Entered In This Week’s Italian C’ships

With the Italian Open Championships kicking off on Thursday, the entry lists have been published, giving us a good glimpse into the caliber of talent.

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Wattel Closing In On 100 Fly Olympic Qualification At French C’ships

After seeing Melanie Henique take her 50 fly national record, Marie Wattel is on a mission in the women’s 100 fly event at these French Elite Championships.

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Dutch Women Destroy SCM 200 Free Relay World Record In 1:32.50 (Video)

Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Maaike de Waard, Kim Busch and Femke Heemskerk combined to smash the existing world record of 1:33.91 by well over a second.

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Henique Nearly Hits Same Record-Breaking 50 Free Mark In Finals

Find out what happened on the penultimate night of swimming action at the 2020 French Elite Championships in Saint-Raphaël.

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Kirpichnikova Becomes Russia’s New 1500 Freestyle Record Holder

20-year-old Anastasia Kirpichnikova of Russia produced her second freestyle national record at these French Elite Championships.

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Milak Clocks 200 Free Lifetime Best After 100 Fly Victory

The 2020 Hungarian Swimming Championships with 20-year-old Kristof Milak producing a statement double on which to say goodbye to his roller coaster 2020.

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2020 Hungarian C’ships Photo Vault

The 2020 Hungarian C’ships concluded this morning, which means we’ve seen the last swims from some of the nation’s best before entering the 2021 Olympic year.

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Pernille Blume Headed To Gender-Split Danish SC C’ships

The 2020 Danish SC Championships are slated to kickoff on Monday, December 14th, with some unique coronavirus-related impacts felt for the 8-day competition.

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Marchand Chasing Stiff French 400 IM Olympic Qualifying Standard

Read up on day 2 prelims at the 2020 Fench Elite Championships, featuring ASU-commit Leon Marchand and the men’s 400m IM.

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