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Kaloyan Levterov Looks To Continue Momentum At Black Sea Cup

Bulgarian backstroker Kaloyan Levterov is heading to the Black Sea Cup where the 17-year-old may do even more damage to the 200m back.

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Top Talent Announced For Respective Welsh, Scottish Nat’l Squads

Duncan Scott is among the Scottish talent selected for the 2020/21 National Senior Gold Squad. Take a look at who else made the cut there and in Wales.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Learn From Michael Phelps Online

Beyond the Lane Lines features an Australian pool, a crossing of the English Channel, and news about Michael Phelps becoming an online instructor.

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Former German National Team Coach Lamodke Takes Over Essen

Frank Lamodke is returning to the German Swimming FEderatio (DSV), this time as head of the national training centre in Essen.

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Scotland Has Soft Reopening While England Faces Leisure Pool Crisis

Swim England Chief Executive Jane Nickerson reveals a new report that one in five swimming pools will permanently close due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Christou Hits 100 Back PB At Greek National C’ships

Backstroking ace Apostolos Christou notched an Olympic-qualifying time in the 100m back while competing at Greek nationals this month.

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Aberdeen Off The Euro Jrs Hosting Table As LEN Reveals 2021 Calendar

The governing body over European aquatic sport, Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) has unveiled its official provisional calendar for the 2021 calendar year. 

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Terziev Notches Bulgarian 50 Back NR, but Levterov Snags The Gold

Newly-minted 200m back national record holder Kaloyan Levterov of Bulgaria doubled up with a 50m back victory in Sofia this weekend.

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Russia Dismisses Doping Critic Yuri Ganus From RUSADA

Russia has dismissed Yuri Ganus as RUSADA head. An audit alleged financial irregularities, but Ganus says he’s being targeted for his anti-doping stances.

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Worlds Silver Medalist Andrei Minakov Won’t Travel to Stanford This Year

Andrei Minakov, the defending World Championships silver medalist in the 100 fly, will defer the start of his training at Stanford University.

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17-Year-Old Levterov Becomes First Bulgarian Under 2:00 In 200 Back

Already through just one day of competition at Bulgarian nationals, 17-year-old Kaloyan Levterov fired off a new national record in the men’s 200m backstroke.

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British Backstroking Champion Fullalove Retires Pre-Tokyo

This week British backstroking ace Jessica Fullalove made the decision to hang up her goggles and retire from competitive swimming.

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Spanish Sports Council To Create Platform To Promote Safe Return To Competition

Amid a case surge, the nation’s Sports and Culture Minister held a meeting with representatives from various NGB’s to promote a safe return to competition.

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1 Event (50 Fly), 2 European Swimmers, 3 Best Times

Switzerland’s Manuel Leuthard closed in on Noe Ponti’s (above) 50m fly National Record while 17-year-old Pawel Uryniuk dominated the 50m fly in Poland.

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Stephen Redmond Becomes First to Swim 44 km Around Fastnet Rock

Irish open water swimmer Stephen Redmond has become the first known person to swim the more-than 44 kilometers from Baltimore, Ireland around Fastnet Rock.

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