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2020 Russian Swimming Cup Finals: Chupkov and Prigoda Battle it Out Again

The 2020 Russian Swimming Cup Finals are officially in the books, and the final day did not disappoint. 

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NCAA Qualifier Anže Ferš Eržen Will Transfer to Texas A&M University

Anže Ferš Eržen spent the first 2 years of his college career at Iowa, where he broke school records in the 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM.

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DC Trident Fill Final Roster Spot With Russian Sprinter Rozaliya Nasretdinova

Russian sprinter Rozaliya Nasretdinova has been announced as the most recent addition to DC Trident’s roster for season two of the ISL.

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Kirill Prigoda Swims 2:07 200 Breast, Upsets World Champion Chupkov

Kirill Prigoda didn’t swim the 200 breaststroke at last summer’s World Championships, but on Saturday he beat the World Champion none-the-less.

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Tarasevich, Klevanovich Clear Competition At All-Russian Summer Universiade

Several high-profile Russian swimmers were action last weekend, making their presence known while competing at the 2020 All-Russian Summer Universiade.

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Andrei Minakov Rattles Personal-Best In 100 Free to Open Russia Cup

Andrei Minakov, the 2019 World Junior Champion in the 100 free, won that race on Friday at the 2020 Russia Cup, swimming within 3-tenths of his lifetime best.

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Paris 2024 Set To Move Swimming From Saint-Denis To La Defense

This week Paris 2024 organizers announced a series of cost-saving measures, aimed at cutting nearly 400 million euros ($469 million).

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British Swimming Sends Ominous Message Regarding Selection Policies

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, British Swimming has decided to take extra time to review the 2020/21 competition selection process.

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Swim Wales Launches Innovative Super Series

Swim Wales has announced an innovative new competition for its members with the launch of its Super Series, a virtual competition unfolding in stages.

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Start Lists, Live Stream Revealed for 2020 Russian Swimming Cup Final

The 2020 Russian Swimming Cup will be held this weekend in Obninsk and feature World Champions Evgeny Rylov and Anton Chupkov (above).

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5-Time All-American Sonnele Oeztuerk Will Transfer from Auburn

The German-born Oeztuerk finished 6th at the 2019 NCAA Championship meet in the 200 backstroke as a sophomore and ranks 2nd in program history in that event.

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11 Clubs Set To Pilot Swim England’s New Virtual Competition ‘Level X’

England’s first ever virtual swimming competition is set to launch in late October and will be the first competitive activity the country has seen in months

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Newly-Funded Hector Pardoe Takes 25k Silver In France, Beats Bircher’s Record

Hector Pardoe of Great Britain broke through in a big way in the men’s 25k race of the 2020 French Open Water Championships.

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Coleman Claims Gold, Cal-Bound Hansson Gets It Done At Swedish Games

26-year-old Michelle Coleman and 19-year-old Robin Hansson were in action over the weekend, taking on several events at the 2020 Swedish Swim Games.

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Olivier & OW Newcomer Kirpichnikova Impress At French Open Water C’ships

The 2020 French Open Water Championships concluded in Jablines, with the fields limited in the number of participants due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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