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Phenom Whittle Gears Up For European Jrs With East Midland Wins

14-year-old Jacob Whittle continues to make waves heading into this summer’s European Junior Championships.

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Teen Van Selm Continues Momentum With London Regional Medal Haul

Bromley teen Tamryn Van Selm, the 15-year-old who broke through in a big way at the British National Swimming Championships this past April and carried her speed into the London Regionals last weekend.

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Lithuanian Sidlauskas Hits 59.9 100 Breast At Romanian Championships

22-year-old Lithuanian Andrius Sidlauskas hit his first 59-point 100m breaststroke of the season while competing at the Romanian Championships.

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Armbruster Registers German Age Record To Close Out 2019 German Open

The 3-day German Open in Essen ended with a new German Age Record for 18-year-olds, courtesy of Luca Nik Armbruster.

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With No Meilutyte, Rapšys & Bilis Lead 8-Strong Lithuanian Worlds Roster

Danas Rapšys leads the 8-strong Lithuanian roster just announced for this summer’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea.

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Danas Rapsys Annihilates Lithuanian 400 Free Record In 3:43.36

Danas Rapsys smashed his Lithuanian National Record in the men’s 400 free by over three seconds in a time of 3:43.36.

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Arianna Bridi and Ana Marcela Battle, Again, for 10K Glory in Seychelles

The two swimmers have a history of big open water battles that repeated itself on Sunday in the Seychelles.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Puts Up Fastest 2Fly Since 2017 Worlds

Japan’s Masato Sakai might not have won the men’ 200m fly race in Budapest, but he still put up a meaningful performance of his own.

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Milak Is The Man, As The Hungarian Teen Takes 2Fly Crown In Budapest

The reigning World Junior Record holder and Hungarian National Champion Kristof Milak put on a show in front of his home country while competing on night 1 of the FINA Champions Series.

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Another Quiet Night In Essen On Night 2 Of 2019 German Open

Poul Zellmann won the men’s 200m free tonight in Essen, but it was a subdued session of competition on the whole.

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LEN Touts Higher Payouts, Higher Surpluses in St. Petersburg Congress

The LEN Bureau gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia on Saturday, where leaders presented a glowing status of the organization’s finances.

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No Additional World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 1 Of German Open

Marco Koch won the men’s 100m breaststroke in a time of 1:00.98 in Essen, Germany tonight, not enough to qualify for Gwangju, although he will be representing Germany there is much better 200m breast event.

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Andrea Vergani’s Doping Hearing Set For June 6th

Emerging sprinter Andrea Vergani of Italy will have his National Anti-Doping Tribunal hearing on June 6th of this year at 9:30am.

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Ruta Meilutyte Took a “Leave from Swimming” After Short Course Worlds

Ruta Meilutyte was not training at USC when she missed her doping control tests, coach Dave Salo says.

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Fabio Scozzoli Added To ISL Aqua Centurions Roster

On the heels of both Italian swimmer Santo Condorelli and German ace Philip Heintz having been added to the ISL Aqua Centurions squad, breaststroking powerhouse Fabio Scozzoli has also been named to the Federica Pellegrini-captained team.

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