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Arno Kamminga Fires Off Unofficial 58.4 100 Breast, 2:08 200 Breast Combo

Dutchman Arno Kamminga has returned to racing and his times reflect how the 24-year-old was severely missing being in the water.

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Kromo, Toussaint Bust Out Speedy Swims While Teen Vanotterdijk Hits 58 100 Fly

Dutch Olympian Ranomi Kromowidjojo was back to her speedy ways putting up a solid 24.38 unofficial 50m free time at an Antwerp competition.

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Hungarian Swimmers Who Tested Positive For Coronavirus Devoid Of Antibodies

A group of Hungarian swimmers who participated in a research study about the coronavirus have not shown antibodies in their blood.

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Majority Of Scottish, Welsh & N. Ireland Swimmers Still Remain Dry Into July

Read the latest reopening options for swimmers located in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with many unable to return to the pool.

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World C’ships Anchor Hero Duncan Scott Earns Student Sports’ Male AOY Award

The 2020 Scottish Student Sports organization handed out its annual awards this week, with Duncan Scott adding another trophy to his ever-growing trove.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Gender Balance Within Swim Ireland

Catch up on swimming stories from around the web, including Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and more in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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2020 Corona Race Between Netherlands & Belgium Set To Kick Off

Several elite Belgian and Dutch swimmers, such as Arno Kamminga, are set to compete this weekend at an inaugural Corona Race.

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England’s Pools Can Open On July 11th (Outdoor) & July 25th (Indoor)

After weeks of waiting, the nation of England finally learned when their indoor and outdoor swimming facilities can reopen. 

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Mireia Belmonte Headlines 33-Strong Spanish Roster For Meet in Portugal

This will mark the first international meet with Spanish representation since the COVID-19 pandemic caused a lockdown in the nation.

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Florida Lands Euro Summer Juniors Medalist Ekaterina Nikonova of Russia

With her converted bests, Nikonova would’ve been right up at the top of Florida’s sprint freestyle group last season.

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Euro Summer Juniors Silver Medalist Fanni Fabian of Hungary Picks Cal

Fabian (left) was the 200 fly silver medalist at the 2019 European Summer Juniors, where she was fifth in the 200 free and swam on three of Hungary’s relays.

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Former Soviet Water Polo Player and Russian Coach Aleksandr Kabanov Dies

Former Soviet water polo player Alexandr Kabanov died at the age of 72. He won 2 Olympic gold medals in 1972 and 1980 and coached the Russian National Team.

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Junevik Wins Four, Hansson Sisters Race at Swedish Virtual National Champs

One of the breakout swimmers of the meet was 2006-born Lisa Nystrand. She won three events: the 200 breast (2:32.57), 200 IM (2:16.47) and 400 IM (4:53.57).

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Italian IMer Ginevra Molino Commits to Florida State for 2020-21

IMer Ginevra Molino from Torino, Italy is headed to Tallahassee to swim for Florida State University in the class of 2024.

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Simona Kubova, Tomas Franta Return to Racing at Corona Cup

Simona Kubova (above) won 3 races en route to the 2020 Corona Cup overall title this weekend in Prague, Czech Republic.

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