Europe

FINA Opens Developmental Center in Kazan

FINA’s latest development center, located in Kazan, Russia, has opened and is already hosting athletes from several countries across Europe and Asia.

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2019 British Championships Medal Table Standings By Nationality

Now that the 2019 British Swimming Championships have come to a close, we are taking a look at some of the data coming out of the 6-day meet.

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Russia Names 39-Swimmer Roster for 2019 European Junior Swimming Champs

Andrei Minakov (above) is one of 3 Russian swimmers scheduled for double duty at the 2019 European Junior and FINA World Championships this summer.

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Gauging the Impact of the Stringent French Qualifying Times for Worlds

What might the French roster have looked like if the qualification standards had been simplified?

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Russia Announces 38-Swimmer Roster for 2019 World Championships

Anton Chupkov will return in 2019 to defend his World Championship in the 200 meter breaststroke.

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France Names 11 to Roster for 2019 World Championships in Gwangju

At the conclusion of the 2019 French Elite Nationals, the French Federation announced the names of 3 women and 8 men who will for the French selection for Gwangju.

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Franziska Hentke Announces That She Will Join Aqua Centurions Squad in ISL

The 29-year old German Hentke was the 2017 World Championship silver medalist in her best event: the 200 fly.

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2019 British Championships Medal Table Standings By Club

While we’re waiting on the official British Swimming roster for this summer’s World Championships, let’s take a look at the medal standings by club from over the past week in Glasgow.

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High-Level International Meets For May 2019

Pan Pacs champion Yasuhiro Koseki will get one more chance to qualify for this summer’s World Championships if he can nab a QT at this month’s Japan Open.

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Blume, Ottesen, Ipsen Among 12-Strong Danish Roster For 2019 World C’ships

The Danish Swimming Union (Dansk Svømmeunion) has announced its 12-strong line-up for this summer’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea.

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2019 French Nationals: Clément Mignon Misses 50 Free QT for Worlds by .01

Of all the near-misses this week, Clément Mignon’s was the most egregious.

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British World Championships Objective Qualifiers After Day 6

Let’s take a look at which British swimmers have nailed qualifying times to make the Worlds roster at this point.

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2019 British Championships Day 6 Finals Recap

Duncan Scott has had a heck of a meet here in Glasgow, collecting gold across the 100m free and 200m IM, both in Scottish National Records and the former in a British National Record. He’ll battle James Guy in tonight’s 200m free main event.

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Quotes To Conclude 2019 British Championships

Alys Thomas took home 2 wins over the course of the week in Glasgow. Here what she has to say, along with several other big winners of the week.

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Mehdy Metella Crushes French Record in 100 Fly with World-leading 50.85

Marseille’s Mehdy Metella lowered his own French National Record by .19 and became the only sub-51 flyer in the world so far this season with 50.85.

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