Europe

Robert Greenwood To Head Up Madrid National Training Center

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) has appointed British coach Robert Greenwood as the new head coach of the Madrid National Training Center.

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Russia Announces Tentative Olympic Roster, European Champs Roster

Veronika Andrusenko (above) is one of four swimmers who didn’t qualify at the Olympic Trials, but who have been to Russia’s tentative Olympic roster.

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Danish Swimming Federation Releases European C’ships Roster

50m freestyle Olympic champion Pernille Blume is among the Danish athletes nominated to the European Championships roster.

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Danielle Hill, Victoria Catterson Post Irish Records in Dublin at Day 2 Finals

Danielle Hill lowered her own Irish record in the 100 back final, taking it from 1:00.48 done in semifinals last night down to a 1:00.34, just off the cut.

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Mona McSharry Clocks 100 Breast Irish Record To Book Tokyo Ticket

Mona McSharry, who competes for the University of Tennessee stateside, lowered her own Irish record in the women’s 100 breast.

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Watch Beckmann’s Emotional Reaction To Making Danish OLY Team

The Danish Open continues at Taastrup Swimming Hall, with Emilie Beckmann reaching an Olympic Games-worthy time in the women’s 100m butterfly.

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Greene Gets It Done In 59.76 To Lower Own Irish 100 Breast Record

Darragh Greene lowered his own Irish national record in the men’s 100m breaststroke competing in the heats of these Irish National Team Selection Trials.

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Wiffen Whips Out 800 Free Irish Record En Route To Tokyo Qualification

Kicking off the Irish National Team Trials, 19-year-old Daniel Wiffen scored a new national record in the men’s 800m freestyle.

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Finland’s Best Joined By Hosszu, Koch For Helsinki International Meet

2013 World Championship bronze medalist Matti Mattsson will be among the Finnish stars in action later this week in Helsinki.

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Tom Dean Had COVID Twice in Leadup to Racing Under British 200 Free Record

Tom Dean had COVID twice, including a severe case around New Years, before swimming under the British Record in the 200 free and onto th Olympic Team.

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Watch Duncan & Dean Tag Team 1:44’s At British Trials (Race Video)

The 2021 British Swimming Selection Trials ended on a higher-than-high note, as the fastest two British men’s 200m freestyle performances ever were waged.

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Andrei Minakov on Making his First Olympic Team

Minakov takes us through the Russian Trials as well as how he’s adjusted to studying at Stanford (remotely from Russia).

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Ponti, Kost, Mityukov Break National Records At 2021 Swiss LC Champs

Noe Ponti (800 FR), Roman Mityukov and Nina Kost (100 BK) all broke Swiss national records over the past weekend at the nation’s LC Championships in Uster.

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Quinn, Mayne, McSharry, Walshe Among Those Looking For OLY Selection In Dublin

Swimmers will be gunning for a spot on the Irish Olympic team this week to join Shane Ryan and Darragh Greene who were named to the team in January.

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Ottesen Back In The Pool For Danish Open

Jeanette Ottesen, Signe Bro, Rasmus Nickelsen and more are competing this week in their native Denmark in pursuit of Olympic-qualifying marks.

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