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Swim Ireland Publishes Selection Policy For 2020 Olympic Games

Swim Ireland has published its selection policy for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Darragh Greene’s World Championships swim gets him halfway there.

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Ryan & Hyland Head Up Senior & Junior Mix Of Irish Euro SC C’ships Squad

Swim Ireland has revealed its 19-strong roster set to compete at the 2019 LEN European Short Course Championships slated for Glasgow, Scotland in December.

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Update: Shane Tusup Cleared, Given Deck Pass for World Cup Budapest

Shane Tusup is working through the process of becoming a coach with Italy’s swimming federation (Federazione Italiana Nuoto).

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Speedo Aims to Keep Students Swimming with Deal to Sponsor BUCS Swimming Series

Iconic global swimwear brand Speedo has today been unveiled as the headline sponsor of the British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) Swimming Series.

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Flashback to Rio As British Swimming Releases Stiff Qualifying Times For Tokyo

World Record holder Adam Peaty should have no problem dipping under the stiff British Swimming qualifying times for the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Cielo Will Swim 2 SCM Competitions in Italy

Cesar Cielo returns to competition in Italy after much anticipation regarding whether or not the world-renowned swimmer would hang up his suit for good.

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FINA World Cup Budapest Brings First Hosszu Versus Cusinato IM Battle

Entering this Budapest stop, we see Katinka Hosszu of host nation Hungary in the lead for the women’s World Cup standings, holding a total of 156 points.

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David Foldhazi, Liliana Szilagyi to Join Shane Tusup’s Training Group

Foldhazi is a Hungarian record-holder, while Szilagyi was a semifinalist in both butterfly events at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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Tarasevich Joins NY Breakers, But Adds To Gray Area On ISL ‘Zero Tolerance’

Russian backstroker Grigory Tarasevich is the 4th male backstroker on the New York Breakers’ roster for the 2019 ISL season.

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Slovenian Breaststroker Tina Celik Makes Commitment To Rutgers For 2020

Celik will make an immediate impact when she arrives at Rutgers; she is within close range of the school record in the 100 breast and the top 5 in the 200.

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Olympic Darkhorse: Cusinato to Test Training Against Budapest World Cup Field

This will be Cusinato’s first big racing opportunity since she began training with Tusup in August, and her first meet since 2019 Worlds in Gwangju.

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Petrov & Nagy Named Official Coaches Of ISL Team Iron

ISL Team Iron has revealed its coaching staff for the inaugural season, with Arpad Petrov and Jozsef Nagy leading the stacked athlete roster.

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British IM Specialist Abbie Wood Joins NY Breakers

Another Brit enters the International Swimming League (ISL) fold, with Abbie Wood joining the US-based NY Breakers squad.

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Spain Announces Roster Of 4 For Budapest Stop Of FINA World Cup

Spain’s roster is composed of three female and one male swimmer: Mireia Belmonte, Jimena Perez, Jessica Vall, and Joan Lluis Pons.

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Pöytäkivi Breaks Own Finnish SC 50 Fly National Record

Riku Pöytäkivi lowered his own Finnish National Record in the SCM 50 fly over the weekend, competing in his home nation.

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