Europe

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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Brendan Hyland Among Swim Ireland Award Winners

25-year-old Brendan Hyland clocked a new Irish National Record in the men’s 200m fly, helping him earn the Irish Swimming Performance Athlete of the Year.

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Duncan Scott, Archie Goodburn Among Scottish Swimming Award Winners

Medley relay anchor Duncan Scott brought home 2 awards from Scottish Swimming last night, recognizing his stellar championships summer.

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Tickets for Budapest Stop of International Swimming League Now on Sale

Budapest is the last of the regular season events to put tickets on sale. With the biggest regular-season arena, tickets for this meet are the cheapest.

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Pyle Moves To Stirling, Yendell Makes New Home At Derventio Excel

British youngsters Nicholas Pyle and Sophie Yendell are changing things up training home-wise as they continue to grow in their aquatic careers.

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In Addition To Dropping ISL, Minakov Opts Out Of Euro SC C’ships, World Cup

World Championships medalist Andrei Minakov of Russia has now scaled back his racing schedule for the remaining of the year.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Grgic Nominated For Euro Award, Carlisle’s Swim City

Check out the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring Franko Grgic, Zac Reid, Johnny Carlisle, Fayetteville, North Carolina & Flowers Sea Swim.

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Rapšys Leads Lithuanian Roster, Seeks To Defend 200 Free European SC Title

At the 2017 European SC Championships, Danas Rapšys reaped gold in the men’s 200m free, a title he’ll seek to defend this time around in Glasgow.

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Looking At British Swimming’s Podium Potential Program’s Predictiveness

British Swimming released its athletes eligible for funding for the 2019/20 season, but let’s take a look at how their past talent predictors have fared.

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Filippo Magnini Appeals Doping Ban to CAS, Hearing On Nov 4

Two-time world champ Filippo Magnini is appealing a four-year doping ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, where he’ll face a hearing on November 4.

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Italian Olympic Committee To Open Procedure Against Italian Swim Federation

CONI is opening a new judicial proceeding against the Italian Swimming Federation in a funding dispute that’s been ongoing since 2014.

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Tazmin Pugh’s Death Ruled An Accident, Although Drug Use Was Involved

Additional details concerning the death of former European Junior champion Tazmin Pugh are coming to light almost a year after the British swimmer’s death.

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Shake-Up On British World Class Program Roster Leaves Out Several Veterans

Duncan Scott made the grade and was named to British Swimming’s World Class Program for the 2019/20 season, but other elite athletes didn’t fare as well.

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Whittle & Richards Among Young Guns At Derventio Excel Baseline Meet

The reigning European Junior Champion in the men’s 100m freestyle, Matt Richards, raced a heavy schedule at Derventio Excel’s Open SC Meet this weekend.

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High-Level International Meets For October 2019

Check out the elite international meets headed our way in the month of October, including the first set of International Swimming League (ISL) competitions.

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