Europe

Andrii Govorov: The Super-Normal Man Who Set a World Record

With the collaboration of Stefano Nurra, a video analyst and coach for the Turkish Swimming Federation, the Energy Standard Swim Club,…

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Sweden Announces Qualifying Criteria for 2018 Short Course Worlds

Sarah Sjostrom didn’t race at the 2016 World Short Course Championships, but in 2014 she won 3 gold medals.

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LEN Unveils Medal Design for 2018 European Championships

Touch of Ginger designed the medals – they also designed the medals for the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.

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SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 2

Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?

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British Record Holder Lizzie Simmonds Announces Retirement

British Record holder Elizabeth “Lizzie” Simmonds has announced her retirement from elite swimming.

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Predicting Tokyo: SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 1

Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?

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Bonnet Sweeps Freestyle, Fratus With Another Sub-22 In Chartres

Charlotte Bonnet is keeping her stellar season streak going with a 50m-100m-200m trifecta in Chartres.

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Russia Tops Euro Jrs Medal Count, But Look Out For GBR & Israel

Russia topped the overall medal table for the 2018 European Junior Championships, but both Great Britain and Israel made great strides since just last year.

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Kristof Milak Doubles Down For Gold On Final Night Of Euro Juniors

Hungary’s Kristof Milak doubled down on gold, winning the men’s 200m free and 100m fly on the final night of European Junior Championships.

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2018 European Junior Championships: Prelims recap, day 5

2018 LEN EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Mäkelänrinne Swimming Centre, Helsinki, Finland Wednesday, July 4th – Sunday, July 8th (swimming) LCM Meet…

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25.14 for Sarah Sjöström in 50 Fly at 2018 Swedish Nationals

Her 25.07 from January still stands as the world’s top time this season.

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Kolesnikov Breaks 50, 200 Back Meet Records On Day 4 In Helsinki

Russian Kliment Kolesnikov won a pair of gold medals and set three meet records on day 4 of the European Junior Championships.

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2018 European Junior Championships: Prelims recap, day 4

2018 LEN EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS Mäkelänrinne Swimming Centre, Helsinki, Finland Wednesday, July 4th – Sunday, July 8th (swimming) LCM Meet…

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German Junior Relay Breaks Senior National Relay Record in Helsinki

A foursome of young German talent cracked a National relay record on Thursday at the European Junior Swimming Championships. Peter Varjasi…

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Sjöström Still Strong on Relays, Splits 1:54.9 on 4×2 in Landskrona

This is her first time under 24 seconds in the 50 free this year.

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