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Manaudou Makes 21.72 Silver Medal Return At Sette Colli

So Florent Manaudou is back….with a 21.73 silver medal-winning time at the Sette Colli to prove his means business in his quest to reclaim Olympic gold.

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Florent Manaudou on Comeback: “I want to be Olympic champion” (Video)

28-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou produced a statement-making swim this morning at the 2019 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome

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Gustav Hokfelt Breaks Swedish Record in Men’s 50 Meter Backstroke

Gustav Hokfelt came within one one-hundredth of a second of his National Record in the 50 back in April; on Friday, he broke it.

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Lisa Mamie Breaks Swiss Record in 100 Breaststroke at Sette Colli

Over the last 2 days, Swiss 21-year old Lisa Mamie managed to drop almost a full second in the 100 breaststroke to break her own National Record.

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Manaudou Blasts 21.73 50 Free Prelim In Return To Racing At Sette Colli

28-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou produced a statement-making swim this morning at the 2019 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome.

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Stars Draw Battle Lines For Sette Colli Day 1 Finals

Adam Peaty took the top spot in the men’s 100m breast, while American Michael Andrew nailed a Sette Colli Meet Record on day 1 heats.

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18-Year-Old Tomer Frankel Lowers Israeli 100 Fly Record

While competing on the first day of the 2019 Sette Colli Trophy in Italy, Israeli swimmer Tomer Frankel produced a new National Record in the 100m fly.

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Yekaterinburg, Russia Emerges as Only Bidder for 2023 World University Games

Yekaterinburg, Russia is the 4th-largest city in Russia and one of 11 that hosted matches of the 2018 men’s soccer World Cup.

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Dutch Swimmers Chase Last Chance World C’ships Qualifying In Amersfoort

Dion Dreesens is seeking World Championships qualification in Amersfoort this weekend, racing at the 2019 Dutch Open Championships.

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Kromowidjojo Nixes Sette Colli Due To Slight Illness

Due to slight illness, Ranomi Kromowidjojo is foregoing racing Sette Colli to rest up for next month’s World Championships.

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Russia Selects 16 For European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku

14-year-old phenom Evgenia Chikunova leads the women’s roster, while Andrei Chulkov and distance standout Ivan Morgun lead on the men’s team.

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Marco Koch Swims Season-Best 200 Breast to Finish French Open

Marco Koch swam his best 200 breaststroke of 2019 on day 2 of the 2019 French Open Swimming Championships. That came after finishing just 7th in the 100.

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Spain announces 9 swimmer roster for World C’ships; Belmonte will swim 6 events

The Spanish Federation added Lidón Muñoz and Joan Lluis Pons to the World C’ships roster and published the events that each swimmer will race.

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2019 Sette Colli Meet Preview: Italians’ Last Chance For Worlds Qualification

Over 500 athletes representing 39 nations will descend upon the Stadio Olimpico Curva Nord in Rome to race at the 56th edition of the Sette Colli Trophy.

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Madeira To Host 2020 European Para-Swimming C’ships

Madeira will be the epicenter of para-swimming for the second time in the span of an Olympic cycle when they host the 2020 European Championships.

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