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Hungarians Kozma & Bohus To Iron Swim, Kapas To London Roar

Three Hungarians have been named to International Swimming League (ISL) rosters so far this week, with Boglarka Kapas heading to London Roar, while Domink Kozma and Richard Bohus have been added to Iron Swim.

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Margherita Panziera’s 2:06 200 Back was “Better than Expected” (Video)

Margherita Panziera, Katinka Hosszu and Kylie Masse had virtually nothing between them through the 150, but it was Panziera who used a 31.36 last 50 to edge out the win in a time of 2:06.64

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Ottesen Readies For World C’ships At Danish Int’l Swim Cup

31-year-old Jeanette Ottesen tried some sprints on for size over the weekend at the 22nd Danish International Swim Cup.

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Jon Langberg Added To Danish World Championships Coaching Staff

Jon Langberg, Coach of A6 Swim Team, has been named as an additional member of the Danish coaching staff for next month’s World Championships.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Hall Of Fame Inductees & Tokyo Social Media Warning

In this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines, Corrie Scott & Ryan Cochrane receive Hall of Fame honors, while Tokyo 2020 has specific instructions pertaining to posting Olympic material on social media.

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Brazilians Correia & Melo Join ISL Aqua Centurions

Brazilian World Record holders Breno Correia and Luiz Altamir Melo have been announced as having joined the Rome-based ISL Aqua Centurions.

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Gabrielle Detti Explains Winning Strategy in 400m Freestyle (Video)

Detti shut out the Lithuanian by a tenth with a 3:46.13. Detti and Rapsys have the second fastest time in the world, both swimming 3:43.36. China’s Sun Yang holds the top time with a 3:42.75.

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Report: Russia Under Investigation for Another Doping Cover-Up

The Russian Athletics Federation reportedly helped high jumper Danil Lysenko forge documents.

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Kelsi Dahlia is Enjoying Racing Sarah Sjostrom So Much (Video)

Dahlia raced Sjostrom in both Guangzhou and Indianapolis, giving her good experience leading into the 2019 World Championships

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Pieter Timmers: 31-Years-Old and Swimming the Best of his Career (Video)

Belgium swimmer Pieter Timmers did it again and won in another stacked field in the 100 free. Timmers dominated the field by a full second with a 48.36. Timmers maintained consistency from his Budapest winning time of 48.32.

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Michael Andrew, Lilly King, Katinka Hosszu Give Thoughts on FINA Series (Video)

With the inaugural FINA Champions Series coming to a close in Indianapolis, the media was very curious to see what the athletes thought of the series as a whole.

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2019 Vienna International Concludes With Multiple Nations On Podium

Czech swimmer Jan Sefl concluded the 2019 Vienna International Swim Meet with a gold in the men’s 50m fly.

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Sarah Sjostrom Finishes FINA Champions Series With $148,000 in 6 Days of Racing

The amount is smaller than the $314,4000 that Sjostrom earned at the FINA World Cup Series, but was also earned in 15 fewer days (21 vs. 6) of racing.

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Pernille Blume Swims .01 Off Gold Medal Time Post-Surgery (Video)

Blume won with a season best of 24.08, still the third-fastest time in the world. Sjostrom remains on top with her 23.91 from Budapest.

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Top 5 Performances on Day 2 at the 2019 FINA Champions Series – Indianapolis

Katinka Hosszu lowered the boom in the final 50 meters of the women’s 200 IM on Saturday in Indianapolis.

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