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Summers-Newton Shaves 2 Seconds Off Own S6 200 IM World Record

Simmons shattered her own world record at the Glasgow stop of the World Para Swimming World Series Thursday. 

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Former ASU Swimmer Tadas Duskinas Nails Lithuanian 50 Fly National Record

Day 1 of the 2019 Lithuanian Open Swimming Championships saw a National Record bite the dust, courtesy of Tadas Duskinas.

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Denmark Announces 2020 Olympic Swim Team Selection Criteria

Pernille Blume (above) is the defending Olympic champion in the women’s 50 free.

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Sergey Shevtsov Sweeps Sprints on Day 2 of Ukraine Swimming Championships

Shevtsov, who won the 50 free yesterday, turned in a 48.73 for the 100 free title. That’s about a half second off his best, as he’s the National Record holder with a 48.26 from 2017 Worlds.

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FINA Champions Swim Series Set To Kick Off This Weekend In China

Katinka Hosszu will be one of many stars competing at the inaugural FINA Champions Swim Series this weekend in Guangzhou.

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So About Those Stiff British Swimming World C’ships Qualification Standards

It’s no secret that British Swimming set some very high qualification standards for the World Championships, but athletes like Ross Murdoch rose to the challenge and made the squad anyway.

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British Swimming Announces 25-Swimmer Lineup For 2019 World Championships

Based on their performances at the 2019 British Swimming Championships, a 25-strong squad has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Korea this summer. Look for follow-up posts giving more insight into the team members.

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2019 ATUS Graz Trophy Brings Lithuanian, Hungarian Racers to Austria

The 2019 ATUS Graz Trophy kicks off on Friday in Graz, Austria, where the nation’s swimmers will have one last chance to qualify for the World Championships this summer.

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16-Year Old Igor Troyanovsky Swims 1:57 in 200 Fly at Ukrainian Nationals

2019 Ukraine Swimming Championships April 23rd-26th, 2019 Kharkiv, Ukraine LCM (50m) Live Results (Live Stream Links as well) 17-year old Igor…

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BJSM Study Reinforces Caffeine As Performance Booster

Adding to the perpetual discussion regarding whether or not caffeine contributes to overall athletic performance, the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) recently released a new set of findings based on a synopsis of past studies.

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2019 Lithuanian Open Swimming Championships Meet Preview

The big players for Lithuania, such as Danas Rapsys and Ruta Meilutyte have already qualified for the 2019 World Championships, but several other contenders need to hit qualifying marks at the Lithuanian Championships that kick-off on Thursday.

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2019 British Championships: World Rankings Impact, Emerging Men Edition

We’re taking a look at how the British 18&U racers rearranged the junior world leaders. In addition to the emerging women’s review, let’s see how the men fared.

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2019 British Championships: World Rankings Impact, Emerging Women Edition

Let’s take a look at how the British 18&U women made an impact on their world rankings after the just-concluded 2019 British Swimming Championships.

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2019 British Swimming C’ships: World Rankings Impact, Elite Women Edition

Aimee Willmott entered the world rankings as the 5th fastest 400m IM performer this season. See what other British women made a world rankings impact after the 2019 British Swimming Championships have concluded.

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