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Ireland Partners With Fukuroi City For 2020 Olympic Games Training Camp

On the heels of Swim Ireland having announced its 10-strong roster for the 2019 World Championships, the nation’s Olympic Federation revealed where Team Ireland will set-up its pre-Games training camps ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

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Belmonte Wins 5th Gold, 3 Jr Champ. Records Down at Spanish Open

Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte achieved her 5th title at this year’s Spanish Open. In the process, 3 new Junior championship records fell during day 4.

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Germany’s ONEflow Aquatics Confirms It Won’t Compete in ISL in 2019

But the club says that it still plans a launch for the 2020 season and will continue to work to support the ISL’s mission.

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WATCH: Vladislav Grinev’s Russian Record in 100 Free (47.43)

Grinev swam a 47.43 at the Russian Championships, which is the world’s #1 time this season.

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Six Turkish National Records Fall at 2019 National Team Selection Meet

Metin Aydin, who just finished his senior season at the University of Hawaii, broke a Turkish national record in the 200 IM at the 2019 Turkish National Team Selection Meet.

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Vladislav Grinev Dethrones KingKyle; Breaks Russian Record in 100 Free

In the semi-finals of the 100 free, Vladislav Grinev moved to the top of the World Rankings with a new Russian Record.

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6 Swimmers Knock Out World C’ships QT’s As Danish Open Concludes

Check out the list of Danish qualifiers at the end of the 2019 Danish Open.

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Bjerg Lowers Newly-Minted 50 Breast To Close Out Danish Open

Danish Open 2019: In tonight’s final, Bjerg found a way to slice another .04 off of his newly-minted 50m breast Danish record to ultimately take gold in 27.28.

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Efimova Likely To Skip SC Euros, Will Focus on U.S.-Based LCM Meets

2016 Olympic silver medalist Yulia Efimova wouldn’t say yet whether she’ll retire after the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, but the Russian breaststroker did shed some light on her plans for the next year in an interview with Russia’s RSport.

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Bjerg Follows-Up Monumental 100 Breast With Danish Record In 50

Following up on his groundbreaking performance yesterday in the men’s 100m breaststroke, Tobias Bjerg kept the momentum going with another Danish National Record in the heats of the men’s 50m.

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Ireland Announces 10-Strong Roster For 2019 World Championships

Swim Ireland has announced its line-ups for the biggest meets of the summer, including the World Championships, World Junior Championships, European Junior Championships and the Youth Olympic Festival.

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Iowa Picks Up Commitment from Polish National Teamer Julia Koluch

Polish backstroker Julia Koluch has announced her verbal commitment to swim and study at the University of Iowa in 2019-20.

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16-Year-Old Anastasiya Shkurdai Hits 57.78 1 Fly/25.8 50 Fly Combo

Anastasiya Shkurdai rocked two new Belarusian National Records over the weekend, entering the world’s top 10 in the 100m fly and 50m fly in the process.

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Beril Böcekler Completes Distance Sweep On Day 5 Of Turkish Nationals

At only 15 years of age, Beril Böcekler set her third Turkish national record in the 400 free with her time of 4:15.75 on the final night of the 2019 Turkish National Team Selection Meet.

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Belmonte Earns Second Worlds-Qualifying Event on Day 3 of Spanish Open

After 3 days of the Spanish Open, Mireia Belmonte sealed her 4th victory of the meet and 2nd worlds qualifying event in the 1500 free.

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