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A True Swimmer: Duncan Scott Suffers Ankle Injury Tripping On Pavement

Just two days after accepting the inaugural British National Lottery’s ‘Athlete of the Year’ award, 21-year-old Duncan Scott revealed he is recovering from two ruptured ankle ligaments.

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6-Event Para Swimming World Record Holder Jonathan Fox Retires

Earlier this year, Fox was reclassified from S7 to S8 and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

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A Heads Up For Contact Lens-Wearing Swimmers

Swimmers who are also contact lens wearers may want to take a look at a recent study conducted by Dr. John Dart, from University College London’s Institute of Ophthalmology.

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Salnikov: Moving World Cup From Moscow To Kazan Was Deserved

Moving the FINA World Cup from Moscow to Kazan was a justified move, says Vladimir Salnikov.

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British Swimming Names 54 To Its 2018/19 Performance Program

Check out the 54 athletes named to British Swimmings Performance Program roster for the 2018/19 season.

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FINA Opens Center For The Development Of Water Sports In Kazan, Russia

FINA has opened the Center for the Development of Water Sports in Kazan, Russia signing a cooperation agreement with the…

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British National 400 IM Champion Daisy Anderson Announces Verbal to Pitt

Daisy Anderson from Kent, England has verbally committed to the University of Pittsburgh for the 2019-2020 season.

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Teen Matt Richards Nabs New SCM British Junior 100 Free Record

15-year-old Matt Richards already made a name for himself this year by clinching several British National Age Records at the 2018…

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Duncan Scott Wins Inaugural British National Lottery Award

Duncan Scott, Scotland’s star of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, has been named British National Lottery’s Athlete of the Year.

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IOC Athletes Commission Leader Coventry Speaks On RUSADA Support

“I believe our mandate is to protect ALL clean athletes and I do believe there are clean Russian Athletes,” said IOC Athletes’ Commission Chairperson Kirsty Coventry.

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Phelps On WADA’s Russian Reinstatement Decision: It’s Sad To See This

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, has vocalized his dissatisfaction with yesterday’s news concerning the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) reinstating the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA).

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FINA Technical Swimming Committee Member Ivan Varvodic Dies

FINA announced on September 19th that Member of the FINA Technical Swimming Committee, Ivan Varvodic, has died. Varvodic was appointed…

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GQ Russia Names Evgeny Rylov Sportsman of the Year

21-year old Russian swimmer Evgeny Rylov has been named the GQ Russia Sportsman of the Year. GQ is a men’s fashion,…

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IOC Athletes’ Committee Supports Alterations of RUSADA Plan; USADA Opposed

The athletes’ commission includes double pole vault Olympic gold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva, who was forced out as the head of RUSADA in 2017 for criticizing WADA’s original punishment of the organization.

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2018 FINA World Cup Cluster 2 Kicks Off With Bigger Fields

Kelsi Dahlia is among the Americans set to compete at the next FINA World Cup stop in Eindhoven, starting on September 28th.

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