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Sjostrom Lowers Own 50 Fly World Cup Record In Doha

Sarah Sjostrom lowered her own World Cup Record in the women’s 50 fly on day 2 of the second series stop in Doha.

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Andrew Rips Another 24-Second 50 Back At Day 2 Prelims In Doha

Michael Andrew rattled off another sub-25 swim in the men’s 50 back prelims in Doha.

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2018 FINA World Cup Doha Day 1: Andrew Produces Another Sub-52 100 Fly

Michael Andrew took gold in the men’s 100m fly tonight in Doha, registering the 3rd fastest time of his young career.

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Andriy Govorov’s 4 Stages of World Record Preparation

2018 FINA WORLD CUP – DOHA Thursday, September 13th – Saturday, September 15th Hamad Aquatic Centre (HAC), Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar Heats…

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Virginia Tech Picks Up Verbal from Italy’s Filippo Dal Maso

Italy’s Filippo Dal Maso has announced his intention to join the Virginia Tech men’s swimming and diving team in January of 2019.

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Sparse Swimmers Meant Only 5 Races In AM Of Day 1 Doha World Cup

Several events had 8 or fewer participants on day 1 in Doha, which meant prelims were unnecessary. Michael Andrew’s races too place, however, with the American claiming 2 top seeds.

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Speedo Appointed Official Supplier for Team UK at Invictus Games

Speedo, the global swimwear brand, today announces its partnership with Team UK for the Invictus Games Sydney 2018 presented by Jaguar Land Rover, taking place from October 20 to 27.

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Belmonte One Of Six Spanish Swimmers Confirmed For SC Worlds

Mireia Belmonte is one of six Spanish swimmers who have been confirmed for the Short Course World Championships in December.

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World Record Holder Kliment Kolesnikov Chosen for 2018 Youth Olympics

Kolesnikov is one of eight Russians that will be sent to Buenos Aires: a group full of some of the best junior swimmers in Europe.

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Former World Champion Marco Koch Changes Up Training Home

Germany’s 2015 World Champion Marco Koch is on the move, changing up clubs less than 2 years out from Tokyo.

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2018 FINA World Cup – Doha Kicks Off On Thursday

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Russia’s Vlad Morozov lead the overall money standings through the first stop of the first cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup Series. Doha begins on Thursday of this week.

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Italian Masters Swimmer Suspended 6 Months for Doping

Italian Masters swimmer Marco Bolzan has been sanctioned after testing positive for the banned substance tuaminoheptane. According to ChemEurope, tuaminoheptane is also known…

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2018 European Champion Ellie Faulkner Announces Retirement

25-year old British swimmer Ellie Faulkner has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. The 2012 and 2016 Olympian is coming off…

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Watch Select Race Videos From 2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3

Watch 3 of the big races that took place in Kazan tonight in the last session of the first World Cup stop.

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2018 FINA World Cup Day 3 Finals: Pieroni Upgrades To Gold

Blake Pieroni made things happen tonight in the 200m free, while Sarah Sjostrom, Anton Chupkov and Andrii Govorov wreaked havoc on the World Cup Record standings.

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