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Hungarian Olympic Champion Katinka Hosszu Calls On Federation Leadership To Resign

35-year-old Hungarian Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu posted on social media that the Hungarian Swimming A leadership should resign.

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Magdeburg, Germany is the Open Water Capital of the World After Olympic 1-2

Sharon van Rouwendaal (above) and Moesha Johnson represent the Netherlands and Australia, respectively, but they train together in Germany.

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Olympic Champion Sarah Sjostrom Eyeing SCM World Records At Domestic Meet

Fresh off her double victories at the 2024 Olympic Games, 30-year-old Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden will be gunning down SCM world records at home.

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París 2024: Sharon van Rouwendaal ratificó su reinado en aguas abiertas

Completaron el podio la australiana Moesha Johnson, que ganó la plateada, y la italiana Ginevra Tadeucci, que se colgó el bronce.

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How Many Non-Americans, Who Trained In the U.S., Won Olympic Swimming Medals?

The two best swimmers of the Olympics, Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh, both train in the U.S., but neither are American.

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París 2024: después de 12 años, la natación artística de España se subió al podio

Txell Ferré, Marina García, Lilou Lluís, Meritxell Mas, Alisa Ozhogina, Paula Ramírez, Iris Tió y Blanca Toledano encandilaron al público.

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Adam Peaty Describes Finding Worms In Fish While Eating In Paris Olympic Village

Olympic medalist Adam Peaty conveys what he found while eating in the athletes village, adding to the multiple complaints surfacing in Paris.

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Adam Peaty After China’s Relay Win, “There’s No Point Winning If You’re Not Winning Fair”

“If you touch and you know that you’re cheating, you’re not winning, right?,” Peaty said after a 4th place finish in the men’s 4×100 medley relay.

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Swimming Disqualifications Down at Paris Olympics After a Rough Few Years

There were only 9 disqualifications at the Paris 2024 Olympics following a pair of DQ-heavy World Championships in 2022 and 2023.

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SwimSwam Awards: 2024 Paris Olympic Games (Women’s Swimming Edition)

Summer McIntosh’s Olympic performance in Paris was the best by a junior swimmer since at least Missy Franklin at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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125 Swimmers Take Home Medals From the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

China’s Zhang Yufei, above, leaves Paris with the most Olympic swimming medals. She won 5 bronze and 1 silver for 6 total medals.

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España en París 2024: “No podemos hablar de un balance positivo pero…”

La Dirección del Equipo Nacional de natación de España, liderado por Sean Kelly y Ricardo Barreda, dejó reflexiones y datos objetivos antes de dejar Francia.

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2024 Paris Olympics Day 9 Finals: Fun Facts

The United States closed out the meet with a new world record in the women’s 4×100 medley relay tonight. What else stood out from the last day of finals?

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A Final Look At Winning Russian Cup Times Against Those In Paris

With swimming action at the 2024 Olympic Games now finished let’s take a final comparison between Paris and last month’s Russian Cup.

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Adam Peaty Stepping Away From Swimming, “Because It’s Just Hurt Too Much This Time.”

“But I think I’ve got to step away from the sport, really, because it’s just hurt too much this time.. It really has,” Peaty said after the men’s relay.

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