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2018 Spanish Spring Open Day 5: Belmonte Grabs 6th Event Win

Joan Lluis Pons won the 400 IM with a 4:14.77, becoming the 6th swimmer to automatically qualify to the European Championships team.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Hits World #1 800 Free – 7:45.53

Additionally, Margherita Panziera was 59.96 in the 100 back, becoming the first Italian woman to break 1:00 in that event.

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Germany to attend Swim Cup Eindhoven with many national team members

Swim Cup Eindhoven 2018, Netherlands Pieter van den Hoogenband Aquatic Center, Eindhoven April 13 – 15 Competition schedule Website Entry…

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2018 Swim Cup Eindhoven Meet Preview: Euro Selection At Stake

Ranomi Kromowidjojo will be competing in Eindhoven this weekend.

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Post-C’Wealth, Guy Says Good-bye to 400, Horton Turns Away From 1500

British swimmer James Guy and Australian Mack Horton are fine-tuning their racing line-ups headed towards the next phase of Tokyo 2020 preparations.

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Video: Germany’s Florian Wellbrock posts #1 world time, 1500m free

Florian Wellbrock was born in 1997, at this time, German swimmer Jörg Hoffmann already has held the German National Record…

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Jack Laugher Sweeps Men’s Springboards at 2018 Commonwealth Games

England’s Jack Laugher won both men’s individual springboard events on the first two days of diving at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Dan Wallace Announces Retirement

Scottish swimmer Dan Wallace has announced his retirement from competitive swimming at 24 years old. In an interview with the BBC,…

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Thomas Ceccon Cracks 54 in 100 Back, Breaks Italian Junior Record

Thomas Ceccon, age 17, set a new Italian junior record of 53.94 to win the 100 back tonight at the 2018 Italian National Championships.

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Ireland Hires John Szaranek as Head Coach of National Training Centre

Swim Ireland has announced John Szaranek as the new head coach of the National Centre (Limerick), making another coach borrowed by…

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Peaty, Scott, Miley Named To Official British Euro Team, But No Carlin

Duncan Scott made his mark on the 2018 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Scottish swimmer to win 6 medals at a Games. He heads up the British roster for the European Championships as a result.

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Gabriele Detti Bows Out of 400 Free Final at Italian Nationals

Detti posted a 3:47.07 in prelims, but cited an ongoing shoulder reason when announcing he’d scratch the final.

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2018 Spanish Spring Open Day 4: Munoz Breaks Own Spanish Record

Mireia Belmonte went her fastest time since 2014 in the 200 IM.

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Key Takeaways From The 2018 Commonwealth Games

After Taylor Ruck’s medal haul at Commonwealth Games, what is she capable of on the biggest stage?

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C’Wealth: Final Tally Of Brits Hitting European C’ships Qual Times

Duncan Scott dipped under British Swimming’s qualifying time for the European Championships en route to his silver medal in the 200m IM.

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