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Luxembourg’s elite swimmers to attend International German C’ships

International German Championships July, 19 –  22 Berlin Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europa-Sportpark (SSE) Meet Central Heat sheet Results Schedule…

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U.S. Trials Semi-Finalist Anika Apostalon Now Swimming Under Czech Flag

Apostalon, a 9-time NCAA All-American and the queen of swim-offs, qualified for the Czech Republic team to the European Championships this past weekend in Prague.

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Anastasia Fesikova Swims 2:09 in 200 Back at Russia Cup

Fesikova didn’t swim her best event, the 100 back, using the 200 meter race instead as a ‘training distance’ as she prepares for the European Championships.

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France Dominates European Junior Open Water Championships

The French claimed four out of six titles in the individual races at the European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Malta. Sadly, the relay events were cancelled on the last day.

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Bath University’s Anna Hopkin Named BUCS Sportswoman of the Year

Anna Hopkin won Sportswoman of the Year, while her British National teammate Duncan Scott was short-listed for Sportsman of the Year.

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Get Ready For Euros By Watching Ben Proud’s Monster 21.16 50 Free

With the European Championships kicking off in less than 20 days, re-live some of the action building up to the big event in the form of British swimmer Ben Proud’s furious 50m free from last month.

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Greece Gains Advantage On Italy at European Water Polo Championships

Greece won the big game of Day 2, edging out Italy and gaining advantage in the race for the top spot in Group A. The other matches saw the favorites doing their jobs, this time it was Hungary’s turn to score more than 30 goals and set a new national record.

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Zips Add Commitment from England’s Olivia Gardner for 2018-19

Olivia Gardner from England’s Ellesmere College Titans has announced she will swim for the Akron Zips next year.

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LA Invite Day 1: Hosszu Reuniting with USC Coach Dave Salo Until Euros

Katinka Hosszu is racing at the 2018 LA Invite this weekend, and told SwimSwam that she is training at USC until Euros in August.

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Swim England Introduces 5 New National Performance Centers

Swim England has announced the creation of five new National Swimming Performance Centers aimed at supporting the nation’s emerging talent.

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Mark Szaranek Finding His Stride Alongside Ryan Lochte

Scottish swimmer Mark Szaranek is finding his form by racing American Ryan Lochte everyday in practice.

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Andrii Govorov: The Super-Normal Man Who Set a World Record

With the collaboration of Stefano Nurra, a video analyst and coach for the Turkish Swimming Federation, the Energy Standard Swim Club,…

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Sweden Announces Qualifying Criteria for 2018 Short Course Worlds

Sarah Sjostrom didn’t race at the 2016 World Short Course Championships, but in 2014 she won 3 gold medals.

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LEN Unveils Medal Design for 2018 European Championships

Touch of Ginger designed the medals – they also designed the medals for the 2016 European Aquatics Championships.

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SwimSwam International Olympians Draft, Part 2

Which swimmers do we expect to dominate in Tokyo? How do we value up and coming swimmer’s chances? Do we expect aging stars to win more medals or fall off?

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