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2016 Short Course World Championships – Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

American Josh Prenot will take on a stacked men’s 200 IM field that includes teammate Michael Andrew, Chinese powerhouse Wang Shun and Japan’s Daiya Seto this morning in Windsor.

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Headed For A Scratch-Less Evening In Windsor For Day 1 Finals

Katinka Hosszu is gunning for 3 individual world titles this evening in Windsor.

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Kathleen Dawson Breaks Own Scottish Record In 100 Back At Worlds

Kathleen Dawson broke her own Scottish record in the women’s 100 back in Windsor.

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World Champion Robbie Renwick Retires from Swimming

British Olympian Robbie Renwick, a 2015 World Champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist as part of Great Britain’s 800 free relay,…

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A Day-By-Day Look At Katinka Hosszu’s Potential 34 Swims At SC Worlds

Katinka Hosszu has entered a round dozen individual events for the 2016 Short Course World Championships in a lineup that could include 28 total individual swims and up to 34 swims with relays.

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Rising Star Josh Prenot Joins adidas

Josh Prenot – one of the hottest young swim talents in the world – has today joined the impressive roster of adidas athletes.

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Finnish 5-Time Olympian Seppälä Says Windsor Will Be Her Last Meet

Hanna-Maria Seppälä, 5-time Olympian for Finland, has announced she will be retiring after the 2016 FINA World Short Course Championships this week.

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Oliver Dingley and Ellen Keane Named Swim Ireland Athletes of the Year

Oliver Dingley (left) and his coach Damian Ball (second-from-right) delivered on a promise in 2016 to return Irish diving to the Olympic Games.

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James Gibson To Head Up Energy Standard International Swim Club

James Gibson takes Head Coach role at Energy Standard, a unique club collaboration between Russia and Ukraine.

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2017 British Summer C’ships Qualification Time Frame Announced

Swimmers will have between March 10th – May 29th 2017 in which to qualify for the 2017 British Summer Championships.

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Burnell and Foden Highlight England’s ASA Awards

Among the 2016 ASA Aquatic award winners was the 2016 Performance Athlete of the Year for Open Water, Jack Burnell.

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Study Shows Continued Decrease In England’s Swimming Participation

According to recent data tabulations, the nation of England has seen a significant decrease in the number of adults swimming at least once a week.

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Michael Phelps, Katinka Hosszu Win FINA Swimmer of the Year Awards

At the FINA/Alisports World Aquatics Gala last night, just before the start of the 2016 World SC Championships, FINA announced the winners of their 2016 awards.

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Olympic medalist Cseh will attend 2017 Euro Meet, Luxembourg

2017 EURO MEET January 27th-29th, 2017 D’Coque Aquatic Center in Luxembourg Meet Site Start Lists/Results Live Streaming World champion and…

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Russian Vitalina Simonova’s 4-Year FINA Ban Reduced to 2 Years by CAS

Russian breaststroker Vitalina Simonova has had her initial four-year doping ban from 2015 reduced to just two years. On June 29th…

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