Europe

Simmonds Seals Up 200 Backstroke Gold In Aberdeen

England’s Elizabeth Simmonds topped the 200m backstroke podium in Aberdeen on night 2 of the 2017 Scottish Open Nationals.

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2017 Luxembourg Open Nationals Kick-off July 1st

This year’s edition of the Luxembourg Open Nationals kicks-off tomorrow, July 1st.

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Rio Battle with Ledecky was Sjöström’s Last 200 Free at a Major Champs

Sarah Sjöström has confirmed in an interview with Swedish news site SVT that she does not plan on competing in the 200 free at a major championships again.

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Sarah Sjöström Pops 50 Back NR, Splits 52.4 at Swedish Nationals

Sjöström is looking incredible at Swedish Nationals after night 1.

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Russia And Hungary Go Head-To-Head In Euro Jrs Medal Table

Russia and Hungary are separated by just one medal halfway through the 2017 European Junior Championships.

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2017 European Jr C’ships Day 3: Hungarians Reign In Netanya

Kristof Milak of Hungary fired off a world’s #2 200m butterfly time, while Mona McSharry of Ireland established a new senior record for her nation.

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Faster than Phelps: Kristof Milak Breaks True World Junior Record

Hungarian 17-year-old Kristof Milak just surpassed Michael Phelps’ time of 1:53.93 he set in the 200m butterfly at just 18 years of age, the mark many consider to be the ‘true’ world junior record.

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Italy’s Martinenghi On Course For More 50 Breast Magic In Netanya

Newly-minted world junior record holder Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy is well on his way to the top of the podium in the 50m breaststroke at the 2017 European Junior Championships.

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Dawson & Bruce Nail National Records On Day 1 Of Scottish Open

Kathleen Dawson and Tain Bruce ripped up the Aberdeen Sports Village Aquatics Centre on night 1 of the Scottish National Open Swimming Championships.

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Russia, Hungary Have 2 Gold Medals Each At 2017 European Jr C’ships

We saw some shake-ups in the overall European Junior Championships medal table, with Russia leading the entire pack with 11 total medals after day 2.

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Hungary Continues To Rock On Day 2 Of 2017 European Jr Championships

Russia gained some ground today in Netanya, while nations such as Denmark and Switzerland earned their first medals of the European Junior Championships. Hungary continued to strike gold along the way.

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British Swimming’s 6-Olympics CEO David Sparkes Retires

After leading British Swimming through 6 Olympic games, CEO David Sparkes will step down at the end of the this…

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Suspended Scot Dan Wallace Receives One-Year Driving Ban

Scottish swimmer Dan Wallace pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and has now been banned from driving for one year.

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2017 Euro Jrs Day 2 Prelims: Hungary Heads For More Potential Hardware

Hungary is chasing more hardware to maintain its medal table lead into day 2 of the 2017 European Junior Championships.

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Hungary Tops Medal Table After Day 1 Of European Junior C’ships

Just one day in, Hungary leads the European Junior Championships medal table with 5 across both men’s and women’s events.

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