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Hosszu with four meet records on day 2 at Euro Meet

2016 Euro Meet January 29th-31st D’Coque Aquatic Center in Luxembourg Friday timed finals at 4pm local (10am EST) Saturday prelims…

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Sjöström Takes Three Events on the First Day of the Swedish Grand Prix

World champion Sarah Sjöström won the women’s 100 butterfly, 50 backstroke and 50 freestyle on the first day of the Swedish Grand Prix in Malmö…

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FINA Hires Independent Firm to Review ‘Good Governance’ Practices

Amid a growing global outcry about the internal operations and lack of transparency of FINA, the governing body for the…

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Irish Swimmers Travel to Luxembourg for Euro Meet

Irish swimmers travel to Luxembourg today for the Euro Meet, joining a host of Europe’s top swimmers who will compete from Friday to Sunday. The Euro Meet is the first qualifying meet for the Olympic Games for Irish swimmers in 2016 and will feature Olympic, World and European medalists.

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2016 Euro Meet Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Click here for a live recap of the 2016 Euro Meet day two finals.

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Hosszu Swims Two Meet Records In Euro Meet Day 2 Prelims

Katinka Hosszu swam every event this morning and took down two of her own meet records in the process.

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2016 Euro Meet Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte negative split her way to a new Euro Meet Record in the women’s 800m freestyle tonight in Luxembourg.

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Euro Meet Press Conference: Hosszu, Cseh, Koch and More (Video)

Some of the top stars of the 2016 Euro Meet discussed the things they love about the event in the pre-meet press conference this week.

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WR Holder Ruta Meilutyte, Still Battling Injury, Delays Comeback

World Record holder Ruta Meilutyte was scheduled to make her return to competition this weekend in Luxembourg, but has hit a small setback in her comeback.

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Laszlo Cseh, Katinka Hosszu Both Plan to Race at 2016 European Champs

2016 Euro Meet January 29th-31st D’Coque Aquatic Center in Luxembourg Friday timed finals at 4pm local (10am EST) Saturday prelims…

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Swedish Grand Prix Meet Preview: Sjöström to Compete in Six Events

Sarah Sjöström will be racing the 50 and 100 freestyle, the 50 and 100 butterfly and the 50 and 100 backstroke this weekend in Malmö…

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Geneva International Challenge Day 3 Photo Vault

The Geneva International Challenge took place this weekend, featuring swimmers from across the world, including Damir Dugonjic, Kate Ziegler, Molly Hannis, and Brad Craig (above). Here are some snapshots from the meet.

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LEN Makes Changes To European Open Water Junior C’ships Age Groups

The Ligue Européene de Natation (LEN) has approved new age groups proposed for the European Open Water Championships.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Demonstrates Superhero Drill for Starts

Ranomi Kromowidjojo has one of the best starts in the world. In this video, she shows one drill she uses to work on those starts.

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10 Struggles Distance Swimmers Know All Too Well

We didn’t choose the distance life, the distance life chose us; by which I mean you probably became a distance swimmer when you finished a long set, your coach looked at you funny, and the next thing you knew, you were entered in the 500 at your next meet.

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