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German Swimming Federation announces national team 2017

The German Swimming Federation (DSV – Deutscher Schwimmverband) announced the German national squads for 2016/2017 on the DSV homepage. To get…

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Hosszu Wins 25th-Straight World Cup Race in 200 IM

Katinka Hosszu has won the 200 IM at the 25th-straight World Cup meet in which it has been held.

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Behind The Scenes At The Arena Photo Shoot With Calvyn Justus (VIDEO)

Check out Calvyn Justus’ latest video as he performs a photo shoot in Rome with the Arena Elite team.

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Rome’s City Council Votes to End 2024 Olympic Bid

Rome has all-but-officially withdrawn from hosting duties for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Three Olympians Sanctioned for Gambling on Rio Olympics

Adding to a pile of controversies that continue well beyond the conclusion of competition in Rio (Ryan Lochte, ticket scalping…

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Latvian Swimming Federation Dismisses President Kaspars Pone

On Friday, September 16 the Latvian Swimming Federation (LPF) voted to release the President of the Federation, Kaspars Pone, from…

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A New Group of Great Danes Have Their Sights Set on 2020

The Danish Swimming Federation’s Great Danes program, which now includes both male and female swimmers, gathered at an orientation camp this past weekend…

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Adam Peaty To Receive A Parade In His Hometown Of Uttoxeter

Olympic gold medallist Adam Peaty will receive a homecoming parade in his hometown of Utoxetter on October 1st.

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Manaudou’s Handball Lineage, Full Translation of Facebook Statement

In early March 2016, while he was still dreaming of being the first swimmer since Alexander Popov to pull off the 50/100m freestyle double in an Olympic Games, France’s Florent Manaudou confided in the newspaper La Provence, “My absolute dream would be to take part in the Olympic Games in two different sports.”

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Florent Manaudou To Take Training Break, Will Dabble In Handball

French sprint star Florent Manaudou announced on Facebook this week that he would be taking a break from his full training program, but made clear he still plans to compete in the sport of swimming down the road.

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Melanie Marshall Wins Third-Straight British Coach of the Year

Melanie Marshall, coach of Adam Peaty (above), has been named the BSCA British Swim Coach of the Year for the third-straight time.

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Israeli Record-Holder Gil Kiesler Announces Verbal to NC State

NC State picked up its sixth high-level verbal commitment from the high school class of 2017 with Gil Kiesler’s announcement.

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Hungarian Olympian Liliána Szilágyi to Join Gators Mid-Season

Hungarian Olympic butterflier Liliána Szilágyi will join the Gators mid-season, in January 2017.

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LEN European Short Course Championship 2017 Reveals Official Logo

LEN European Short Course Championship 2017 will be the first sport event in the new multi arena of Copenhagen, Royal Arena.

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5 Cities Bidding for 2022/2024 World Swimming Championship

All 5 interested bidders sit on the Eurasian land mass, including 2017 World Championships hosts Budapest (above)

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