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Olympic Champ Pernille Blume to Skip Short Course Worlds

The Danish Swimming Federation has announced a 16 swimmer team that will travel to the 2016 Short Course World Championships…

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Katinka Hosszu Now Owns All of the Hungarian SC National Records

Hungarian superstar Katinka Hosszu has made a name for herself by showing off incredible versatility, stamina, and fortitude by taking on…

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2016 French SC Nationals Day 2: 2nd Record for Henique; New Faces on Podia

French sprinter Clément Mignon of Marseille won the 50 free and qualified to represent France at Short Course Worlds in Windsor, Canada.

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Federica Pellegrini Posts 1:53.35 200 Free at Gran Premio Italia Day 1

This morning, Pellegrini popped a 1:53.35 in the 200 free, picking up the win by over four seconds.

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Men’s Relays Reign On Night 2 of Danish SC Championships

Two men’s relays records went down before night 2 of the Danish Short Course Championships was over.

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Marco Koch set a new German record at SC nationals, 100 m breaststroke

German Short Course National Championships Thursday, November 17th – Sunday, November 20th SSE, Berlin Event Website Startlists Results Schedule Live Timing…

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2016 French SC Nationals Day 1: French Record for Henique in 50 Back

Mehdy Metella defended his title in the 100 meter butterfly, just edging Jeremy Stravius for the win. Both qualified to represent France at Short Course Worlds in Windsor.

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Nielsen Notches 50 Back Win At Danish SC Championships

Mie Nielsen’s win in the 50 backstroke highlighted day 1 of the Danish Short Course Championships.

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Verraszto Siblings Join Hosszu, Gyurta Statements Against Federation

Count the Verraszto siblings in with the growing group of high-level swimmers criticizing the Hungarian Swimming Federation. David and Evelyn Verraszto have both publicly stated their support for criticism brought by Katinka Hosszu and Daniel Gyurta, among others.

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10 Gifts Swimmers Actually Want for the Holidays

#8 – A coupon redeemable for five uninterrupted naps.

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2017 Dates Set For Scottish Swimming’s Major Events

Mark your calendars for the 2017 Scottish Swimming championship meets.

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Kapas Joins Public Criticism of Hungarian Federation

It’s becoming a domino effect this week, with various Hungarian stars joining a chorus of criticism against their national federation. After Katinka Hosszu and Daniel Gyurta spoke out earlier, Olympic bronze medalist Boglarka Kapas and the management agency for Peter Bernek have both added statements.

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Russian Swimming Pres Sergey Naryshkin Resigns After New Appointment

Serrgey Nereshkin (right) meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

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Gyurta Comments On Hosszu’s Hungarian Federation Criticism

A day after Olympic champ Katinka Hosszu publicly called for the resignation of Hungary’s swimming federation president, one of Hungary’s other iconic swimmers, Daniel Gyurta, weighed in on the controversy.

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Timmers Headlines 9-Strong Belgian Short Course World C’ships Roster

The Belgian Swimming Federation has released its 9-swimmer strong roster for the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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