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Stirling & Glasgow Come Up Big At Scottish Swimming Awards

Ryan Brown is just one of the Scottish swimming stars who received honors at the annual awards dinner earlier this month.

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British Swimming Launches 1st of 10 Altitude Camps in Tokyo 2020 Prep

British Swimming has announced what they’re calling a “systematic” series of 10 altitude training camps between now and the Tokyo…

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Hungary On The Right Track Ahead Of Hosting 2017 World Championships

FINA President Julio Maglione has stated that the Hungarians are on the right track in regards to their hosting duties and preparations for the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.

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Sweden Releases Qualifying Criteria for 2017 World Championships

Over the last week the Swedish Swimming Federation has published their qualifying criteria for next summer’s major international competitions…

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‘Old Man Speed’: Hungary’s Cseh Is All-In For Budapest 2017

Laszlo Cseh, a man prolific in the butterfly and IM events over the past decade, will be 31 years of age when the World Championships arrive in Budapest next year.

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Rome has all-but-officially withdrawn from hosting duties for the 2024 Olympic Games.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