Europe

Day 7 Prelim All-Star: Ilya Druzhinin Cracks 15 Minute Barrier In 1500

Ilya Druzhinin had a terrific 1500m free this morning that almost saw him make the final out of heat 2.

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After Defeating Cervical Cancer Dekker Will Swim the Semis in Rio

Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker who was diagnosed with cervical cancer just seven months ago has battled back to qualify for the 50 freestyle semi-finals in Rio…

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Pernille Blume Slices .17 Off of Ottesen’s 50 Free Danish Record

Pernille Blume posted a 24.23 to break the Danish record in the 50 free.

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Poland DQed In Men’s 4×200 For Not Using Relay-Only Swimmer

After being left off the prelim relay, relay-only swimmer Pawel Werner’s exclusion led to Poland’s 4×200 free relay being DQed after they didn’t make finals.

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Updating Relay Projections: British Men On the Move

The British are coming, the British are coming! Great swims from their back-half legs have Great Britain back in the hunt in the men’s medley.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Men’s 200 IM

TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Men’s 200 Backstroke

TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.

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TritonWear Race Analysis: 2016 Olympics Women’s 200 Breaststroke

TritonWear brings you the 2016 Summer Games with daily in-depth race analysis of every final.

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Euro Recap: Manaudou Set to Join Popov and Hall Jr as a Repeat Champ

After qualifying for the 50 freestyle final with the fastest time in the semis Frenchman Florent Manaudou is aiming to repeat as the Olympic gold medalist in the event…

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Oleksiak Win Highlights Top Swims From Junior Swimmers on Rio Day 6

A couple of juniors have taken the Olympic stage by a storm, including Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, who has won 4 medals so far in her first Olympic Games.

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Rylov Nabs European, Russian Records En Route To 200 Back Bronze

19-year-old Evgeny Rylov fired off a new European Record and new Russian National Record in the men’s 200m backstroke tonight in Rio.

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Katinka Hosszu Cracks 200 Back National Record Again In Semi-Finals

Katinka Hosszu broke her Hungarian record in the 200 back for the second time today and is now the favorite for gold.

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Germany’s Heintz Breaks National Record with 1:57 in 200 IM Final

On day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Germany’s Philip Heintz set the German National Record in the 200 IM with a 1:57.48.

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Ben Proud Blasts 21.54 50 Free to Set New British Record in Rio

On day 6 of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, British sprinter Ben Proud impressed with a new British Record in the men’s 50 free semifinals. Proud swam the race in 21.54 seconds to qualify 5th for the final.

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French Portrait Series: Florent Manaudou (Video)

Meet Florent Manaudou in this quick video profile, part of a series of portraits the French Federation is putting out to introduce members of their 2016 Olympic team.

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