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Swim Ireland to Launch New High Performance Strategy After Rio

At the conclusion of the 2016 Olympics Swim Ireland will be going through some major restructuring at its highest level…

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Hosszu Sneaks In 400m Freestyle Lifetime Best During Bergen Prelims

Hungary’s #IronLady Katinka Hosszu managed to fire off a personal best in the women’s 400m freestyle while racing in prelims today in Bergen.

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Gunes Continues Sweep on Day 5 of Turkish Nationals

Viktoria Zeynep Gunes completes her sweep of events as the Turkish Championships finish on Day 5.

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Huseyin Emre Sakci Claims Second Turkish National Record of Weekend

Junior world record holder Viktoria Zeynep Gunes won her fourth event of the 2016 Turkish Swimming Championships yesterday

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Polewka’s National Record Leads Polish Nats Day 3

The third of four days at the Polish National Championships saw one national record and one FINA “A” cut.

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Three Sprint Records Downed at Day 3 of Turkish Championships

Viktoria Zeynep Gunes was a double-winner on day three of the Turkish National Championships in Mersin.

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Hosszu Stamps Another 11 Races, Hagino Excels On Bergen Final Night

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu exercised her #IronLady powers by stepping onto the blocks 11 times on the final night at the Bergen Swim Festival.

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Trandafir Posts 22.2 On Final Day of Romanian Championships

Norbert Trandafir won the 50 free with a 22.29 tonight.

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Hosszu Steps Onto Block 12 Times, Hagino Earns 2x Gold On Bergen Day 2

Multi-dimensional threat, Kosuke Hagino of Japan, nabbed two gold medals at the Bergen Swim Festival tonight.

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Majchrzak, Wilk Break National Records On Day 2 Of Polish Nats

Kacper Majchrzak cracked the Polish record with a 1:46.46 in the 200 freestyle and Katazyna Wilk broke the women’s 100 free with a 54.38, highlighting day 2 of Poland’s national championships.

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Glinta Completes Backstroke Triple With Another Win at Romanian Champs

Robert Glinta took the national title in the 200 back tonight.

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8 Positive Tests From 2012 Olympics Come From Russia

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said today that 8 of its athletes are among the 23 positive tests from London’s reanalysis.

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Two National Records Downed at Lithuanian Championships

Young breaststroke star Ruta Meilutyte was absent from the 2016 Lithuanian Championships, but there were still two new national records set during…

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Peter Banks, Diver Eddie Heron Inducted into Swim Ireland Hall of Fame

On the occasion of their 2016 awards gala, where Swim Ireland named Fiona Doyle and Conor Ferguson its Swimmers of…

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Fiona Doyle, Conor Ferguson Named Irish Swimmers of the Year

Fiona Doyle and Conor Ferguson have been named the Senior & Junior Performance Athletes of the Year, respectively, at the 2016…

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