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Irish Swimmers Aim to Secure Olympic & European Qualification Spots

Swim Ireland’s Irish Open Swimming Championships kick of this Thursday, 28th April, with Irish swimmers still on the hunt for Olympic and European qualification times. 400 swimmers from 73 clubs including 17 foreign clubs will compete across four days of competition for national titles in 36 individual and 6 team events.

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Olympians Lead Brits Into London

A 12-strong British Synchronised Swimming Team has been selected to compete at the LEN European Aquatics Championships in London from 9 – 13 May.

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Herasimenia Hits #3 World-Ranked 50 Back At Belarus Open Champs

Aliaksandra Herasimenia broke a Belarusian record and moved to #3 in the world rankings with a 27.40 in the 50 backstroke at the Belarus Open Championships.

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Race Videos, Interviews From Day 4 of British Para-Swimming International

2016 BRITISH PARA-SWIMMING INTERNATIONAL MEET Tollcross, Glasgow, Scotland Prelims 9:30AM/Finals 5:30PM (local Time) – (4:30AM/12:30PM U.S. Eastern Time) Saturday, April…

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British Para-Swimming International Sees Two World Records Fall On Day 4

The athletes at the British Para-Swimming International established new World, British, and Asian Records on Day 4.

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British Swimming Will Have 3 Swimmers Race Both Jr and Sr Europeans

Abbie Wood (right) placed 3rd at the British Championships in the 400 IM behind Hannah Miley (center) and Aimee Willmott (left), which earned her a chance to race at both the European Junior Championships and the senior European Championships this summer.

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European Championships To Be Televised Across Continent in 2018

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced that it will air the European Athletics Championships on its platforms in 2018, including the aquatics portion from the European Aquatics Championships in Glasgow.

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Bovell Collects Sprint Gold In Norway

Trinidad & Tobagoan George Bovell Bovell stuck to his bread and butter sprint events at the Marienlyst Open, clocking podium-topping times in both the 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke.

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Two-Record Day 3 For Robinsion Heads British Para International

Eleanor Robinson broke the British S6 50 fly record in both prelims and finals on Monday of the British Para-Swimming International.

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Britain to Send Olympic Team, Plus 16 “Target Tokyo,” to 2016 Euros

Adam Peaty will race at the 2014 European Championships as the defending champion in the 50 and 100 breaststrokes.

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Vsevolod Zanko Awarded For Top Performance at Russian Trials

Zanko will try to follow in a long line of Russian breaststroke success.

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Race Videos, Video Interviews From Day 2 Of British Para International

With just three events on day two of the British Para-Swimming International, two British records fell in the men’s and women’s 100 backstrokes.

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Two British Records Fall In Three Events At Para International Day 2

With just three events on day two of the British Para-Swimming International, two British records fell in the men’s and women’s 100 backstrokes.

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British Champions Represent Clubs At 2016 League Cup Final

Britain’s 2016 National Arena Swimming League Cup Final concluded today.

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Germany’s Swimmers Prepare for Olympic Trials (Part 1)

Most of the world’s swimming powers have just wrapped up their primary Olympic qualification meets in April, but in Germany, the…

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