Europe

Iron Image: How Hosszu Has Excelled At Branding In An ‘Unbranded’ Sport

The attributes that have led to Katinka Hosszu’s profound success in the pool – hard work, endurance, and a refusal to pass up any opportunity for a win – are what have her brand one of swimming’s most-recognizable worldwide.

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Skimming Cycling to the Amazon to Raise Money for Children’s Hospital

Mark Skimming will be cycling from Machu Picchu to the the Amazon in an effort to raise money for the Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal, which supports the Bristol Children’s Hospital…

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Single-Session Tickets For British Olympic Qualifier Now On Sale

Fans can now buy tickets to see British swimmers including Adam Peaty compete for a spot on the 2016 British Olympic team.

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Catch Marrit Steenbergen’s 100 and 200 Freestyle Race Videos

Watch 16-year-old Marrit Steenbergen put up 2 new Dutch Age Records this past weekend.

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Watch Katinka Hosszu’s #IronNation Anthem Video

“The girl that gives us the champion’s motivation” – just one uplifting lyric from Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu’s new Iron Nation anthem and music video.

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Dutch Sprinter Marrit Steenbergen Scores Two Dutch Age Group Records

Young Marrit Steenbergen proves she’s still on an upward trajectory with her sprinting prowess.

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Sjostrom’s Coach: Starts, Turns a Priority Heading Into Rio

The Swedish swimming podcast Snabbanan nabbed a big guest this week, talking to world record-holding butterflyer Sarah Sjostrom’s coach Carl Jenner.

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Video recap of the 2016 Euro Meet Luxembourg

2016 Euro Meet January 29th-31st Meet Site Start Lists/Results The 2016 Euro Meet featured some of Europe’s best swimmers like …

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How Florent Manaudou Has Upgraded His Start Since 2012

Florent Manaudou already had great speed on top of the water, but since 2012 he has made several changes that have led him to dominate off the blocks

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Swim legends Gross, van Almsick swam a relay at German Ball of Sports

  The 46th “Ball of Sports” was held in Wiesbaden, Germany, on February 6th. For the first time, Germany’s Federal…

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The 18th Annual Euro Meet Luxembourg: A Record-Setting Event!

For many members of the global swimming community, Luxembourg is known as the home of the Euro Meet, which just celebrated its highly successful 18th year from the 29th -31st of January, 2016.

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Belmonte Taking No Risks When it Comes to the Zika Virus

On Wednesday at a media event Mireia Belmonte told the press that she is worried about the threat the Zika virus presents…

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New Dutch Jr Swimming Rule Requires Qualifying Time in 200 To Swim 50

In an effort to build a foundation of strength and stamina in young athletes, the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) has enacted a new rule concerning junior swimmers’ event eligibility.

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Markus Deibler Races at German Nationals, But Remains Retired

Paul Biedermann, Steffen and Markus Deibler took part in the second league of the short course meters German National Team…

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