Europe

World Championships Preview: Men’s 50 Backstroke

Winning two consecutive world championship titles is something that French star Camille Lacourt has put himself in a good position to achieve, but it won’t be an easy task.

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Simao Morgado Closes Out Career with Gold at 2015 Portuguese Nats

The 2015 Portuguese Open Nationals began today from the Olympic Center in Coimbra.  With the Portuguese World Championships squad already…

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Norway names just three swimmers to World Champs roster

Norway has named just 3 swimmers to its roster for the FINA World Championships which take place over the next few weeks in Kazan, Russia.

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Hosting Commonwealth Games did not provide long-term economic boost to Scotland, study says

Although the 2014 Commonwealth Games brought €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in national gross value to its Scottish hosts, that amount is about equal to what the cost of the games could have achieved through other projects, a Scottish government legacy report says.

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Barrett and Quigley Ready to Make Mark at Worlds

Briton Adam Barrett has a lot to prove at the World Championships after a disappointing trials in April.

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Registration Open For Priority Tickets to 2016 European Championships

With less than ten months to go until the Europe’s best swimmers, divers and synchro swimmers descend on London for the LEN European Aquatics Championships 2016, excitement is building.

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5 Keys to Finding the Motivation to Train

For many former competitive swimmers, finding the motivation to return to consistent training after a long and intense career can be challenging.

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Czech Republic To Send 13 Swimmers To Worlds

The Czech Swimming Federation will be sending a total of 13 swimmers, seven female and six male, to the World Championships this summer.

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World Championships Preview: Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Hungarian Daniel Gyurta will be looking to earn his fourth consecutive world championship title in this event…

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Aimee Willmott Named BUCS Sports Woman of the Year

University of East London stand-out swimmer, Aimee Willmott, has been named 2015’s British University & College Sports (BUCS) Sports Woman…

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Russia’s First Olympic Swimming Champion Passes Away

After a long fight with illness, the Soviet Union’s first Olympic swimming champion,  has passed away at the age of 67…

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2015 Serbian Nationals: Vyatchanin, Stjepanovic Race to Gold

Big man Arkady Vyatchanin (center) wrangled in some hardware at this weekend’s Serbian Nationals.

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Day 1 and 2 of the 2015 Austrian Swimming Championships

Day 1 Day one of the Austrian championships was a day for distance swimming with the 400Im, 800m freestyle and…

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FINA bans Croatian Water Polo player Niksa Dobud 4 years for evading doping test

FINA has banned Croatian Olympic gold medal-winning water polo player Niksa Dobud from competition for 4 years for allegedly evading a doping control test.

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Summer Mortimer Breaks World Record Under Dutch Flag

Dutch swimmer Summer Mortimer is no stranger to setting World Records. She’s a four-time Paralympic medalist, including golds in the 50…

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