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ACC, Polish Champion Jan Switkowski Transferring from Virginia Tech to Florida

Jan Switkowski emerged from a deep and impressive field as the 2015 Polish National Champion in the 200 fly, and will now continue his college career at the University of Florida.

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Luxembourg’s Carnol, Iceland’s Luthersdottir break meet records on day 3 of Small Nation Games

Meet records continued to shatter on day 3 of Europe’s Small Nation Games, with Laurent Carnol and Hilda Luthersdottir each taking down a 100 breast mark.

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RUSADA hosts educational doping control seminars in preparation for World Championships

RUSADA, Russia’s anti-doping agency, hosted a series of educational seminars for national teams in various aquatic sports in preparation for this summer’s FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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2017 World Championships could cost Hungary $177 million, would be Hungary’s largest-ever sports event

Taking over the 2017 FINA World Championships at the last minute could cost Hungary up to 49 billion forints, or about $177 million, Hungary Today reports.

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Van der Burgh Feels That Swimmers ‘Borrow’ Records

“The reality is that you just ‘borrow’ a record…

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Four Welsh Swimmers To Compete In Mare Nostrum Series

Four top Welsh swimmers will be setting sail to continental Europe for the Mare Nostrum Series, including Commonwealth freestyle champion Jazz Carlin.

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USC’s NCAA champ Michael Domagala qualifies for Poland’s World Championships team

Former U.S. Junior National champ Michael Domagala has decided to represent Poland internationally, and he will make his Team Poland debut at this summer’s World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Start lists arrive for Mare Nostrum’s Canet stop, Peaty & the Brits joining the party

The start lists for the first stop on the Mare Nostrum series have been published, with world record-breaking breaststroker Adam Peaty among the biggest names.

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2012 Olympian Craig Benson, Auburn’s Joe Patching Lead British World University Games Roster

2012 Olympian Craig Benson was on the short-end of a crowded British breaststroke field, but has received a consolation of a trip to the World University Games.

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PHOTO VAULT: Sjostrom, Hosszu, Gyurta, Koch star at Bergen Swim Festival

Last week’s Bergen Swim Festival brought together some of the world’s top aquatic athletes and featured some truly outstanding battles.

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Luthersdottir, Stacchiotti smash 200 IM meet records on day 1 of Small Nation Games

The final two events of opening day at the 2015 Small Nation Games saw both 200 IM meet records fall by about 4 seconds apiece.

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Mireia Belmonte nominated for prestigious Princess of Asturias Sports Award

Spanish swimmer Mireia Belmonte has been nominated for a prestitious award in Spain, according to her Facebook page: the Princess of Asturias Award in sports.

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Mireia Belmonte Scratches Two Major June Meets Due to Shoulder Injuries

“She is training better and better week after week but still not 100% … not great timing.”

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Fullalove and Tully Take Scottish Grand Prix Titles

Jessica Fullalove and Mark Tully took the Scottish Grand Prix titles in the sprint section of the event and the overall titles as well…

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Eva Fabian: From the Open Water to the Ivy League

Yale University’s Eva Fabian is not your average collegiate swimmer. At just 21 years old, Eva has already established herself as an international champion in open water events and as a force to be reckoned with in NCAA distance swimming circles.

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