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France Releases Official List of Qualifiers for Kazan

Jérémy Stravius will represent France in Kazan this summer, along with 14 other men and 14 women. It is the largest female contingent France has had in recent years.

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Video: Sarah Sjostrom Reminisces About First International Meet In Eidhoven Following National Record Swim

Sarah Sjostrom became the first Swedish woman in history to ever break one-minute in the 100m backstroke today with a 59.98 at the 2015 Eidhoven Swim Cup

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RACE VIDEO: Femke Heemskerk Breaks Dutch National Record in 100M Freestyle

Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk broke a highlight national record on Sunday in Eindhoven, and above is the full race video.

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Recap of 2015 French Long Course Nationals – Qualifiers for Kazan

Florent Manaudou punched his ticket to Kazan at the 2015 Elite Championships in Limoges, France, as did 12 other men and 9 women.

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Lara Grangeon Breaks French 400 IM Record in Finals at Elite Nationals in Limoges

Lara Grangeon broke the French national record in the 400 IM at the Elite Championships in Limoges on Sunday.

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Sjostrom Breaks 100 Back National Record, Heemskerk Climbs All-Time 100 Free Rankings

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom won two events and became the first Swedish woman ever under 1 minute in the 100 meter backstroke on Sunday in Eindhoven.

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Sarah Sjostrom Validates World Record Time With Second-Fastest 50 Fly Ever

Watch race video above, courtesy of Zemsporttv. After Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostrom obliterated the World Record in the women’s 50 fly…

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Steffen Deibler Pulls Out of German Nationals With Illness

German leader Steffen Deibler will miss next week’s National Championship meet.

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Final Night of 2015 Portuguese Nats: Carvalho and Santos Clear 200 IM Rio Qualifying Standard

Diogo Carvalho is one of two men who clocked Rio-qualifying 200 IM times on the final day of the 2015 Portuguese Nationals. This marks the first time that Portugal will have two athletes swimming in the same event at an Olympic Games.

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Highlander Hanlon Takes Second Breaststroke Crown in Record Time at Scottish Age Groups

Kara Hanlon checks her time in the final of the 50m breaststroke and discovers it’s another 17 years age group record, improving on the record she had set earlier in the heats

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You’ve won an Olympic Gold Medal, now what?

BJ Bedford Miller: “When everything you’ve done is prologue to one minute, what do you do next? How long do you enjoy it, and where do you go from there?”

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2015 French Long Course Nationals in Limoges: Day Five Finals – Gastaldello Gets 2 More Entries for Kazan

French record-holder Benjamin Stasiulis edged Jérémy Stravius in the final of the men’s 200 back on Saturday in Limoges to earn a ticket to Kazan.

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Germany’s National Championships and Trials Begin on April 9th

The German National Championships, which are going to take place next week in Berlin, are one of two obligatory trials…

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Femke Heemskerk Move Into the Top-10 All-Time in 100 Free

Dutch freestyler Femke Heemskerk has moved into the top 10 of two different events this weekend in Eindhoven.

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