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Ruta Meilutyte Flies to 2nd in the World at Sheffield Premier Open Gala

Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte went sub-1:06 on Saturday at the 2015 Sheffield Premier Open meet.

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Belmonte Blasts Chart Topping 200 Butterfly

Mireia Belmonte posted a 2:05.86 in the 200 butterfly at the Spanish Championships…

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Bromer Records World’s Fastest 200 Butterfly at the Danish Open

European champion Viktor Bromer’s performance highlighted the first day of competition at the Danish Open posting a 1:55.39 in the prelims of the men’s 200 butterfly…

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Top 10 Most Commented Reports in SwimSwam History

Braden Keith, SwimSwam editor-in-chief, requested this info. We thought it would be a mix of NCAA Championship reports, but we were wrong, very wrong.

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New German Law May Imprison Athletes Guilty of Doping for Up to Three Years

A draft of a more restrictive anti-doping law was approved by German Federal Cabinet today…

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Bethany Firth Sets SB14 Breaststroke World Record on First Day of British Swimming International

Bethany Firth set the SB14 100m Breaststroke world record on the first day of competition of the 2015 British Para-Swimming…

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RACE VIDEO: Watch 14-Year Old Karlo Noah Paut Go Sub-51 in 100 Long Course Meters Freestyle

Thanks to Josip Miskovic for sharing this video. This weekend, at the Croatian Winter National Championships, 14-year old Karlo Noah Paut…

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Eindhoven Swim Cup Stacked With Stars

Sarah Sjostrom, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Inge Dekker, Cameron van der Burgh and Velimir Stepanovic are a few of the athletes taking part in this year’s Swim Cup…

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Belmonte Set to Race Six Events at the Spanish Championships

Mireia Belmonte will compete in the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle, the 200 and 400 IM and the 200 butterfly…

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Karlo Noah Paut Breaks 4 Age Group Records at Croatian LCM Nationals

14-year-old Karlo Noah Paut set four national age group records over the weekend at the Croatian LCM Nationals.

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900 Age Group Swimmers to Descend Upon Aberdeen for Scottish Age Group Championships

The Scottish Age Group Championships begin in one week in Aberdeen.

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Liukkonen Puts Up The World’s Third Fastest 50 Freestyle in Espoo

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen of Finland recorded a time of 21.99 to win the 50 freestyle at the Espoo Grand Prix…

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Efimova Speeds Through 200 Breaststroke on Day 2 of SCS March Senior Invite

Russian breaststroker Yulia Efimova put up a second straight day of big swims on Sunday at the 2015 CA Southern California…

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Koch’s 2:10.36 among big swims in Germany over weekend

Some of Germany’s best swimmers jumped into the pools in Essen and Halle last weekend.

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Britain’s divers please at the FINA Diving World Series

Britain’s divers have returned home from an impressive performance that saw the squad win a gold, a silver and a bronze medal at the second leg of the FINA/NVC Diving World Series.

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