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Muffat Swims World Best 400 Free Again, Manaudou Beats Bousquet in 50

Day 1 of the 2013 Sette Colli Trophy did not disappoint, with a handful of Meet Records and a World Leader going on the boards. (Photo: Aidan Pongrace)

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Meilutyte one one-hundredth of a second away from Euro Record

After having a spectacular day of racing yesterday, where she broke the European record in the 50 breaststroke winning the…

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Ruta Meilutyte Gets 2nd European Record in a Week at Barcelona Stop

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte now owns both sprint records on the Continent.

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Heemskerk Cranks Fast 100 Free to Close Dutch Open

Even with much of the Dutch elite contingent not at the meet, especially the women’s sprint freestylers, veteran Femke Heemskerk gave…

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Muffat and Meilutyte post world’s bests in Monaco

On the second night of the Mare Nostrum competition in Monaco Olympic champion Camille Muffat dominated the field in the 400 freestyle…

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Danish Star Mie Nielsen out of Barcelona due to knee surgery

Danish star Mie Nielsen will have to withdraw from the World Championships in Barcelona due a knee injury that has plagued…

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Ruta Meilutyte lights it up on the first night of Mare Nostrum

Ruta Meilutyte won the 100 breaststroke destroying the field by almost three full seconds in a blazing 1:05.20 setting meet…

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2013 Dutch Open Starts with National Record in 200 IM from Marrisen

The 2013 edition of the Dutch Open National Championships in Eindhoven began with a National Record. Dutch swimming, though well-known…

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Rebecca Adlington Leads Gig with BBC Broadcast for Worlds

Four-Time Olympic medalist and 2008 Beijing double-distance queen Rebecca Adlington will be back poolside at the 2013 World Championships in…

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Kyllianen, Koski, Seppala Among 10 for Finnish World Championship team

The Finnish Swimming Association has announced a 10-swimmer roster that will travel to the 2013 World Championships at the end…

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Funding Cuts Force Britain to Further Limit Roster Size for World Championships

After cutting one of the Intensive Training Centers in February, more effects of the nearly £4 million in funding cuts…

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Hannah Miley to Race 6 Events at British Trials

Great Britain’s Hannah Miley has loaded up her schedule with a pair of new events for this year’s World Championship Trials. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Hatfield Swimming Club Hires Scottish High Performance Coach Wright

The Hatfield Swimming Club, in the far northern reaches of the London metropolis, has hired Ian Wright as their new head coach….

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Jenny Mensing Out of World Championships for Germany

Jenny Mensing, the defending European Champion in the 100 back, is out of Worlds. (Photo Courtesy: JennyMensing.de)

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Swimming Ireland Adds Barry Murphy to 4-Swimmer Worlds Team

Bucking the standards that it had set headed into the year, Swimming Ireland has tabbed Barry Murphy as a surprise…

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