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Lima, Valencia, and New Zealand Add Names to Pool For 2018/2020 Worlds Hosting

The Campo de Marte pool in Lima, Peru hosted the 2011 FINA Junior World Championships.

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Pedersen and Johansson React To FINA’s Decision On Efimova’s Punishment

Two Efimova’s competitors, Rikke Moeller Pedersen and Jennie Johansson, have commented on FINA’s ruling…

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Yulia Efimova Suspended For 16 Months, Stripped of Medals and World Record

World Champion Yulia Efimova has been stripped of four European titles and two World Records by FINA after a positive doping test.

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Two Junior World Records open Russian Nationals, but notable absences dominate

The first day of Russian Nationals saw three Junior World Record-breaking swims culminating in two new records, but the bigger story so far has been the big names not competing for various reasons.

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List of New European Championships Medal Winners After Efimova’s Suspension

Rikke Moeller-Pedersen will be the new European Champion and Record holder of the 200 breaststroke after FINA approves the reshuffle of results from Herning.

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Tchorz Takes Six At Polish Grand Prix

Alicja Tchorz came away with six victories over three sessions at the Polish Grand Prix in Szczecin over the weekend…

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Russian National Championships Preview; Links, Schedule and Story Lines

The 2014 Russian National Championships will be held in Moscow from May 13th-17th…

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Six Bidders for 2018 and 2020 Short Course World Championship to Meet with FINA Next Week

Update: a previous version of the article didn’t include the two ‘host countries’ who have not named cities. According to…

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Florida All-American Dan Wallace Suspended Indefinitely for “Violation of Team Rules”

Florida All-American Dan Wallace has been suspended indefinitely for a “violation of team rules.”

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9 Swiss swimmers added to European Champs team, 12 to Junior Euros

Swiss Swimming has announced its current European Championships squad, naming 9 member to the roster at this point. The roster can continue to grow if more athletes hit the standards before July 4.

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Ukrainian Junior National Championships To Be Rescheduled Due To Current Crisis

The Ukrainian Swimming Federation announced today that they would be moving the date of their boys Junior National Championships…

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Tancock, Halsall head up English Commonwealth Games roster of 39

England has announced its official roster for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland this July, a 39-swimmer group led by returning Commonwealth Games medalists Liam Tancock and Francesca Halsall.

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Great Danes Compete For Prize Money In Elimination Challenge

Six of the men in Denmark’s Great Danes program will compete for cash awards in a series of 50 meter elimination events this weekend in Birkeroed…

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Germany Announces 30 Qualifiers for 2014 European Championships

The Germans have 30 swimmers who hit qualifying times for the 2014 European Championships.

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1996 Olympic Bronze Medallist Korneyev Becomes Fatal Victim Of Stomach Cancer

Andrey Korneyev, who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 200 breaststroke at the 1996 for Russian, died from stomach cancer on May 2nd…

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