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Swim Ireland awards Fiona Doyle Athlete of Year, Paul Donovan Coach of Year

Swim Ireland convened in Limerick last week to give out its annual awards, honoring breaststroker Fiona Doyle and National Aquatic Center Performance Centre coach Paul Donovan with High Performance awards.

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Jakabos Wins 50 Freestyle On A Painful Path To Recovery

Zsuzanna Jakabos took a big step in her recovery from shoulder surgery today winning the women’s 50 freestyle at the Budapest Open…

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Femke Heemskerk to Skip Maria Lenk Trophy With Illness

Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk has turned around and flown home in the middle of her trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil for…

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Cseh Puts Himself In The Top Ten Winning The 200 Butterfly In Budapest

Laszlo Cseh followed up a win in the 100 butterfly on Friday night with a victory in the 200 butterfly on Saturday evening at the Budapest Open…

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Bernek Records Top Five Time In The 200 Backstroke In Budapest

On the second day of the Budapest Cup Hungarian Peter Bernek took the 200 backstroke in a time of 1:56.79 breaking into the world’s top five rankings…

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Scotland Names 38 Swimmers to 2014 Commonwealth Games Team

American-trained Dan Wallace will have a tall task ahead of him in the 400 IM with one of the deepest Commonwealth Games men’s 400 IM fields ever expected

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2014 British Gas National Championships Finals Recap-Carlin Finishes Strong on Final Day

The British Gas National Championships wrapped up Tuesday night. Things look bright for the British as the summer long course season rolls on.

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Brazil Takes Youth Title While Poland Takes The Junior Crown At Multi-Nations Competitions

Over the weekend Limassol, Cyprus hosted a Multi-Nations Youth Meet, while another Multi-Nations Junior meet was held in Alexandropolis, Greece…

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British Nationals Day 5 Finals Recap: Carlin and Taylor Write Their Names Into The Record Books

Day 5 of British Nationals was highlighted by new national records and a slew of exciting finals.

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43-person French European Champs team officialized

Yannick Agnel is among the headliners of the 43-person French roster for the European Championships.

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Belmonte Garcia Finishes Off Spanish Nats With Impressive Double

Mireia Belmonte Garcia won two more events, the 400 free and 200 IM, to close 2014 Spanish Long Course Nationals.

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First-Time Champions, Plus Manaudou, Muffat, Highlight Last Day of French Championships in Chartres

French long course nationals concluded today in Chartres with wins from Florent Manaudou and Camille Muffat, as well as three first-time champions.

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O’Connor Breaks English Record in 200 IM, Brown Wins Men’s 100 Free at British Champs

Unlike the rest of the 8 national championship meets going on last week and through the weekend, the British Championships…

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Moller Pedersen, Nielsen, Sjostrom close out Eindhoven Cup with blistering swims

Rikke Moller Pederson further lowered her world-leading 200 breast time, and now sits atop the rankings by two and a half seconds.

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Friis and Ottesen Among People’s Choice For Top Danish Athlete

The Danish paper Ekstra Bladet paper has included Lotte Friis and Jeanette Ottesen on a list of top Danish athletes that they have asked their readership to vote on…

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