Europe

Verlinden Goes World Leader in 100 Fly on Day 3 of Eindhoven Swim Cup

The Dutch men might have a new gold medal contender for this summer’s European Championships.

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National 50 back record for Niccolo Bonacchi to close Italian Nationals

Niccolo Bonacchi closed Italian Nationals with a bang, downing the national record in the men’s 50 back with the second fastest time in the world.

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CN Marseille Sweeps Top 5 Places in an Exciting Men’s 100 Free Final on Day Five of Nationals in Chartres

Florent Manaudou and the rest of the French sprinters lived up to their hype in a very exciting 100 free final at French National Long Course Championships in Chartres.

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Sophie Taylor & Molly Renshaw Battle Their Way Under English Record on Day 3 of British Champs

Day 3 of the 2014 English Championships was highlighted by several career-best swims from event winners, a new English Record…

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Kelly Surprises to Win 100 Fly; Pavoni Breaks English Record on Friday at British Nationals

We’ve seen a lot of great swimming this week around the world (there’s 8 major national championship meets going on), but…

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Another day, another Sjostrom win, Swedish star dominates 200 free at Eindoven Cup

The 20-year-old Sjostrom went 1:55.04 to win the women’s 200 free, improving her already-world leading time by a half second and taking another two tenths off her Swedish record in the race.

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France Continues to Fill its Roster for Euros on Day Four of Nationals in Chartres

The French National Long Course Championship in Chartres has concluded its fourth day by crowning new national champions in women’s 50 breast, 200 IM, and 100 back and in men’s 1500, 200 breast and 200 fly.

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Mireia Belmonte Takes Over The Top Spot In The 400 IM

On the second day of the Spanish National Championships in Palma Mireia Belmonte of Spain took over the top spot in the world rankings in the women’s 400 IM…

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Paltrinieri strikes back, tops Detti and breaks Italian record in 1500 free

Gregorio Paltinieri destroyed the championship field, the Italian record and the world’s top time of 2014 in one fell swoop with his 14:44.50 in the 1500.

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36-Year Old French Swimmer Given 8 Month Suspension For Positive Cannabis Test

A French swimmer, far from any international relevance, has been handed an 8 month suspension for a positive test for cannabis.

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Spanish record falls to Jessica Vall in fast 100 breast race to open Spanish Nationals

Jessica Vall rolled to a national record on the first day of Spanish Nationals, going 1:06.81 to break Marina Garcia’s mark from last summer.

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Sjostrom Flexes Her Muscles In Eindhoven Winning The 50 Freestyle And 100 Butterfly

Sarah Sjostrom took both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly on the first evening of the Swim Cup in Eindhoven…

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Guy’s Brit record 400 free, Jamieson’s world-leading 200 breast kick off British Gas Swimming Championships

James Guy broke the first national record of the British Gas Swimming Championships, going 3:45.15 to win the 400 free.

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Detti tops Paltrinieri in tight 400 free race to highlight day 3 of Italian Nationals

After breaking the European record in the 800 free on day 1, 19-year-old Gabriele Detti continued his rise by taking the men’s 400 free after an intense showdown with Gregorio Paltrinieri.

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Miley, Renwick Scratch Best Events at British Nationals on Day 1

British Swimming has posted the start lists for the first day of the 2014 British Swimming Championships, and while Olympic…

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