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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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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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