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Watch How David Popovici Ripped 49.26 100 Free At 16 Years Of Age

Meet your Monday motivation in the form of 16-year-old David Popovici of Romania putting up a menacing 49.26 LCM 100 freestyle.

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ISL Depth Charts 2020: New York Breakers Could Benefit From Multi-Stroke Skins

The Breakers still have some issues with relay depth, but Michael Andrew is a weapon across all four strokes in the skin races.

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Straight Off High Altitude, Isabel Gose Cracks 33-Year-Old Age Record

Straight off of a high-altitude training camp, European Junior Champion Isabel Gose fired off a new German Age Record in the women’s 400m freestyle.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Beryl Gastaldello on Developing Her Methods of Sprint Speed

Beryl says she spends 3-4 daily at the gym. It’s not all lifting, but it is all putting her body in situations that ultimately make her a better athlete.

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Faster Than Dressel At 16, Popovici (ROU) Hits Lifetime Best 49.26 100 Free

While competing at his national championships, Romania’s David Popovici nailed a huge lifetime best of 49.26 in the LCM 100 freestyle at just 16 years of age.

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2020 Russian Swimming Cup Finals: Chupkov and Prigoda Battle it Out Again

The 2020 Russian Swimming Cup Finals are officially in the books, and the final day did not disappoint. 

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NCAA Qualifier Anže Ferš Eržen Will Transfer to Texas A&M University

Anže Ferš Eržen spent the first 2 years of his college career at Iowa, where he broke school records in the 200 back, 200 IM, and 400 IM.

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Swimming Canada Continues To Push For Re-Opening Of Pools

In an October 2, 2020 press release, Swimming Canada has announced that they will soon be releasing Version 3 of their Return to Swimming Resource Document.

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McKechnie Monopolizes Podium At 2020 South Aussie States

The 2020 South Australia State Short Course Championships concluded today, with 25-year-old James McKechnie wreaking havoc across multiple events.

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Dominican Olympic Committee eyes creating ‘pods’ for Tokyo-qualified athletes

The DOC is contemplating the possibility of creating ‘pods’ in an effort to protect the nation’s Tokyo-qualified athletes from the threat posed by COVID-19.

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Japan’s 19-Year-Old Shoma Sato Unleashes 2:07.02 200 Breaststroke

The 96th Japan Student Swimming Championships concluded tonight from Tokyo with another breakout performance in the men’s 200m breaststroke by Shoma Sato.

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Rio Shirai Helps Toyo Clock New 800 Free Relay JPN Student C’ships Record

Rio Shirai doubled up on gold to close out the 96th Japan Student Swimming Championships, taking the 100 free and 800 free relay events.

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DC Trident Fill Final Roster Spot With Russian Sprinter Rozaliya Nasretdinova

Russian sprinter Rozaliya Nasretdinova has been announced as the most recent addition to DC Trident’s roster for season two of the ISL.

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Kirill Prigoda Swims 2:07 200 Breast, Upsets World Champion Chupkov

Kirill Prigoda didn’t swim the 200 breaststroke at last summer’s World Championships, but on Saturday he beat the World Champion none-the-less.

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