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IOC to Begin Rewarding Sports Organizations For Fighting Climate Change

The initiative is aimed to help persuade more organizations to take “real and tangible” action to address and mitigate climate change.

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Karnataka Wins 27th Title at Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championships

Champions Karnataka continued their stranglehold on Indian swimming, clinching their 27th overall title at the Glenmark Senior National Championships.

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Understanding the ISL: Watch U.S. Team Owners Explain the League

This evening, the four U.S.-based ISL team owners discussed more about the ISL, including Lenny Krayzelburg (LA Current) pictured above.

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ISL Tickets for All U.S. Events Except Vegas to Go On Sale Friday

Tickets to three U.S. meets will go on sale September 6, the same day as the London meet, organizers announced at ASCA Wednesday.

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Etiene Medeiros Tops Women’s 50 Free On Night 2 Of José Finkel

Day 2 of the 2019 José Finkel Trophy in Brazil brought the heat, as both men’s and women’s fields contested the 50m freestyle event.

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British Summer Championships Bronze Medalist Sophia Wilson Sends Verbal to UVA

British IMer and backstroker Sophia Wilson has added her verbal commitment to the already-stacked class of 2024 at UVA.

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Does Caeleb Dressel Accelerate? A Statistical & Video-Based Look

There has been some debate about whether Caeleb Dressel was accelerating or simply “slowing down less” than the swimmers around him at World Championships.

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Euro Juniors Open Water Qualifier Yara Hierath of Germany Commits to UCSD

German swimmer Yara Hierath has verbally committed to UC San Diego for 2020-21. She placed 10th in the 10km at 2019 Euro Juniors this summer.

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De Deus Takes 200 Back Gold On Day 1 Of José Finkel Trophy

The action got underway in Brazil today at the 2019 José Finkel Trophy, with swimmers Vini Lanza, Leonardo de Deus, and Daynara Paula among the winners.

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New York Breakers Win ISL Logo Bracket Challenge In Touchout of London Roar

The New York Breakers pulled off a come-from-behind touchout to best the London Roar in finals of our International Swimming League logo bracket challenge.

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Srihari Nataraj Wins 50 Back in Record Time at Glenmark Senior Championships

Srihari Nataraj won races and set a meet record on the penultimate day of the 73rd Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championships.

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Olympic Update: Tokyo Vows For Sustainability, Technology

The Tokyo 2020 Games aim to become the most sustainable to date. Here are the latest environmental-friendly measures the Japanese capital will adopt:

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Zhang Yufei, Wang Shun, Xu Jiayu Headline Chinese Nationals

100 backstroke world champion Xu Jiayu is headed to Anshan City this week to contest the 2019 Chinese National Championships.

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Less Than A Year Out From Tokyo, Olympian Emily Seebohm Changes Coaches

World Champion and Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm of Australia has moved her training home less than one year out from the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Satija Sets Indian National Record in 50 Fly at Glenmark Senior Championships

Haryana’s Divya Satija set the pool ablaze with her nippy strokes to rewrite the Indian Record in 50m butterfly at the 73rd Glenmark Aquatic Championship.

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