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Brazilian Swimmers Finish 2019 Parapan Ams with 127 Medals, 53 Gold

Brazil had two top-three finishers in six events on the final night of competition, which also saw the count of meet records broken this week reach nearly 70.

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After Disappointing Gwangju, 2x World Champion Muller Resets the Counter at 0

2-time World Champion Aurélie Muller of France has emerged from a period of self-reflection this summer and will move to Nice to train under Fabrice Pellerin.

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Mexico Eclipses National Record for Gold Medals at Parapan Ams Night 6

Mexico surpassed its record for Parapan golds with a night of competition remaining while Brazil continued its dominance with 22 medals Friday alone.

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2019 José Finkel Trophy Gets Underway On September 3rd

Joao De Lucca is just one of almost 250 swimmers set to compete at the 5-day José Finkel Trophy next week in Paraná, Brazil.

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12-Year-Old Sara Vargas Wins Second Gold of Parapan Ams in Record Fashion

Colombia’s Vargas had a banner day Thursday while Brazilian swimmers won a whopping ten medals to continue their own dominant week.

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NCAA Scorer Mario Koenigsperger to Take Olympic Redshirt Season

At 1:00.83, Koenigsperger is close to the FINA ‘A’ cut (and NZ qualifying standard) for the 2020 Olympics in the 100 breast, which is a 59.93. 

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Hannah Aspden Leads US Podium Sweep for 2nd Consecutive Night at Parapan Ams

Aspden followed up her S9 100 back win on Tuesday with 400 free gold on Wednesday; both swims led the US’ podium sweep in the event.

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Chinese Media: Tester In Sun Yang Case Was Untrained Classmate of Main Officer

Chinese media report that the disputed Sun Yang test last fall involved an untrained, unauthorized high school classmate of the main doping control officer.

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Which World Junior Championships Medalists Are Medals Contenders for 2020?

Regan Smith set World Records in the 100m back and 200m back at 2019 World Championships and is an early favorite to win gold in Tokyo in 2020.

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Making History: Mateo and Esther González Medina

Mateo and Esther González Medina are the first brother/sister duo in Mexican history to compete in a mixed relay in international competition.

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Mexican Olympian Lili Ibanez Will Return to Full Training in October

Mexican Olympian Lili Ibanez is almost back to full training after undergoing shoulder surgery in March to repair 3 tears.

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Meet Records Continue to Drop on Night 3 of Parapan American Games

Led by Hannah Aspden, the United States also logged its first podium sweep of the meet on the third night in the women’s S9 100 back.

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Tusup Says He ‘Can Almost Guarantee’ Cusinato 400 IM Olympic Gold in New Vlog

“When you get the Olympic gold medal… that I can almost guarantee you, it’s going to be worth every second,” says Tusup to Cusinato between pool sets.

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Top 5 Men’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite male swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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