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Spanish Sports Council President Lozano Addresses Current Situation In Spain

“Our nation will need the world of sport in order to be rebuilt, and we must be at the top of our game,” Spanish Sports Council president Irene Lozano said.

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Spain Begins Lifting Lockdown; Some Non-Essential Services Allowed

Some non-essential services have started coming back to life as the nation neared the one-month-mark since the lockdown order became effective.

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How Australia’s Best Swimmers Are Staying Fit During Pandemic

Check out what some of the top Australian swimmers are doing to stay in shape while normal training schedules are canceled for the time being.

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Police Called As Scottish Swimming Video Workout ‘Zoom Bombed’

Scottish Swimming was set to conduct a special eWorkout this morning, using the Zoom video-conferencing app, but things took a dark direction.

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3-Meet 2020 Mare Nostrum Tour Canceled: ‘See You in 2021’

The tour was historically popular among swimmers from around the globe and offered significant prize money for professionals.

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Swimming Photographer Satiro Sodré Released From Hospital After COVID-19 Scare

Sodré is Brazil’s most famous swimming photographer, and his work is frequently featured by us here at SwimSwam.

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Federica Pellegrini Auction Raises over $72,000 for Front-Line Bergamo Hospital

Italy’s queen of swimming, Federica Pellegrini, auctioned off 59 items to raise money for the hospital in Bergamo, an epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Roland Schoeman Apologized to Cesar Cielo for Criticism After Testing Positive

When Cielo tested positive for banned diuretic furosemide in 2011 and did not get suspended, Schoeman said that the case “set a dangerous precedent.”

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Bygones of 2020 Olympic Trials: British Swimming Championships Edition

Check out the storylines were were set to follow at the now-cancelled 2020 British Swimming Championships (Olympic Trials).

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Japan Swim (Olympic Trials) Rescheduled For April 2021

Japan has shed some light on its Olympic-qualification meet plan for swimmers after the 2020 Japan Swim set for April was cancelled.

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Derventio Excel Hosts ‘Challenge 2020’ To Raise Funds For NHS

The club has close ties to the NHS as the parents of team captain Mia Slevin are both front-line healthcare workers, currently battling the Covid-19 pandemic

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The Woman Who Went Head-to-Head with Michael Phelps in Open Competition

It was the mixed 400 free relay (did not realize they had that event in 2007) and the Aussie’s opted for the Female-Female-Male-Male Strategy

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French Swimmer Théo Bussière Finds Positivity In Olympic Postponement

The 25-year-old French breaststroker shared his positivity on the Olympic postponement and how it will impact himself and his teammates.

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Top 10 Women’s Swimmers Who Never Won an Olympic Gold Medal

American swimmer Katie Hoff broke American Records, World Records and won 3 Olympic medals in ’08, but in spite of huge expectations, none of them were gold.

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