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Gabriele Detti Dropping 1500 At Italian Nationals

Just as he did in 2017 before that year’s world Championships, Italian Gabriele Detti has decided to drop the 1500m freestyle from his event line-up on the final day of Nationals.

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Signe Bro Takes Women’s 100 Free To Make Danish Gwangju Roster

Just one swimmer nailed a World Championships-worthy time at Taastrup Swimming Center tonight to kick-off the 2019 Danish Open.

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Ögretir Lowers His 200BR National Record On Day 3 Of Turkish Nationals

Berkay Ömer Ögretir rewrote his own Turkish National Record in the 200 breast – posting a 2:11.09 – on the third day of the Turkish National Team Selection Meet.

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Former World Record Holder Marco Koch to Join Unnamed New York Team in ISL

German media are reporting that 2015 World Champ Marco Koch will compete for the American International Swimming League (ISL) team based on New York. Sources tell SwimSwam that the announced German ISL team won’t participate in year one of the league.

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Megli Makes It Onto Italian Worlds Roster In 200 Free

Filippo Megli notched his name onto the Italian roster for Gwangju with his 1:46.56 200m free tonight in Riccione.

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Filippo Megli Tops Gabriele Detti In Men’s 200 Free In Riccione

Filippo Migli beat out freestyle ace Gabriele Detti in the men’s 200m freestyle, becoming the 4th fastest Italian performer ever in the event.

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Oleksiak, Smith Among Nine New Worlds Qualifiers For Canada

Kierra Smith came back after being disqualified in the 200 breast to qualify for Worlds in the 100 on Thursday night.

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Louise Hansson Swims 57.3 in 100 Fly Prelims at Canadian Trials

Hansson, who competes internationally for Sweden, swam a lifetime best in her first long course race since becoming the fastest-ever 100 yard butterflier.

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2019 Canadian Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The women’s 100 fly features youngsters Penny Oleksiak and Rebecca Smith at the top, along with Sweden’s Louise Hansson and another 2000-born Canadian, Maggie MacNeil.

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Dutch Qualifiers For Worlds Through Day 1 Of The Hague

The Swim Cup – The Hague kicked off today in Netherlands, with swimmers taking to the pool vying for spots on the nation’s roster for this summer’s World Championships. Dutch athletes will also get a shot at qualifying at the Swim Cup Eindhoven taking place next week.

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Heemskerk Fires Off 1:56.48 200 Free In The Hague

Femke Heemskerk nailed 1:56.48 in the 200 free prelims last night in The Hague.

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Daiya Seto Adds Name To Slim List Of JPN Qualifiers For Gwangju

Daiya Seto, world record holder in the SCM 200 fly, got his hand on the wall first in his signature event to earn his 2fly spot for this summer’s World Championships.

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Japan Day 4: Seto Secures 2Fly For Worlds, 15 Men Under 50 In 1Free

Daiya Seto hits 200 fly qualifying mark for World Championships, while several other swimmers are in the hunt for their own events.

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Julia Gaffney Takes Down S7 100 Back World Record in Indy

Gaffney broke Shelby Newkirk’s days-old record.

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