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Chinese Olympic Trials Delayed Due To Coronavirus

The list of sporting events being postponed or outright cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak taking place throughout the world continues to grow.

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Portuguese Technical Director Says Goal is 3 Top 16 Finishes in Tokyo

José Machado, the national technical director of swimming in Portugal, says that his goal is 3 top 16 finishes in Tokyo: one more than the country had in 2016.

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UBC Men & Women Seek Four-Peat At Upcoming U SPORTS Championships

Alexander Pratt will be one of the keys for the UBC men if they want to hold off Calgary and win a fourth straight U SPORTS championship.

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Rikako Ikee Reflects On Difficult Year: “It’s A Miracle That I’m Alive”

“It’s a miracle that I’m alive, a miracle that I’m here,” says Rikako Ikee, Japan’s sprint superstar who has battled leukemia over the past year.

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Schoenmaker Set For South African Grand Prix #2 – Durban

The 2nd and final South African Grand Prix kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, February 20th in Durban, with Tatjana Schoenmaker set to compete.

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South Africa Finally Releases OLY Selection With Possible Schoeman Loophole

Check out what South African swimmers need to do to qualify for Tokyo, including how now-banned Roland Schoeman could potentially still be in the mix.

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World Para Swimming World Series Stop Latest Cancellation for Coronavirus

A stop of the 7-meet series that was scheduled for Singapore in May has been cancelled. Singapore has the 2nd-highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

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Mexican Swimming Federation Allegedly Buries Tokyo Selection Criteria

Less than six months away from next summer’s Games, Mexico’s Swimming Federation has been accused of concealing their selection criteria for Tokyo.

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Renowned Canadian Swimming Coach Murray Drudge Dies at 61

Among the swimmers who trained under Drudge are 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Michelle Toro (Williams) and 2019 World Championship team member Josh Liendo.

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Timothy Hodge Picks Up 3 Golds as 2020 WPS World Series Opens in Melbourne

The US’ Anastasia Pagonis and New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe also won multiple golds at the first stop of the 2020 World Series.

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Cate Campbell Says She Thought She Was Disqualified In Olympic 100 Free

In an interview with The Australian, Cate Campbell says she thought she had false started in the Rio 100 free final, leading to a disappointing 6th-place.

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5 Races To Watch At McCullagh Int’l, As Finals Take Place In The Morning

Breaststroker Adam Peaty is set to take on the 50m, 100m and 200m events in Bangor this weekend, where the McCullagh Int’l finals take place in the morning.

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Swimmers Strike Out at 2020 Laureus World Sport Awards

3 swimmers, including Regan Smith (above) were nominated for Laureus World Sport Awards in 2020, but aquatic sports came home empty handed on Monday.

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Top 7 Races From 2020 BUCS Long Course Championships

Now that the 2020 British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) C’ships have concluded, let’s take reflect on the action which took place over the weekend.

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Brent Hayden’s Comeback Race Set For This Weekend In Calgary

After nearly 8 years removed from racing, Canadian record holder Brent Hayden is ready to rock at this weekend’s Western Trans Mountain Festival.

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