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Jamaica Names 18 To 2020 UANA Cup Roster

The Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) has ratified an 18-member swim team for the 2020 UANA Swimming Cup to be held Feb.21-23 in Lima, Peru.

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Full Entry Lists for 2020 FINA Champions Series Released

71 athletes will compete across 4 days for almost $2 million in prize money at the 2020 FINA Champions Series in China, including 12 races for Katinka Hosszu.

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Ippei Watanabe Calls Out Pre-Olympic 200 Breast Goal of 2:05

Former World Record holder Ippei Watanabe is gunning to get his mark back in the 200 breaststroke, giving a numerical value to the time he wants to hit.

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Dakar 2022 Dates Announced As Two New Sports Join Youth Olympic Games Program

The International Olympic Committee Executive Board has approved the period of Oct.2-Nov.9, 2022 for the 4th edition of the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar.

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Did You Know: The Olympics Used to Award Medals for Art?

In the first-half of the 20th century, Olympic medals were awarded in 5 different disciplines of art.

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Danas Rapsys, Xu Jiayu among Latest FINA Champions Series Invitees

Danas Rapsys, above, touched 1st in the 200 free at the World Championships last summer before being disqualified for a false start.

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Yannick Agnel To Lead French Broadcast Team For Tokyo Olympics

Olympic champ Yannick Agnel will once again provide commentary in France for coverage of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, French media report.

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Engagement, Israeli National Titles Highlight Michal Liberman’s Incredible Week

An incredible week at the Israeli SC Championships for Michal Liberman included two individual wins and an engagement to Aaron Greenberg.

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German Weapons Koch & Heintz Headed To Luxembourg Euro Meet

More stars have been revealed as competing at the 2020 Luxembourg Euro Meet at the end of the month, with Marco Koch & Philip Heintz joining the party.

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Felipe Franca Returns To Coach Sergio Marques At Minas Tenis

2016 Olympic finalist Felipe Franca will return to coach Sergio Marques in his bid to make a fourth Olympic team.

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French Ace Mehdy Metella’s Shoulder Surgery Is Complete

French national record holder Mehdy Metella has successfully undergone shoulder surgery, but now faces at least 4 months of rehabilitation.

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TSS Aquatic Coach Chris Nesbit, Cameron McEvoy Share Training Insights (Video)

Freestyle ace Cameron McEvoy has been at TSS Aquatic for over a year now and the 25-year-old shares some insight into what makes the squad special.

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Daiya Seto Nominated As Japan’s Team Captain For 2020 Olympic Games

The 2019 double gold medalist in Gwangju, Daiya Seto, has been nominated as Japan’s Olympic swim team captain for his home nation-hosted Games.

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Mackenzie Padington Won’t Return To Minnesota In The Fall Of 2020

Mackenzie Padington will not return to the Minnesota Golden Gophers for the 2020-21 NCAA campaign after her redshirt year.

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Guilherme Costa is Hitting 100K Meters/Week Leading Up to Tokyo

He’s reportedly been training 16,000 meters a day, divided up in two 8,000-meter sessions, which can surpass 100,000 meters some weeks. 

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