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16-Year-Old South African Ethan Du Preez Fires Off 1:56.97 200 Fly PB

16-year-old Ethan du Preez just hacked almost 2 seconds off his lifetime best to check-in as South Africa’s 4th fastest 200m flyer ever.

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McCullagh Morning Finals Bring In-Season 58.7 For Peaty, 48.8 For Scott

Not giving a second thought to having morning finals was Olympic and World champion Adam Peaty, with the breaststroking ace throwing down as usual.

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2020 U SPORTS Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

UBC’s Emily Overholt will be looking to defend her titles in both the women’s 200 free and 400 IM on the first night of finals at the U SPORTS Championships.

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McCullagh International Open Meet: Day 1 Prelims Roundup

Commonwealth gold and silver medalists in the 400IM, Aimee Willmott and Hannah Miley, were both in action in this event today (pictured: Hannah Miley)

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Wog Sets 100 Breast Meet Record To Open U SPORTS Championships

Kelsey Wog took down an 11-year-old suited U SPORTS meet record during Day 1 prelims in Victoria, posting a time of 1:05.05 in the SCM 100 breaststroke.

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High-Level International Meets For March 2020

Hang onto your swim caps, as March is just the beginning of the hectic Olympic-qualifying schedule that is already upon us with Tokyo just over 150 days away.

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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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