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2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky is entered in the 200 free and 400 IM this morning in Knoxville.

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Swimming Australia CEO Seeks FINA, ISL Compromise To Avoid OLY Bans

In light of the fact that the idea of Olympic bans for athletes who compete in ISL events this year is still lurking in the air, Swimming Australia Chief Executive Leigh Russell is initiating talks to try to avoid devastation in 2020.

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2019 Victorian Sprint C’ships To Fire Off 66 Events In Just 2 Days

The 2019 Victorian Sprint Championships meet kicks off on Saturday in Melbourne, where a fury of 66 events will be contested over just 2 days.

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Akaram Mahmoud Only Warmed Up 4 Minutes before his 800 (Video)

Thinking the event was slowest to fastest, Mahmoud ended up nearly missing his event and was only able to warm up for less than 5 minutes

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ONEFlow Aquatic Announced as Newest Team in ISL

The club is spawned out of the Neckarsulmer Sport-Union, a large multi-sport club near Stuttgart with one of Germany’s most successful swim teams.

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Swim Wales Kicks Off 2019 with Elite Winter Training Camp

2019 started with a splash for fourteen swimmers from the Senior Elite, Elite Development and Para Elite Development squads. Before the New Year began the carefully selected squad travelled to the Thanyapura Sports Resort in Phuket, Thailand to complete two weeks of intensive training.

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2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville: Day 1 Finals Live Recap (Distance)

Erica Sullivan from the Sandpipers of Nevada is the top seed for the women in the 800 free.

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20 Australians Under 20 You Need to be Watching – Women

The 10 Australian women you need to be paying attention to including Ariarne Titmus (pictured above).

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Watching Swimming: What Makes a Race Good?

Last Friday, SwimSwam published our Swammy Awards Top 10 Swims of the Year. The number one race was the men’s medley relay at the Asian Games.

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He Junyi Becomes 3rd Fastest Chinese 100 Freestyler Of All-Time

The 2019 Chinese Spring Swimming Championships in Shaoxing wrapped up today with a bang, as He Junyi made history in the men’s LCM 100 freestyle event.

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Early Bird Tickets On Sale for 2019 FINA World Championships

Early bird tickets are available for the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.

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Tokyo 2020 Swimming and Para Swimming Test Events Announced

The point of test events is to benefit athletes as well as spectators and the host city itself, as top international and national contests will also serve as practice runs for athletes, spectators, and organizers.

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Five Storylines to Follow at the 2019 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville

The best male American IM’er since the Phelps/Lochte era, Chase Kalisz has been dominating every international major meet in recent memory.

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Germany’s Marco Koch is Latest Addition to Euro Meet Lineup

2019 EURO MEET January 25th-27th, 2019 d’Coque, Luxembourg 50m (long course meters) pool Meet Website Former World Record holder Marco Koch…

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Tickets Now Available For British C’ships, Para Swimming Int’l Meet

Today is the day tickets for both the 2019 British Swimming Championships and British Para Swimming International Meet have hit the market, which means you can now try to get your hands on the best seats in the Tollcross International Swimming Centre house.

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