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Get Ready For Japan’s Olympic Trials Kicking Off Saturday

Keep up with all the action from Tokyo as the nation’s Olympic Trials kick-off tomorrow, Saturday, April 3rd, starring Kosuke Hagino.

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2021 Italian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Olympic team roster spots are on the line tonight, and the women’s 100 breast will be a barn-burner with three women already under the Olympic cut.

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Four Storylines To Watch At The Russian Olympic Trials

Kliment Kolesnikov is poised to take his long course game to the next level after a standout ISL season in 2020.

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Time To Study The Final Of Women’s 100m Back At The 2019 World Championship

Our analysis on the 2019 World Championships finals will tackle the women’s 100m backstroke final today. It is time to study

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A Rare Feat: NCAA & Olympic Champions In The Same Year

Ryan Murphy was one of three swimmers to win both the Olympic and NCAA titles in the same event in 2016, doing so in the men’s 100 and 200 backstroke.

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Chengdu 2021 World University Games Postponed until 2022

The 2021 World University Games have been postponed for a 2nd time and will now be held in 2022, with dates to be determined.

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Martinenghi Snaps 50 Breast Italian Record at Day Three Italian Trials Prelims

Meanwhile, Arianna Castiglioni out-touched Bendetta Pilato by .01 in the 100 breast, as she and Martina Carraro will vie for the second Olympic spot.

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Breaststroke Coaching Legend Jozsef Nagy Says 200 Breast WR Should be 2:02

Nagy brings up that the 100 breast world record has taken leaps and bounds in the last 20 years, while he thinks the 200 hasn’t quite matched up

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Nicolo Martinenghi Smashes Italian Record, Becomes #3 All-Time 100 BR – 58.37

His time lops over three-tenths off of his old best, which was also the old Italian record, of 58.75. He passes Arno Kamminga on the all-time list.

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Soloveychik Makes It A Double With 800 Free Israeli National Record

Bar Soloveychik knocked down his second Israeli national record in nearly as many days, with the 20-year-old crushing a lifetime best in the men’s 800m free.

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Fabio Scozzoli Out of Italian Olympic Trials Due to Persistent Injuries

Scozzoli has undergone multiple procedures and therapeutic methods to address elbow and arm issues over the last few years.

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Day Two of Italian Trials Produces No New Olympic Roster Spots

Alessandro Miressi was .05 off of Olympic qualification in that same event tonight after his COVID-19 contraction halted training for most of February.

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Second Sun Yang Hearing With CAS Scheduled For May 24-28 Via Video Conference

Sun Yang’s return to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will take place during the week of May 24-28 with a hearing conducted over video conference.

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2021 Italian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Nicolo Martinenghi dropped a season-best 59.01 in the 100 breast prelims this morning, and he’ll push for a 58 tonight.

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Australia’s Jenna Strauch Swims 3 Best Times in 3 Events at NSW States

Australian National Teamer Jenna Strauch went best times in all 3 breaststroke distances while in a “heavy training load.”

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