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Simona Quadarella Honors Fallen Firefighters From Alessandria

Quadarella raced her event wearing a symbol around her arm mourning the loss of Antonino Candido, Marco Triches, and Matteo Gastaldo.

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Maggie MacNeil Blasts World-Leading 100 Fly At Greensboro PSS

The 19-year-old clocked a time of 57.64 to overtake Russian Arina Surkova (57.78) for the top time in the world for the 2019-20 season.

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British Swimming Names Adam Peaty 2019 Swimmer of the Year

Adam Peaty has won British Swimming’s Swimmer of the Year honor for the 3rd time, but was beaten-out for overall Athlete of the Year.

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Timmers Snags 100 Free Win, Powers Medley Squad To Belgian Record

Pieter Timmers claimed the 100m free win on night 1 of the 2019 Belgian Short Course Championships. He also helped power his medley relay squad to a record.

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Oleg Kostin Breaks Russian 50 Fly Record Again in Saturday FInals

Anastasia Fesikova (above) defended her Russian title in the 50 back, while Oleg Kostin took out the Russian Record in the 50 fly.

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Emilie Beckmann Snags 50 Fly Euro SC C’ships Qualification

The Danish Short Course Championships continued tonight, with Emilie Beckmann leading the women’s 50m fly with eyes on Glasgow.

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Michael Andrew Busts Out 2 Wins, C1 Scorches 100 Free Field To Wrap Up Doha

20-year-old Michael Andrew snagged 2 golds to close out this FINA World Cup Series campaign, including the 50m fly and 100m back.

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Hagino Puts Up Fastest 200 Back Time In 2 Years; Matsumoto Easy 1:46 200 Free

Comeback kid Kosuke Hagino is making strides in several events, including the 200m back tonight where he posted his quickest time in 2 years.

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IOC President Pledges $10 Million To Four-Part Anti-Doping Action Plan

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has announced a $10 million action plan against doping, broken into four parts.

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Breaking Down Sun Yang’s Case, Part 3: What Went Down with the Blood Vials?

SwimSwam is spending time parsing out Sun Yang’s case ahead of his Nov. 15 public trial date.

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Kameneva, Kostin, Andrusenko Set Russian Records On Day 4 of SC Nationals

It’s been a record spree in Kazan, and three more national records fell on the fourth day of Russia’s Short Course Championships.

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3 Total Italian Records Broken on Day 1 of Nico Sapio Trophy

Francesca Fangio (above) became the 3rd Italian woman to break a National breaststroke record in less than a week when she took down the 200 meter mark.

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Nickelsen Takes Down Danish Junior Record In SCM 50 Fly

Teenager Rasmus Nickelsen proved his promise tonight in the men’s 50m fly, reaping gold in a new Danish Junior Record of 23.23.

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Turkish Teen Böcekler Sets 1500 Free SCM National Record

Teenager Beril Böcekler rocked a new 1500 freestyle (SCM) Turkish national record while competing in Denmark tonight at their Open Championships.

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Chad Le Clos Earns 145th World Cup Gold With 200 Fly Win In Doha

Chad Le Clos busted out his 145th FINA World Cup Series gold medal tonight in Doha, Qatar, getting his hand on the wall first in the men’s 200m fly.

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