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Swimming Canada Announces Former TSN Director as New Marketing Lead

Swimming Canada has become the 2nd of North America’s major swimming national governing bodies to announce a change at the…

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Kliment Kolesnikov Slated For Seven Event Lineup At Russian Nationals

Kliment Kolesnikov is entered in seven events for the upcoming Russian SCM Swimming Championships.

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World Cup Points: Sjostrom, Hosszu Separated By Just 15 After Beijing

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear: Katinka Hosszu made up 27 points in Beijing, and now trails series leader Sarah Sjostrom by just 15 with two stops to go.

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Russian Trials For Open Water World Championships Set For May

Russian coach Sergei Burkov announced that the selection for Russia‘s open water swim team for the 2019 World Championships will…

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World Champ Anastasia Fesikova to Compete in Energy for Swim 2018

World Champion Anastasia Fesikova has confirmed that she will compete at Energy for Swim 2018.

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Magnini On Suspension: “There is No Evidence”

“There is no evidence, indeed the evidence shows the opposite. We will certainly appeal,” says Italian Filippo Magnini regarding his 4-year ban for violating anti-doping rules.

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World Cup Money Lists: Top Women Vastly Out-Earning Men After Beijing

2018 FINA WORLD CUP – BEIJING Friday, November 2nd – Sunday, November 4th Beijing National Aquatics Centre, Water Cube Heats…

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Dopers Beware, As London Olympic Samples Continue To Be Re-Tested

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that additional analyses of samples collected from the 2012 Olympic Games in London are currently underway.

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Still No Le Clos, But Chalmers & Horton Join World Cup Party

The primary contingencies from each nation are in tact for Tokyo, although there are a few notable additions, including 2016 Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers.

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Italians Magnini & Santucci Each Handed 4-Year Ban

The court of Italy’s Anti-Doping Agency, NADO, has finally made its decision regarding elite swimmers Filippo Magnini and Michele Santucci.

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Athletes Could Face 1-to-2-Year Bans If Energy For Swim Isn’t Approved

FINA’s refusal to approve the Energy for Swim 2018 meet could lead to bans of between one and two years to athletes who compete, sources say. And athletes are currently caught in the middle of the standoff, waiting for each other to make decisions on whether to compete in the unapproved meet.

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Four-Time Spanish Olympian Erika Villaecija Announces Her Retirement

Four-time Spanish Olympian Erika Villaecija has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. In a ceremony on Monday at the Colet Museum…

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The Kromowidjojo/Sjostrom Battle Is Set To Rage On at Tokyo World Cup

As we head into the 3rd and final cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup Series, let’s take a look at how the battle between Olympic medalists Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Ranomi Kromowidjojo of Netherlands has been heating up over the circuit thus far.

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Michael Andrew Answers Q&A on Energy for Swim 2018

World Champion Michael Andrew has been confirmed as a participant for Energy for Swim 2018. While competing at the World Cup stop…

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Duncan Scott Set To Race At BUCS Short Course C’ships

The most decorated Scottish athlete at a Commonwealth Games, Duncan Scott, is slated to race this weekend at the British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships.

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