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NCAA Scorer Mario Koenigsperger to Take Olympic Redshirt Season

At 1:00.83, Koenigsperger is close to the FINA ‘A’ cut (and NZ qualifying standard) for the 2020 Olympics in the 100 breast, which is a 59.93. 

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Hannah Aspden Leads US Podium Sweep for 2nd Consecutive Night at Parapan Ams

Aspden followed up her S9 100 back win on Tuesday with 400 free gold on Wednesday; both swims led the US’ podium sweep in the event.

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Chinese Media: Tester In Sun Yang Case Was Untrained Classmate of Main Officer

Chinese media report that the disputed Sun Yang test last fall involved an untrained, unauthorized high school classmate of the main doping control officer.

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Which World Junior Championships Medalists Are Medals Contenders for 2020?

Regan Smith set World Records in the 100m back and 200m back at 2019 World Championships and is an early favorite to win gold in Tokyo in 2020.

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Making History: Mateo and Esther González Medina

Mateo and Esther González Medina are the first brother/sister duo in Mexican history to compete in a mixed relay in international competition.

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Mexican Olympian Lili Ibanez Will Return to Full Training in October

Mexican Olympian Lili Ibanez is almost back to full training after undergoing shoulder surgery in March to repair 3 tears.

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Meet Records Continue to Drop on Night 3 of Parapan American Games

Led by Hannah Aspden, the United States also logged its first podium sweep of the meet on the third night in the women’s S9 100 back.

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Tusup Says He ‘Can Almost Guarantee’ Cusinato 400 IM Olympic Gold in New Vlog

“When you get the Olympic gold medal… that I can almost guarantee you, it’s going to be worth every second,” says Tusup to Cusinato between pool sets.

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Top 5 Men’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite male swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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DC Trident Sign Emma Barksdale, Leah Neale for 2019 ISL Season

Emma Barksdale (above) was the 2019 SEC Champion in the women’s 400 yard IM, while Neale is an Olympic relay silver medalist for Australia.

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Top 5 Women’s Swims From 2019 World Junior Championships

See if your favorite female swim from the 2019 World Junior Championships fell among our top 5 performances from Budapest.

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‘True’ World Junior Records In Swimming As of August 2019

We took our best shot at the research, digging through history to find the top junior times in each event, based on FINA’s world junior record criteria.

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Persson, Telegdy, Ugolkova & Burian Join ISL Team Iron

International Swim League squad Iron Swim Budapest has revealed additional squad members set to join the lineup for its inaugural racing season.

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ISL Signs Exclusive 2-Year Rights Deal With Eurosport

The International Swimming League (ISL) has entered into an exclusive, two-year broadcast deal with Eurosport, but not every major nation is included.

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Mexico, Brazil Post Podium Sweeps at Parapan Ams Night 2

Brazil continued its dominance from night one with one podium sweep and 15 medals, while swimmers from Mexico swept two podiums of their own.

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