International

World Champion James Guy Changes Coaches 1 Year Out From Tokyo

With less than a year to go until the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, British dynamo James Guy has decided to change primary coaches.

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Jade Hannah Scratches 50 Free Semi-final on Day 5 at 2019 FINA World Juniors

Jade Hannah gave up her spot in the women’s 50 free semis to focus on the 50 back final. She already won the 100/200 back and is looking for the sweep

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

50 fly gold medalist Torri Huske will be competing in the semi-finals of the 100 fly on Saturday night in Budapest.

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2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Saturday’s preliminary session features 6 rounds of prelims swims, plus the slow-seeded heats of the women’s 1500 free.

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Kurtseva, Sabitova Scratch Prelims Events on Day 5 at 2019 FINA World Juniors

Russia’s Yana Kurtseva has pulled out of heats of the women’s 1500m freestyle at FINA World Junior Championships on Saturday in Budapest.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview

We’re down to the penultimate morning of the 2019 World Junior Championships. Here are the storylines to watch for this morning:

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Watch the Record-breaking Men’s 800 Free Relay at 2019 World Juniors

Jake Magahey led off the USA men’s 4×200 free with 1:48.11, putting in motion what would be a World Junior Record-breaking performance.

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Lima 2019 Parapan American Games To Be The Largest To Date

A total of 1,850 athletes from 33 countries will be in action across 17 sports in the Peruvian capital from Friday 23 August to 1 September, making it the…

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Kayla Van Der Merwe Lowers 100 Breast British Age Group Record to 1:07.06

Kayla Van Der Merwe lowered her own British Age Group Record for 16-year-old girls with 1:07.06 in the 100m breaststroke final on Friday night.

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Taylor Ruck Will Redshirt 2019-2020 NCAA Season, Will Train in Canada

Stanford’s Taylor Ruck has confirmed to SwimSwam that she will sit out the ’19-’20 college season while remaining in Canada to train for the 2020 Olympics.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Kayla van der Merwe and Evgenia Chikunova’s 100 breast along with USA’s David Curtiss’ 50 free all could eclipse more championship records tonight.

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Foster’s 1:46.10 Anchor Helps Power Americans To New 800 Free Relay WJR

Carson Foster nabbed 200m IM gold at these World Junior C’ships and the teen’s 1:46.10 anchor on the men’s 800 free relay helped the squad nail a new WJR.

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16-Year-Old Matheny Crushes 2:09.40 200 Breast For World Juniors Gold

Josh Matheny powered his way to a World Junior Championships gold in a new National Age Group Time in the 2breast – 2:09.40.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Pancake Hot Take – Day 4 Finals

Day 4 was solid, with a few championship records, some exciting races, and once again ending in a world junior record. For that, I give Day 4… 

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Athena Meneses Kovacs Lowers Day-old Mexican NAG in the 50 fly with 26.74

14-year-old Athena Meneses Kovacs lowered her own Mexican National Age Group Record in the 50-meter butterfly on Friday night in Budapest.

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