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Open Water Swimmer Hector Ramirez Ballesteros Writes Swimming Song ‘Let’s Go’

At 22 years old, Hector Ramirez Ballesteros became the first person in history to swim the roughly 10-mile Strait of Gibraltar – doing butterfly.

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Award Winners Announced for 2019 WPS World Series

Awards were given out for best female and male, best female and male with high support needs, best female and male junior, and best team.

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Horton Set To Make Post-World C’ships Debut At Vic Open

Mack Horton is listed among the entrants for this weekend’s Victorian Open, a 2-day meet kicking off on Saturday, September 14th.

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Teenager Maisie Summers-Newton Wins 1st World Title in World Record Fashion

Summers-Newton’s record was one of four world marks set on day three in London.

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Ellie Cole Talks Training with Campbell Sisters, Racing Newly-S9 Sophie Pascoe

Australia’s Ellie Cole recently switched teams to train under coach Simon Cusack, alongside Olympian sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell.

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MN’s Mackenzie Padington To Take NCAA Gap Year, Train For Canadian Trials

NCAA finalist Mackenzie Padington will be sitting out this college season for Minnesota, instead training for a potential Olympic bid for Canada.

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12-Year Old Wang Jiayan Wins 1st Chinese National Title; Wang Jianjiahe #6

Wang Jianjiahe continues to be the dominant force at the Chinese Championships, though 12-year old Wang Jiayan stole some spotlight with a 2:10 200 back.

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Swimming Canada Moves Coach Ryan Mallette from Victoria to Ontario HPC

Ryan Mallette was previously the head coach of the HPC – Victoria, and will now head east to support Ben Titley in Toronto instead.

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Ilaria Cusinato Drops Out of ISL To Adjust To New Training

Italian IMer Ilaria Cusinato has announced her withdrawal from the inaugural year of the International Swimming League via a YouTube video.

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Para World Championships Night 2 Out-Does Night 1 with 6 World Records

Teenager Simone Barlaam headined the night by breaking a seven-year-old world record in the men’s S9 100 back.

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Alice Tai on Reclassification: ‘The Hardest Part is that I Love Racing’ (VIDEO)

Twenty-year-old world record holder Alice Tai won the S8 100 free by well over two seconds at Worlds after being classes down from S9 last year.

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Spaniard Alba Vazquez Signs To Join Aqua Centurions Of The ISL

Spaniard Alba Vazquez becomes the latest addition to the Rome-based Aqua Centurions captained by Federica Pellegrini. Vazquez brings the team roster up to 29.

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Ye Shiwen Wins 200 Breaststroke at Chinese National Championships

Ye Shiwen won her 2nd individual event of the Chinese National Championships on Tuesday when she won the women’s 200 meter breaststroke.

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Cusinato Continues to Push Limits in Latest Olympic Darkhorse Episode

In episode 6 it’s clear that Cusinato is continuing to hit barriers with her strength and stamina levels but is pushing through them.

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Mexican Record Holder Lili Ibañez Joins Brett Hawke’s Training Group

Brett Hawke (above) is also training the 2019 World Championships silver medalist in the men’s 50 free Bruno Fratus.

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