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Adventure Swimmer ‘Dolphin Ratheesh’ Swims 10km With Both Hands and Legs Bound

Known as ‘Dolphin Ratheesh’, this lifeguard and swimmer swam the 10km stretch across the canal located in southern India.

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Jaehoon Yang Jumps On Korean Record-Breaking Train In 50 Free

Another day at the 2020 Korean National Team Trials brought another national record, but this time it was Jaehoon Yang’s turn to alter the history books. 

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See 2507 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 2907 Swim Jobs.

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Faster Than Phelps: 17-Yr-Old Hwang Sun Woo Hits 1:45.92 LCM 200 Free WJR

Buckle your swimming seatbelts as you read about teen Hwang Sun Woo’s monster sub-1:46 LCM 200 freestyle performance in Korea.

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6 Storylines To Watch In the ISL’s 2020 Season Final

Co-ISL leaders Lilly King and Benedetta Pilato will do battle with each other and world record-holder Alia Atkinson in the 50 breaststroke.

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Heat Concerns Cause Olympic Marathon Swimming Schedule Change

The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has announced operational changes to the competition schedule for next year’s Games.

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2021 Konami Open Canceled But Busy JPN Racing Schedule Remains

The 37th edition of the Konami Swimming Open in Japan has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Japanese swimmers have a solid schedule still.

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High-Level International Meets For December 2020

The Queensland Championships are on the books for December with last year’s meet star Elijah WInnington establishing a new WJR in the 2free, since overtaken.

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2018 Youth Olympic Games Participant Bibigul Menlibaeva Suspended for 2 Years

Menlibaeva tested positive for a banned substance at the 2019 Asian Age Group Swimming Championships in India, where she placed 6th in the 50 breaststroke.

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Italy Will Require Clear Coronavirus Test to Compete in National Meets

As cases continue to rise in Italy, the country looks like it’s headed for a 2nd-straight month of tighter restrictions against coronavirus.

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Three Israeli Records Fall In 30 Minutes On Day 2 Of ISL Semi-Final 2

3 members of the International’s Swimming League’s Israeli contingent downed 3 national records in the course of only 30 minutes on Day 2 of ISL semi-final 2.

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Whatever Happened To Olympic Gold Medalist Park Tae Hwan?

Yesterday Hwang Sun-Woo broke Olympic medalist Park Tae Hwan’s national record which left many readers wondering, “whatever happened to Park Tae Hwan?”

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Two More Korean Records Fall At National Team Trials

Korean swimmer Lee Juho broke the national record in the men’s 200m back, producing a lifetime best of 1:57.06, dipping under the FINA ‘A’ cut in the process.

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SSPC: Nyls Korstanje “Whoever does best in the bad circumstances wins”

Nyls tells a story from the European Youth Olympic Festival, a meet that had a big impact on his career, but not in the way he thought it would

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Hugo Gonzalez Set For Big Racing Wknd At Spanish Winter C’ships

Cal redshirt junior Hugo Gonzalez is slated for a packed schedule, including the 50m/100m/200m breast, 100m fly, 200m back and 200mIM events.

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