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Italy Concludes 2019 Para World Championships Atop Medal Table

Italian Simone Barlaam won his fourth gold medal in four attempts this week Sunday, setting a world record in the men’s S9 50 free.

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Kosuke Matsui Digs Deep For 21.88 50 Free On JPN Festival Day 2

Kosuke Matsui nailed a new PB in the men’s 50m freestyle, hitting 21.88 for a new meet record on the Niigata men’s 4x50m free relay.

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Federica Pellegrini Is Earning ‘Around 40,000 Euros’ as ISL Ambassador

ISL founder Konstantin Grigorishin says that he has already spent $25 million funding the first season of the International Swimming League.

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Horton No-Shows 800 Free But Steers MVC To Relay Gold At Vic Open

Mack Horton was set to race the 800 free but wound up not swimming the event at the Vic Open. Gabriella Peiniger did more damage to Aussie Age Records.

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Russia’s Roman Zhdanov Breaks 11-Year-Old S4 200 Free World Record

Zhdanov broke the longstanding record by over two seconds; Great Britain’s Brock Whiston also downed a 7-year-old world record.

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Lakeisha Patterson Talks ‘Focusing on Herself’ During Worlds Racing (VIDEO)

Patterson talked about staying in the zone while racing after winning the S9 400 free Friday in London.

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Russian Teenager Andrei Minakov Withdraws from ISL to Preserve NCAA Eligibility

The seventeen-year-old Minakov says he plans to enroll at an American school next year after taking a pre-Olympic gap year.

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Sunama Tops Hagino, Ohashi Gets Double Gold On Night 1 Of JPN Sports Festival

World Championships medalist Yui Ohashi walked away with 2 gold medals on just the first day of Japan Sports Festival competition.

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Mexico Could Face Penalty Over Swim Caps Used At Panamerican Games

Mexico could face a penalty as a result of wearing swim caps with a displayed abbreviation different from the one permitted by the IOC and FINA.

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WATCH: Italians Barlaam, Morlacchi Tie for S9 100 Fly World Title in London

Decorated veteran Federico Morlacchi and his rising star teammate Simone Barlaam shared a moving celebration after tying atop the S9 100 fly podium.

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17-Year-Old Peiniger Beats Seebohm’s 200 IM Aussie Age Record

17-year-old Gabriella Peiniger busted out 3 powerful performances on day 1 of the 2019 Vic Open, taking the 200m IM, 200m free and 50m fly.

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Grueling Training Continues as Olympic Darkhorse Episodes 7 and 8 Drop

In between episodes, Ilaria Cusinato announced her withdrawal from the International Swimming League as she focuses on the 2020 Olympics.

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S12 Becca Meyers Hits American Record Minutes After World Record in London

Meyers swam a WR in the S12 200 IM, taking silver in the mixed-class event, less than 30 minutes before her AR 100 free.

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International Swimming League Roster Refresh

With the technical details of the ISL’s inaugural season now disclosed, refresh yourself on each of the eight squads’ stacked rosters.

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S12 Stephen Clegg Breaks Down Nail-Biter 100 Fly Result at Worlds

Clegg led at the 50-meter mark, but ended up taking second to Dzmitry Salei, of Belarus, by .08. Clegg also talks about his preparation for Tokyo.

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