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Athletes Could Face 1-to-2-Year Bans If Energy For Swim Isn’t Approved

FINA’s refusal to approve the Energy for Swim 2018 meet could lead to bans of between one and two years to athletes who compete, sources say. And athletes are currently caught in the middle of the standoff, waiting for each other to make decisions on whether to compete in the unapproved meet.

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Four-Time Spanish Olympian Erika Villaecija Announces Her Retirement

Four-time Spanish Olympian Erika Villaecija has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. In a ceremony on Monday at the Colet Museum…

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The Kromowidjojo/Sjostrom Battle Is Set To Rage On at Tokyo World Cup

As we head into the 3rd and final cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup Series, let’s take a look at how the battle between Olympic medalists Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Ranomi Kromowidjojo of Netherlands has been heating up over the circuit thus far.

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Michael Andrew Answers Q&A on Energy for Swim 2018

World Champion Michael Andrew has been confirmed as a participant for Energy for Swim 2018. While competing at the World Cup stop…

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Duncan Scott Set To Race At BUCS Short Course C’ships

The most decorated Scottish athlete at a Commonwealth Games, Duncan Scott, is slated to race this weekend at the British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships.

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Bucharest Doping Lab Officials Fired Over Positive Test Cover-Ups

The anti-doping laboratory located in the city of Bucharest, capital of Romania, saw two of its top officials dismissed from their posts recently, as an investigation conducted by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found they covered up positive doping samples.

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Jacob Whittle Swims 3 British All-Time Bests for 14-Year Olds

British 14-year old Jacob “The Jet” Whittle of the Derventio Excel swim club, has broken 3 more all-time best age swims in…

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Quadarella Continues Impressive Run With National Record In 1500

While competing at the Mario Battistelli Trophy over the weekend, Italian elite racer Simona Quadarella notched a new National Record in the short course meters 1500 freestyle.

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Adventurer Ross Edgley Completes 5-Month Swim Around Great Britain

Edgley completed 1,792 miles in 157 days – without setting foot on land.

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UBC’s Markus Thormeyer Breaks Canadian Record in College Meet

He was also part of another Canadian Record, when the UBC collegiate team took down a national standard.

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Dutch Swimmers Stolk, Busch Shine On Final Night Of North Sea Meet

Kyle Stolk set two more meet records on the final night of competition at the North Sea Meet in Norway.

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After a 16-Month Hiatus, Silvia di Pietro Returns to Competition

Di Pietro owns or shares 11 Italian Records in the sprint freestyles and butterflies.

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Matthew Richards Downs James Guy British Age Record

15-year-old Matthew Richards did some damage to the British age group records over the weekend, including giving one of Olympic medalist James Guy’s marks the ax.

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Bolzano Day 2: America’s Dahlia Takes Two Wins

Kelsi Dahlia of the United States won the 100m fly and 50m free on night 2 in Bolzano.

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