International

2019 Vienna International Concludes With Multiple Nations On Podium

Czech swimmer Jan Sefl concluded the 2019 Vienna International Swim Meet with a gold in the men’s 50m fly.

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8 Additional Japanese Swimmers Make Gwangju Roster; Brings Total Lineup To 25

Freestyle ace Naito Ehara was added to the Japanese lineup for the 2019 World Championships, helping bring the entire roster count to 25 for the nation.

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Time Standards Need To Be Implemented At the FINA Champions Series

Should swimmers get $5,000 checks just for showing up? At least one Olympic Champion doesn’t think so.

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Sarah Sjostrom Finishes FINA Champions Series With $148,000 in 6 Days of Racing

The amount is smaller than the $314,4000 that Sjostrom earned at the FINA World Cup Series, but was also earned in 15 fewer days (21 vs. 6) of racing.

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Pernille Blume Swims .01 Off Gold Medal Time Post-Surgery (Video)

Blume won with a season best of 24.08, still the third-fastest time in the world. Sjostrom remains on top with her 23.91 from Budapest.

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Lili Ibáñez progresa en su recuperación rumbo a Tokio 2020

La nadadora más rápida de México fue operada del hombro en marzo, pero su recuperación de cara a clasificar para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020 va viento en popa.

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South Africa Announces World Junior C’ships Roster For ‘Self-Funded’ Tour

Swimming South Africa has released its roster for this summer’s World Junior Championships, although no monetary assistance is being provided.

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Japan Now Waits On Final World Championships Roster Announcement

Daiya Seto has already qualified for the World Championships in 3 individual events, but several of his teammates await the final roster announcement.

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Ippei Watanabe Puts Up Another Sub-2:08 2Breast To Close Out Japan Open

Reigning World Record holder Ippei Watanabe proved he is a gold medal contender for this summer’s World Championships, convincingly winning the 200m breast on the final night of the 2019 Japan Open.

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Trained By Lopez & Subirats, Taiwan’s Wu Chun-Feng Nails 50 Free Record

While competing on the final night of the 2019 Japan Open, Wu Chun Feng fired off a new 50m freestyle national record for Taiwan.

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2019 Japan Open: Schooling Tops Seto, Milak In Men’s 100 Fly

Joseph Schooling won the men’s 100m fly on the final night of the 2019 Japan Open, shutting out Hungarian Kristof Milak and Olympic IM medalist Daiya Seto in the process.

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Top 5 Performances on Day 2 at the 2019 FINA Champions Series – Indianapolis

Katinka Hosszu lowered the boom in the final 50 meters of the women’s 200 IM on Saturday in Indianapolis.

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Sjostrom Negative Splits 200 FR in Indy, Throws Down 28.2 on Final 50

For context, that final 50 split is faster, considerably, than even Federica Pellegrini split when she swam her world record time of 1:52.98 (28.60).

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Sydney Pickrem Breaks Own 2-Month-Old 200 IM Canadian Record

Pickrem shaved a tenth off her 200 IM Canadian record, which she most recently set in April but has held for years.

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2019 Santa Clara International Meet Psychs Posted

Many big Cal and Stanford names will be swimming at the 2019 Santa Clara International Meet.

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