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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Milak Soars, Hosszu Defends On Day 4

Kristof Milak and Katinka Hosszu both continued to show their dominance in the men’s 200 fly and women’s 200 IM, respectively, on Day 4 in Tokyo.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Milo Cavic on How Aaron Peirsol Pushed Him to go for Gold

As Cavic walks to the ready room, he sees his childhood friend, Aaron Peirsol, who won a gold medal in the 100 back earlier in the meet…

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Former Tennessee Swimmer Starts Adaptive Clothing Line

Read up on this week’s swimming stories from around the web, featuring former Tennessee swimmer Mary Cayten Brakefield’s new project.

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15,000 Seat Temporary Venue for Paris Olympics Falls in Line With Past Games

The Paris Olympic swimming venue will be one-third the size of the cavernous (but temporary) arena used to host in Rio in 2016 (above).

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Open Water Olympic Medalist Marc-Antoine Olivier Looking Ahead to Tokyo

Arena Elite Athlete Marc-Antoine Olivier has been France’s top open water swimmer since winning bronze the 10km in Rio. Now he’s looking towards Tokyo 2021.

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Boglarka Kapas: “No One Is In Shape Right Now” & More Post-4 Nations Meet

Swimmers from Hungary were among those who competed at the 4 Nations Meet over the weekend, racing against Poland, Czech Republic and Austria.

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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Smith, Murphy & King Lead U.S. Gold Rush

Regan Smith, Ryan Murphy and Lilly King all take down world records en route to gold on Day 3 of our parallel universe 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay Set To Build 50m Swimming Facility

The nation of New Zealand is set to see a new 50m aquatics facility be built in its eastern region of Hawke’s Bay, with a governmental funding boost at hand.

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Sun Yang Logs Two Appeals With Swiss Federal Tribunal

Sun Yang has logged two appeals with the Swiss Federal Tribunal, his last option in getting his 8-year ban eliminated or reduced.

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Singapore Stop Of 2020 FINA World Cup Series Now Cancelled

The Singapore Swimming Association has cancelled its leg of the 2020 FINA World Swimming Cup, making this year’s series the smallest ever.

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See 2421 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 2821 Swim Jobs.

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Gose Close To 200 Free PB As Wellbrock Wraps Up 800 Free In Magdeburg

Multi-European Junior Champion Isabel Gose closed out her Magdeburg meet in style, taking the women’s 200m free in nearly a lifetime best.

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Introducing Hungary’s 17-Year-Old 4:15/1:59 IMer Hubert Kos

17-year-old Hubert Kos posted world-class times in the 400m and 200m IM events at the 4 Nations Meet this weekend. Learn more about this dynamic teen here.

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Poland’s Jakub Kraska Hits 48.57 100 Free PB To Out-Touch Milak’s 48.72

20-year-old Kristof Milak of Hungary took the 50m fly gold on the final night of ‘4 Nations Meet’ competition. But, he was just short in the 100m free.

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15-Year-Old Pilato Puts Up 1:07.0 100 Breast/30.3 50 Breast Combo In Puglia

15-year-old Benedetta Pilato put up two solid performances across her specialty discipline of the breaststroke at the Puglia Regional Championships.

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