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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Is Revealed And It’s A Thing Of Beauty

What may be one of the most beautiful Olympic torches ever produced was unveiled, as Tokyo 2020 organizers presented the intricately designed piece of art today.

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Who is Kristof Milak Afraid Of In The Men’s 100 and 200 Fly? (Video)

Kristof Milak talks poolside after competing in Israel, where the teen talks rivals in the men’s 100m and 200m fly at this summer’s World Championships.

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Quah Ting Wen Becomes First Singaporean Sub-55 100 Freestyler

26-year-old Quah Ting Wen of Singapore lowered her own 100m freestyle national record, becoming the first female from her country to go under 55 seconds in the event.

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Over 40 High-Level International Meets On Calendar For April 2019

Take a deep breath now, as the month of April contains than 40 competitions on the schedule, most of which carry notable qualifying significance.

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Florida State Picks Up Verbal from German Record-holder Peter Varjasi

Peter Varjasi from Erlangen, Germany has committed to swim for Florida State University beginning in the fall of 2019.

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Kenneth To Is Remembered by Those He Touched, Big and Small

As the world awoke on Tuesday to news of the passing of 26-year old professional swimmer Kenneth To, emotional rememberances…

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Australian and Hong Kong Record Holder Kenneth To Dies at 26

Multi-time Australian and Hong Kong record holder and recent addition to the Gator Swim Club High Performance Group Kenneth To has died.

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Youth Olympic Games Champions Milak & Gorbenko Compete In Israel

The Emek Hefer Open in Israel saw Youth Olympic Games champions Anastasia Gorbenko and Kirstof Milak snag wins.

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Ippei Watanabe To Enter Professional Swimming Ranks

Following in the footsteps of countrymen Kosuke Hagino and Daiya Seto, 22-year-old Japanese dynamo Ippei Watanabe will entering the professional swimming ranks.

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Singapore National Age Group C’ships Day 1: 2 Age Records Disappear

Day 1 of the Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships (SNAGs) is already in the books, but not before two new National Age Records were taken down at the OCBC Aquatic Centre.

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JPN Olympic Committee Leader Stepping Down Amidst Bribery Scandal

The corruption charges related to Tokyo’s winning 2020 Olympic bid have led Japanese Olympic Committee leader Tsunekazu Takeda’s announcement he will be stepping down from his post at the JOC as well as from his role as member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Manaudou Returns To Pool As Member Of Energy Standard

28-year-old Olympic champion Florent Manaudou is back, returning to the pool after an over 2-year hiatus, joining the ranks of the International Swimming League (ISL) Energy Standard squad. 

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Swiss World Championships Trials Almost Here

Swiss swimmers such as Jérémy Desplanches, Roman Mityukov and Nina Kost will be vying for slots on the Swiss squad headed to Gwangju for the World Championships this week in Uster.

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3-Time East German Olympic Gold Medalist Andrea Pollack Dies at 57

Pollack was one of a number of swimmers who testified against former East German coaches and sports officials in the late 1990s, saying that they believe they were doped against their wills.

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Sun Yang Is the Only Swimmer on ESPN’s 2019 World Fame 100 List

Sun Yang dropped 26 spots from last year’s ranking, and is the only swimmer listed this year.

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