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Costs May Impact Level Of Service At Tokyo 2020 Athletes Village

Athletes competing for their nations may wind up feeling cost cutting measures upon arrival to the Athletes Village in Tokyo less than 1000 days from now.

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Wang Jianjiahe Of China Clocks 800 Free SC World Junior Record

15-year-old Wang Jianjiahe of China established the first short course World Junior Record in the women’s 800m freestyle with her victory in Doha tonight.

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World Cup Doha Day 1: Sjostrom Triples, Le Clos Takes Back 200 Fly

Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom further distanced herself from the overall FINA World Cup series field with 3 big wins in Doha on night 1.

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Italy Launching New Project To Spur Collegiate Athletics

With an eye on extensive university-based systems for athletics in other countries, Italy has launched the Sportive Universities Project, which aims to promote athletics at the college level domestically.

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Tokyo 2020 Water Quality On Notice As Organizers Reveal Test Results

The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, along with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, announced the results of water quality and temperature surveys conducted at Odaiba Marine Park.

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Peaty, Proud, O’Connor, & Guy Headline England’s Commonwealth Roster

England’s initial 2018 Commonwealth Games roster is comprised of both stalwart talent, but also rising new stars.

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Pascoe Strikes Again, Ashby Reigns In Auckland On Day 2 Of SC C’ships

Sophie Pascoe broke another Para Swimming World Record in Auckland, while Bradlee Ashby collected a national record on the day.

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FINA World Cup Doha Day 1 Prelims: Stars’ Warm-up Swims Completed

Vlad Morozov was just one of the high-profile athletes in the water this morning getting some racing in before finals tonight in Doha.

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Coach In Malaysia Accused of Raping Olympic Diver

A national aquatics coach in Malaysia is accused of raping a teenage diver in late September.

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Scotland Confirms 21-Strong Line-up For Gold Coast 2018

Hannah Miley has been named to the 21-strong Scottish roster set to compete at next year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia.

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Dale Neuburger on FINA, Conflict of Interest, and Transparency, Part 2

Last week week readers got acquainted with Dale Neuburger, in his own words. Today we continue our discussion with Neuburger, posing questions on athlete representation, the Global Association of Professional Swimmers (GAPS), and deciding who gets a seat at the table.

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Pascoe Nails Two Para Swimming World Records On NZ SC C’ships Day 1

While competing on the first day of the 2017 New Zealand Short Course Championships, Paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe has already set 2 Para swimming world short course records.

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Le Clos & Shields Set For More Battles, Hosszu In The Hunt In Doha

Tom Shields took the men’s 200m fly win in Hong Kong, but Le Clos will be looking to take back the gold this week in Doha.

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WADA Publishes 2018 List of Banned Substances and Methods

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released the 2018 List of Banned Substances and Methods.

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6-for-6 Earns Hosszu $9000 At Hong Kong World Cup

2017 FINA WORLD CUP – HONG KONG Saturday, September 30th & Sunday, October 1st Victoria Park Swimming Pool, Hong Kong…

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