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IOC President Pledges $10 Million To Four-Part Anti-Doping Action Plan

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has announced a $10 million action plan against doping, broken into four parts.

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Breaking Down Sun Yang’s Case, Part 3: What Went Down with the Blood Vials?

SwimSwam is spending time parsing out Sun Yang’s case ahead of his Nov. 15 public trial date.

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Kameneva, Kostin, Andrusenko Set Russian Records On Day 4 of SC Nationals

It’s been a record spree in Kazan, and three more national records fell on the fourth day of Russia’s Short Course Championships.

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3 Total Italian Records Broken on Day 1 of Nico Sapio Trophy

Francesca Fangio (above) became the 3rd Italian woman to break a National breaststroke record in less than a week when she took down the 200 meter mark.

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Nickelsen Takes Down Danish Junior Record In SCM 50 Fly

Teenager Rasmus Nickelsen proved his promise tonight in the men’s 50m fly, reaping gold in a new Danish Junior Record of 23.23.

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Turkish Teen Böcekler Sets 1500 Free SCM National Record

Teenager Beril Böcekler rocked a new 1500 freestyle (SCM) Turkish national record while competing in Denmark tonight at their Open Championships.

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Chad Le Clos Earns 145th World Cup Gold With 200 Fly Win In Doha

Chad Le Clos busted out his 145th FINA World Cup Series gold medal tonight in Doha, Qatar, getting his hand on the wall first in the men’s 200m fly.

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Toussaint Matches 100 Back Dutch Record, Romanchuk Rocks World Cup 1500 Mark

On an ISL break, Mykhailo Romanchuk of Ukraine busted out a new World Cup Record en route to gold in the men’s 1500m free tonight in Doha.

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Hagino & Sakai Soldier On To Japanese Amateur Championships

The 2nd annual Japanese Amateur Championships are set for this weekend, with Kosuke Hagino & Masato Sakai representing two men staying the course.

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14-Year Old Benedetta Pilato Breaks Italian Record in 50 Breaststroke

14-year old Benedetta Pilato has unified the long course and short course Italian Records in the women’s 50 meter breaststroke.

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Khader Baqlah Takes Down Jordanian 200 Fly NR In Greensboro

Khader Baqlah raced to a first place finish in the 200 fly B final at the Greensboro Pro Swim Series and set a Jordanian National Record.

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Watch Dean Farris’s 49.7 100 Free and Other Races From Greensboro Night Two

Farris posted a sub-50 swim of 49.74 in the 100 free, now the second-fastest American swim of the 2019-20 long course season.

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Surkova Wins 100 Free, Sets Russian Record in 50 Fly on Day 3 of Russian Nats

Three women broke Russian records on day 3 of Short Course Russian Nats: Arina Surkova, Maria Kameneva and Anastasia Kirpichnikova.

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Russia: Fight Breaks Among Sports Leaders Over Doping Data Breach

Disputes erupted between Russian countrymen on Thursday during the World Conference On Doping In Sport in Katowice, Poland.

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