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Italian Masters Swimmer Suspended 6 Months for Doping

Italian Masters swimmer Marco Bolzan has been sanctioned after testing positive for the banned substance tuaminoheptane. According to ChemEurope, tuaminoheptane is also known…

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2018 European Champion Ellie Faulkner Announces Retirement

25-year old British swimmer Ellie Faulkner has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. The 2012 and 2016 Olympian is coming off…

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Watch Select Race Videos From 2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3

Watch 3 of the big races that took place in Kazan tonight in the last session of the first World Cup stop.

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2018 FINA World Cup Day 3 Finals: Pieroni Upgrades To Gold

Blake Pieroni made things happen tonight in the 200m free, while Sarah Sjostrom, Anton Chupkov and Andrii Govorov wreaked havoc on the World Cup Record standings.

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2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3: Chupkov Rips 2:07.59 2Breast

Anton Chupkov is becoming automatic in the men’s 200 breaststroke, notching another impressive effort in Kazan.

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2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3: Govorov Nails 50 Fly World Cup Record

Andrii Govorov got his hands on the wall first in the men’s 50 fly tonight in Kazan, notching a new World Cup Record in the process.

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2018 FINA World Cup Day 3 Finals: Sjostrom W/ 1Fly World Cup Record

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom collected her 3rd World Cup Record in just the 1st stop of the 2018 series.

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Watanabe, Matsumoto Double Up On Wins To Close JPN Student C’ships

Ippei Watanabe, Kanako Watanabe and Katsuhiro Matsumoto racked up additional wins on the final night of the 94th Japanese Student Swimming Championships.

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2018 FINA World Cup Kazan Day 3 Prelims: Govorov Lurking

Ukrainian World Record holder Andrii Govorov is looking to erase the World Cup Record in the 50m fly, already coming within .05 of the mark this morning.

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Watch Michael Andrew Take Down Chad Le Clos In 100 Fly

American Michael Andrew has been on a tear in Kazan, making his mark on the first stop of the 2018 World Cup series.

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Aussie Cameron McEvoy Makes Modest Start At TSS Aquatics

Cameron McEvoy switched up training homes last month and just competed in his first meet under his new banner.

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Russian Doping Cases Double In First Eight Months of 2018

According to Yuri Ganus, the general director of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), the agency has detected over 113 positive…

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International Swimming League Presents At The 2018 ASCA World Clinic

Hear from Apostolos Tsagkarakis, ISL Technical Director. Over the next week, SwimSwam will release more videos providing depth on ISL’s mission.

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Kira Toussaint Lowers Own Dutch 100 Back NR at World Cup

Kira Toussaint continues to chip away at her 100m back Dutch national record, lowering it further on day 2 of the World Cup in Kazan.

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Watch Sjostrom’s 2 World Cup Records Produced In Kazan

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom has been on fire in Kazan at the first stop of the 2018 World Cup series. Watch how she takes both the 50m free and 50m fly in new series records.

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