International

Candidates Selected for WPS Athlete Advisory Group

Candidates have been nominated for the inaugural para swimming Athletes Advisory Group.

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2 National Records for Charlotte Bonnet on Day 1 of French SC Nats

For the first time in many years, the French Elite Nationals began with a pair of National Records on Day One, and both were the product of Nice’s Charlotte Bonnet.

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Shane Tusup Has Verbal Altercation With Officials At Youth Meet

Shane Tusup, coach and husband to world and Olympic champ Katinka Hosszu, had a profanity-laden verbal outburst directed towards officials at an age group meet in Hungary, local media report.

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IOC Awards América Móvil 2018-24 Broadcast Rights In Latin American

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced that América Móvil, through its subsidiary AMX Contenido, S.A. de C.V. (“AMCO”), has been awarded the broadcast rights in 17 territories across Latin America for the Olympic Games from 2018 through to 2024, as well as the Youth Olympic Games held in the same period.

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Hugo Gonzalez Loses Scholarship from Spanish Olympic Committee

Despite his amazing performance at the World Junior Championships, Spanish 2016 Olympic semifinalist Hugo Gonzalez will no longer benefit from the “PODIUM Tokio 2020” scholarship given to promising young athletes by the Spanish Olympic Committee.

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Chad le Clos: Exclusive SwimSwam Interview

“It was my redemption after losing in Rio. I said I would make no excuses and I wanted to win the gold one year later”

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13 Days Until LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships

In only 13 days the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championships will take place in the new indoor event arena in Copenhagen, Royal Arena.

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USA Swimming Releases 2018 Junior Pan Pac Selection Procedures

USA Swimming has released the selection criteria for the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships. Athletes, as per usual, will be…

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Beyond The Lane Lines: GOAT, Pellegrini, Sjostrom & The ‘Swim Reaper’

News on Michael Phelps, Federica Pellegrini, Sarah Sjostrom and more are found in this week’s Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Irish Swimmer Mona McSharry Awarded Olympic Solidarity Scholarship

The Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) has announced 12 athletes who will received Olympic Solidarity Scholarships to “assist with qualification…

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Kathryn Greenslade In, Max Litchfield Out for British Euros Squad

Max Litchfield, who finished 4th in both IMs at the 2017 World Championships, has withdrawn from the 2017 European Short Course Championships.

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Katie Ledecky Nominated for BBC Sports Personality Award

American swimmer Katie Ledecky has been nominated for a BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award. She’s one of 6…

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FFN Releases Psych Sheets for 2017 French SC Nationals

After taking into account retirements and injuries, Jeremy Stravius is one of the few stars from the French men’s team who will be on hand for the Short Course Nationals in Montpellier this weekend.

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Adam Peaty Among 12 Nominees For BBC Sport’s Personality Of The Year

Olympic champion and world record holder Adam Peaty has been announced as a nominee for BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year 2017.

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IOC Approves Half Billion For Olympic Solidarity/Refugee Program

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved the Olympic Solidarity 2017-2020 Quadrennial Plan during a meeting in Lausanne.

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