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Cate & Bronte Campbell Race Open Water

Almost 3500 swimmers participated in the 36th annual Sydney Morning Herald Cole Classic today, February 3rd, in New South Wales. Among the competitors were two Swimming Australia icons in sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, who took part in the 1k race, their first dabble into open water.

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Prepping For Tokyo: KNZB Swim Cup – The Hague Will Have AM Finals

The Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB) has announced that the finals of one of its upcoming Swim Cups will take place in the morning, mimicking the timing of the 2020 Olympic Games finals in Tokyo.

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2012 Olympic Champion Daniel Gyurta Named Senior Advisor to Hungarian Foreign Ministry

Ten months after his official retirement from swimming, Gyurta is getting into politics.

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Cardiff Met Wins Duel Against Swansea For Fourth Consecutive Year

Cardiff Met came out on top of its annual duel with Swansea for the 4th consecutive year.

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1288 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? We have over 1978 Swim Jobs listed.

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Summer McIntosh Breaks 45-Year Old Canadian Age Group Record

McIntosh broke an 11-12 age group record that was set by a future Olympic medalist in the 1970s.

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45-Year-Old City Of Cardiff Swimming Club Facing Possible Closure

One of Wales’ most successful aquatic organizations, City of Cardiff Swimming Club, is facing a financial crossroads, as increased facility fees are impacting its future viability.

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Fresh Faces from the 2019 Euro Meet to Follow This Year

While it’s always fun to watch the established Katinka Hosszus and Ben Prouds of the world, take a look at some rising performers from the 2019 Euro Meet.

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Bond University Adds Pool In Bid To Attract More Swimmers

Bond University, located in Queensland, Australia is in the midst of a transformation, with a new multi-million, state-of-the-art aquatic center opening just a few months from now.

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Residents Of Japan Enter First Phase Of Olympic Ticket Buying

Residents of Japan will soon have the chance to snag tickets to the world’s biggest international sporting competition, the Summer Olympic Games, hosted by Tokyo in 2020.

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9-Time Paralympic Champ Benoit Huot Retires

Paralympic swimming icon Benoit Huot has retired from competition after 20 Paralympic medals, five consecutive Paralympic appearances and a slew of world records.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Oleksiak Enshrined, Thorpedo Honored

Penny Oleksiak becomes art, Ian Thorpe is honored and an Arkansas school gets surprised in this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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14-Year-Old Rafael Gu Blasts 1:49.49 SCM 200 Free, 49.79 100 Free

It should also be noted that his time converts to 1:52.68 for LCM, which is actually faster than the current National Age Group Record, held by Dare Rose.

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VIDEO INTERVIEWS: Australia’s 10km Open Water Champions

Kareena Lee and Nick Sloman are Australia’s new open water 10km champions.

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FINA Won’t ‘Consider Further Speculation and Hearsay’ About Sun Yang

FINA issued a statement regarding the reaction to The Sunday Times’ report that a vial of Sun Yang’s blood was smashed during an out-of-competition drug test last September.

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