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Osvaldo Horacio Codaro Becomes 5th Argentine Athlete in ISHOF

1952 Olympic Water Polo Team of Argentina, Osvaldo Codaro is Top row far left.

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2024 Summer Olympics: Budapest to Withdraw its Bid to Host Games

And then there were two. After Budapest formally withdraws its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, only Los Angeles and Paris will remain in the race.

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#ItTakesTwo: How Gabrielle Detti and Stefania Pirozzi Found Love

This 9-minute mini-documentary shows how Italian Olympic swimmers Gabriele Dettie and Stefania Pirozzi were brought together through swimming and have remained together as they pursue their goals in the pool.

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Emily Overholt and 2 Other Key UBC Swimmers Will Miss U Sports Champs

U SPORTS SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS February 24-26 Complex – Université de Sherbrooke – Sherbrooke, Que. Short course meters Meet info Schedule/results…

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New WR Holder Ippei Watanabe Visits Tokyo 2020 Organizers

Ippei Watanabe visits Tokyo 2020 organizers, commits to goal of Olympic gold medal in 200m breaststroke.

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Previewing The 2017 Canadian U Sports Swimming Championships

The University of Toronto men and women will be looking to defend their CIS Championship titles from the 2015-2016 season here in Sherbrooke at the U Sports Championships this week, and to do so will need to face tough opposition from their rivals at the University of British Columbia.

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World Champion Ning Zetao Dismissed From Chinese National Team

Reigning world champion in the men’s 100m freestyle event, Ning Zetao of China, has been kicked off the national team due to violations.

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Chalmers’ Coach Peter Bishop To Head Up South Australian Sports Inst.

Peter Bishop, coach of 100m freestyle Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers, will take over as Head Coach of the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI).

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Le Clos Haunted By Olympic 200 Fly, Targets Budapest To Re-Claim Event

South African Chad Le Clos says he wakes up with nightmares of the men’s 200m butterfly race in Rio, the event in which he finished 4th.

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James Magnussen Opting Out Of Aussie Nationals, World Championships

Two-time 100m freestyle world champion and 2012 Olympic silver medalist James Magnussen is going all-in for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

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Grant Hackett Issues Statement, Acknowledges Mental Health Issues

Grant Hackett acknowledges he needs help for his mental health issues.

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Matt Brown Leaving Surrey Park to Return Home to Brisbane

After spending the last two years in Melbourne leading the Surrey Park Swimming Club Matt Brown will be returning to Brisbane at the end of April to take the position of Head Coach at Rackley Swimming Parkinson…

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Indian Newspaper Suggests Youth Doping Is On The Rise

India’s The Hindustan Times published a report this month suggesting that doping among young athletes is on the rise, based on numbers from India’s National Anti Doping Agency (NADA).

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Stage 2 of France’s Swimtour in Massy, February 24-26: Meet Preview

This weekend will mark the 8th annual “Meeting National Eurocom de Massy,” the second stage of France’s Swimtour 2017.

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Brazilian Olympian Felipe Franca Joins Unisanta, Wants World Record

Brazilian Olympic swimmer Felipe Franca recently made the decision to join team Unisanta. The South American record holder is the sixth…

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