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Afghanistan to Send First Swimmers to FINA World Championships

For the first time in its country’s history, Afghanistan has swimmers registered to compete at the FINA World Championships. The…

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2017 Worlds Preview: McKeon Making Claim for 200 Free Medal Upgrade

Ledecky has a clearer path to gold, and so does McKeon for silver.

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Fertel Doubles Up, Ervin Wins 50 Free Gold To Close Maccabiah Games

Anthony Ervin closed the Maccabiah Games with a win in the 50 free.

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Canadian Women Feeling Confident Heading Into Budapest

A few members of the Canadian World Championship team spoke to the media on Thursday, and the women sounded very confident heading into Budapest.

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Chad Le Clos Goes With 2016 Olympic Lineup In Budapest, No 50 Fly

Chad Le Clos will contest the same events in Budapest as he did in Rio: the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 free.

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3 Wins, 10 Nominations For Swimmers At 2017 ESPY Awards

Swimmers received three wins and 10 nominations at the 2017 ESPY Awards.

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Eddie Reese Awarded Singapore’s ‘Coach Of The Year’ Honors

Storied Head Coach of the University of Texas, Eddie Reese, can add yet another accolade to his already stacked resume.

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Mireia Belmonte May Swim 7400 Total Meters in Budapest

Mireia Belmonte of Spain has taken on quite a schedule for the upcoming World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Her event…

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Katinka Hosszu Has 6 Provisional Entries at 2017 World Championships

It’s a new year, a new Olympic quad, and the same old Katinka Hosszu. The 28-year old Hungarian has entered…

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Ous Mellouli Withdraws From 2017 Worlds With Training Injury

Two-time Olympic champ Ous Mellouli will be withdrawing from the FINA World Championships in Budapest due to a training injury, the Tunisian national tweeted today.

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McMaster Announces 24 Incoming Recruits For 2017-18 Season

Quality and depth are what McMaster swimming head coach Grey Fairley believes he has added this summer, with a 2017…

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Murdoch Looks To Make 200 Breaststroke Magic In Budapest

Ross Murdoch won gold at the 2016 European Championships in his favored event, the men’s 200m breaststroke, and the British swimmer hopes to repeat the performance in Budapest.

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British Open Water Swimmers Making Final Preparations For Budapest

Britain’s Marathon Swimming Lead Bernie Dietzig says, “The World Championships is always incredibly competitive. We will be expecting a huge field in both the men’s and women’s 10km and we have done everything we can this season to be ready for this.”

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Howdy, FINA, Kuwait Swimming Here… What’s the Word on Al-Musallam?

Today, the Kuwait Swimming Association published a response to the Asian Swimming Association’s defensive sponsorship of Al-Musallam, and asked why FINA had not replied to a previous list of complaints.

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Olasz, Rasovszky Lead Hungarian Open Water Team for Worlds

Hungary has announced its open water squad for the upcoming World Championships in Budapest. Eight swimmers have been named to…

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