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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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Former U.S. National Teamer BJ Johnson Wins 100 Breast at Maccabiah

Johnson was one of 4 American swimming winners on day 3 of the 2017 Maccabiah Games.

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Olympic Champ Chalmers Committed To 2020, But Plans Unknown Thereafter

Kyle Chalmers admits his favorite sport isn’t swimming while discussing what his future plans hold.

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FINA Adds Highlight Routine To Synchro World Champs

This month is a major one for FINA meetings, with Technical Congresses meeting for various aquatic sport disciplines and the General Congress meeting later on to elect the next federation president. The first two Technical Congresses met today, with synchronized swimming adding a new World Championships event.

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Canada Team Off to Training Camp, Ruck Going to Camp, But Not Worlds

The Canadian Worlds Team is en route to their training camp in Italy to prepare for the 2017 FINA World Championships at the end of the month. Double Olympic bronze-medalist Taylor Ruck is training with the team, but she will not join them in Budapest.

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