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Exclusive: Paolo Barelli Explains His Vision for FINA and the Future

Paolo Barelli, candidate for FINA President, reached out to SwimSwam for an exclusive interview, explaining his vision for FINA and the future of aquatic sports.

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2017 Santa Clara PSS: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Tonight, swimmers have gathered to compete in the non-Olympic distance freestyle events. The women will be racing in the 1500 meter free, while the men battle in the 800 meter free.

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Sun Yang and Emperor Penguins Teach Us Lessons

“I watched Sun Yang on Youtube”, he continued, “and couldn’t help but notice that he blows air out through his nose after each breath and a lot of that air ends up under his body. Do you think that makes him faster”?

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Ryan Lochte #67, Ning Zetao #66 On ESPN’s World 100

Ryan Lochte comes in at #67 on ESPN’s annual ranking of the 100 most famous athletes in the world.

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Injured Kiwi Lauren Boyle Withdraws From Budapest

2015 World Championships double silver medalist Lauren Boyle has pulled out of Budapest.

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2017 Santa Clara PSS Preview: Murphy, Pebley to Battle in Backstrokes

A battle between teammates Ryan Murphy and Jacob Pebley looms in the 200 back, while veteran Matt Grevers will look to shake things up in the 100 back.

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Jeremy Desplanches Heads Four-Person Swiss Team to Worlds

Jeremy Desplanches, who made waves at French Nationals recently, will be one of four swimmers on the Swiss Worlds team this summer.

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Henrique Martins Adds Another Sub-52 100 Fly, Goes 51.76

Martins split 24.82 on the way down in the first 50, then came home in 26.94 for a final time of 51.76.

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Championnats de France d’eau libre à Gravelines 2017 : aperçu à J-1

À J-1, quelques informations sur les championnats de France d’eau libre 2017

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Hattersley, Brodie, Lelliott Among 16-Strong British 2017 WUGs Roster

Britain will be sending 16 athletes to Taipei to compete at the 2017 World University Games. Among them is Scottish swimmer and 2016 Olympian Camilla Hattersley.

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Marculescu Defends FINA World Cup Changes, Says Gyarfas Not Involved

Hear what Cornel Marculescu has to say regarding the World Cup Series changes.

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What The FINA World Cup Changes Really Mean For Swimmers Like Hosszu

The World Cup superstar and triple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu has no qualms making her opinions of the new FINA changes known.

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USC Trojans Land Romanian Olympic Finalist Robert Glinta

Glinta holds multiple Romanian national records, and had a career highlight with an 8th place finish in the Olympic final of the 100 back in Rio.

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2017 FINA World Cup Limiting Number of Races Per Swimmer Per Stop

FINA will be limiting the number of races each swimmer will be able to enter per stop this year. The change will have a major effect on Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu’s event schedule, after she entered nearly every race at nearly every stop last year.

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Bruce Wigo To Step Down As CEO Of ISHOF

The International Swimming Hall of Fame announced today that Bruce Wigo will be stepping down as President/CEO, effective December 31, 2017. He has led the organization for the past 12 years.

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