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Photo Vault: Gregorio Paltrinieri Sets European Record in 1500 Free

Gregorio Paltrinieri had an amazing swim in the men’s 1500 winning gold and setting a new European record.

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Luthersdottir Becomes First Icelandic Swimmer To Medal at LC Europeans

Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir became the first Icelandic swimmer to win a medal at the Long Course European Championships today in the 100 breast, setting a national record in the process.

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Watch: Day 3 Finals Videos From the European Championships

Sarah Sjostrom raced to her second gold medal of the championships in the women’s 100 freestyle on day 3.

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Jan Micka Breaks Own Czech Record in 1500 Freestyle At Europeans

Jan Micka of the Czech Republic set a new national record in the men’s 1500m freestyle.

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Watch: Gregorio Paltrinieri Swim 2nd Fastest 1500 of All-Time

Gregorio Paltrinieri swam the second fastest 1500 free of all-time to win the European Championship title in a new European record of 14:34.04.

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Campeonato de Europa 2016: Finales Día 3

2016 Campeonato de Europa: Finales Día 2 Lunes, 16º de Mayo — Domingo, 22º de Mayo

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2016 European Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte goes after the women’s 100m breaststroke title during tonight’s finals of the 2016 European Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Split on Reaction To Cielo’s Rio Miss

Voters were very split between three of the options – bemusement, disappointment and sadness. Each earned roughly a quarter of the votes, and were all within about 40 total votes of each other.

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WADA Outlines Plan To Investigate Sochi Doping Claims

The World Anti-Doping Agency today released its outlines for its approach to the investigation of whether urine samples of Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi games were manipulated.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Swims 2nd-Fastest 1500 Free of All-Time in London

Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri has swum the 2nd-fastest 1500 free in history and broken the European Record in the process.

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2016 European Championships: Day 2 Finals Photo Vault

Photos from day two finals at the European Championships in London.

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Mykhailo Romanchuk Breaks Own Ukrainian 1500 Record, Wins Bronze

Mykhailo Romanchuk won bronze in a new Ukrainian record in the men’s 1500 at the European Championships.

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2016 Campeonato de Europa: Finales Día 2

2016 Campeonato de Europa: Finales Día 2 Lunes, 16º de Mayo — Domingo, 22º de Mayo Preliminares: 10:00 (Londres) /…

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Australian Dolphins Back in the Swim at Japan Open This Weekend

Freestyle sprint stars Bronte and Cate Campbell, Cam McEvoy and James Magnussen will headline a strong Australian Dolphins contingent at this weekend’s Japan Open Swim Meet at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Centre.

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IOC President: More Russian Federations Could Be Banned from Olympics

IOC President Thomas Bach said in a conference call on Wednesday that more Russian Federations could be banned from the Olympics…

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