International

2016 Hungarian National Championships Wrap-Up: Cseh, Kapas Each Win 4

László Cseh took home four gold medals in Gyor: 50 fly, 100 fly, 200fly, and 200 IM. That brings his career total to 99 national titles.

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Amid Olympic Failure, Cesar Cielo Grows Sprint Legend With 52nd Sub-22

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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Cesar Cielo Misses Brazilian Olympic Team For His Home Olympics

Cesar Cielo was beaten out by two swimmers in the 50 free, his final chance at qualification, thus missing his chance at an individual event on the Brazilian Olympic team.

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Paralympic Champion Liz Johnson Announces Retirement

Paralympic champion Liz Johnson has retired from competitive swimming, ending a career that has seen her medal at the last 3…

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2016 Maria Lenk Trophy: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

The final day of the 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy includes some exciting races including both the men’s and women’s 50 freestyle…

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Piero Codia Breaks Italian 100 Fly Record At National Prelims

Italy’s Piero Codia broke a national record in heats of the 100 fly at the Italian Spring Championships, going 51.42.

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3 More Men Make Italian Olympic Squad, Pellegrini Adds 100 Free on Day 2

Italy has added two more men to it’s 2016 Olympic roster on day 2 of the Italian Championships, and Federica Pellegrini became the first woman to reach the nation’s Olympic standard despite already being qualified for the Games.

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2016 Russian Championships: Day 5 Finals Real-Time Recaps

2016 RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS / OLYMPIC TRIALS April 16-23rd, 2016 Moscow, Russia Prelims 09:00/Finals 18:00 Local Time Prelims 02:00/Finals 11:00 U.S….

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2016 Italian Spring Nationals and Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals

2016 Italian Assoluti National Championships and Olympic Trials Dates: Tuesday, April 19 – Saturday, April 23, 2016 Times: prelims 9:00…

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Grant Hackett Admits Himself Into Hospital

Another not-so-good piece of news is being reported regarding Aussie distance legend Grant Hackett.

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2016 Italian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Prelims Recap

This morning, the Italian swimmers took on the women’s 50 fly, men’s 100 fly, women’s 200 breast, men’s 400 IM, women’s 100 free, and men’s 100 breast.

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Australian Reporter Interviews Alleged Hackett Nipple Assault Victim

The alleged victim of Grant Hackett’s physical assault is less than talkative when questioned by an Australian reporter.

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Jamieson Ponders Retirement After Lackluster Trials Performance

Not having had the greatest outing at last week’s British Olympic Trials, Scottish swimmer Michael Jamieson looks to possible options for his future.

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Not Done Yet: Cielo Puts Himself in Position for Olympics After Prelim

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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