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Franziska Hentke finishes 2015 strong with 2:06,96 in the 200m Fly

At a local swim meet in her home town Magdeburg, Germany’s top swimmer Franziska Hentke again showed her world class on the 200 m butterfly in 2:06,96 (LC).

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Aquatics Canada Awards Ryan Cochrane Male Athlete of the Year

The late Randy Bennett was named to the President’s Honour Roll, while Ryan Cochrane took home the Male Athlete of the Year, and Genevieve Saumur won the Spirit of Aquatics Canada award.

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Olympic Games Corruption Claims Erupt In Brazilian Government

In the latest controversy coming out of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Attorney General has launched an investigation into an…

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222 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 222 Swim Jobs you might love.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Emily Seebohm, Oceania Female Swimmer of the Year

Emily Seebohm a fantastic 2015 season winning gold in both the 100 and 200 backstroke in Kazan.

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Sam Dailley Smashes British Age Group Bests In All Three Fly Events

14-year-old Sam Dailley is becoming a huge name in British age group swimming. This weekend, at ASA Winter National Championships…

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Paltrinieri Continues Success With 3 Golds In Brema

Paltrinieri added some local hardware to his collection, taking 3 wins at the Coppa Caduti di Brema this past Sunday.

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Hosszu Criticizes Hungarian Swimming Federation In Press Conference

World champ and world record holder Katinka Hosszu called a press conference Tuesday to criticize the swimming federation in her home country of Hungary for failing to provide enough resources to its swimmers.

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Former FINA Race in Mexico Joins The Global Swim Series

Lots of people are familiar with the incredible “Mayan Riviera” for its natural beauty and affordable, luxury hotels. Well what would you say to doing a world class open water swim race held in the Mayan Riviera… this February?!

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Quah Zheng Wen Takes Down Two Of Schooling’s SCM Fly Nat Records

Quah Zheng Wen scored 5 new National Records at his nation’s short course national championships, with 2 of those records previously belonging to fly guy Joseph Schooling.

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2015 Swammy Awards: International Coaches of the Year

David Marsh is the coach of the year in the US- but what about the rest of the world?

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WADA Will Not Appeal FINA Decision In Kylie Palmer Case

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has decided not to appeal FINA’s actions against Australian Kylie Palmer related to her 2013 positive doping test.

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Western Australian SunSmart States Conclude W/ Another Blair Evans Win

Blair Evans celebrates another individual win at the 2015 Western Australia SunSmart State Championships.

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Le Clos Scores Sub-49 Second 100 Free At KZN Provincials

While competing at the KZN Provincials, Le Clos threw down a 48.83 100 freestyle, his 2nd best time of the season.

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2015 Swammy Awards: Gregorio Paltrinieri, European Male SotY

Though he’d already broken through at the international level before, 2015 was a year that took Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri to new heights.

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