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6 More, No Swimmers Disqualified From Beijing Olympics On Retests

6 more athletes, none of them swimmers, have been disqualified from their finishing places at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after retests of their anti-doping samples came up positive.

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WATCH: Race Videos From FINA Paris-Chartes World Cup

2016 FINA WORLD CUP: CHARTRES-PARIS Friday, August 26th – Saturday, August 27th L’Odyssée – Chartres, France Prelims 3:30am EST/Finals 11:00am…

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WATCH Vlad Morozov Break the 100 IM World Record in Berlin (VIDEO)

Russian Vlad Morozov has picked up his second $10,000 bonus check in less than a week.

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Chad le Clos: It was amazing with Michael, Laszlo on the podium, Video

FINA World Cup – Berlin Tuesday, August 30 – Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Berlin, Germany – Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im…

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Michael Andrew again fastest into IM final at FINA World Cup Berlin

FINA World Cup – Berlin Tuesday, August 30 – Wednesday, August 31, 2016 Berlin, Germany – Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im…

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Magnolia Aquatic Club Brings Home Five Medals from the Jr. Pan Pacs

Magnolia Aquatic Club swimmers earned Five Medals from the Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in Hawaii

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2016 FINA World Cup: Morozov Sets WR, Wins 13k On Day 1 in Berlin

Morozov once again opened the meet with 2 individual gold medals and a new World Record.

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Vlad Morozov Breaks 100 IM World Record Again in Berlin

For the second consecutive weekend, Russia’s Vladamir Morozov has broken the world record in the 100 IM in the FINA World Cup series.

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Russia Claims IPC Bans Russian Athletes From 2018 Paralympics, IPC Denies

The Russian Paralympic Committee reportedly announced that the ban on Russian athletes at the Paralympic Games had been extended to the 2018 Winter Paralympics, but the IPC denies the claim.

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Tracking the Money: NCAA Programs To Foreign Olympic Medals

One of the recurring questions each Olympic swim meet brings up is that of athletes who train at American NCAA institutions but represent foreign nations in international competition.

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How to Improve Your Start from the Block – Fast Swimming Starts

The energy that the head provides on the start is related to the square of the speed at which it is lifted.

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VIDEO: Chad le Clos Press Conference, 2016 Berlin World Cup

Video capture courtesy of Daniela Kapser / Video edit courtesy of Coleman Hodges Video capture courtesy of Daniela Kapser / Video edit courtesy of Coleman Hodges…

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VIDEO: Katinka Hosszu Press Conference, 2016 Berlin World Cup

Video capture courtesy of Daniela Kapser / Video edit courtesy of Coleman Hodges Former series champs Katinka Hosszu and Chad le Clos were among the high-profile swimmers…

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Katinka Hosszu – a smart lady behind the iron swimmer

Katinka Hosszu had great Olympic Games in Rio: Three gold medals, one silver and she swam a fantastic world record…

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Monte Cristo Escape Swim

“Following the exact same route as the book, I swam from the island of Ile d’If to the island of Ile Tiboulen de Maire across the bay of Marseille. The distance was 7.5 km and it took 2 hrs 5 mins. Water temperature was 21 degrees.”

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