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Germany’s Yannick Lebherz Says He’s Done With 400 IM For Good

Germany’s top 400m individual medley swimmers in recent years, Yannick Lebherz says he will no longer swim that distance internationally.

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Budapest 2017 World Championships Logo Revealed on FINA’s Site

The logo for the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary has been revealed on the FINA website.

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Kylie Palmer Welcomes FINA Warning In Statement, Looks Forward to Rio

Australian swimmer Kylie Palmer has released a statement on FINA’s decision to hand her only a warning for a positive anti-doping test after several procedural boggles reportedly set the case back more than two years.

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Five Bid Cities Confirmed For 2024 Olympics; Baku To Focus on 2028

Los Angeles, Hamburg, Paris, Budapest, Rome are all contending for the 2024 Summer Olympics bid.

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Lifeguard Association: German Drownings Spike in 2015

In German waters are from January to the end of August this year at least 374 people drowned in German…

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Swimming Australia “Concerned” Over Two Year Delay In Palmer Doping

Swimming Australia is concerned over FINA’s two-year delay in informing Kylie Palmer of her positive doping test. Palmer was given a warning and stripped of a 2013 medal.

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Van der Burgh Is Enjoying Swimming Now More Than Ever

“My mindset was all wrong”, says South Africa’s Van der Burgh of his 2014 Commonwealth Games swims.

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Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool Tickets on Sale Wednesday

The 2013 Team USA roster featured the likes of Olympic gold medalists Katie Ledecky and Tyler Clary, while gold medalists Missy Franklin, and Ryan Lochte (Daytona Beach, Fla.) led the U.S. in 2011.

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FINA Gives Kylie Palmer Warning For Two-Year-Old Doping Violation

Australian freestyler Kylie Palmer received only a warning and reprimand from FINA, ending a doping test saga that spanned more than two full years.

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Aussie Swimmers Update Press On Rio Protocol Camp Experience (Video)

How well is eating dinner at 1am going for the Aussies?

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No Toronto Bid Submitted For 2024 Olympic Games

The Canadian Olympic Committee announced today that they will not be moving forward with a Toronto bid for the 2024…

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LA 2024 Releases Promo Video

Get in the 2024 Olympic Games bidding spirit by taking a look at Los Angeles’ first promotional video.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 92% Vote Phelps’ Summer More Impressive Than Le Clos’

The primary conflict between the two looms in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly races, and Phelps finished with the #1 world ranking in both, which seemed to be a defining statistic for voters.

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South Korea Makes $200,000 Donation To World Anti-Doping Agency

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reveals it has accepted a donation in the sum of $200,000 from the South Korean…

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Toronto Still Undecided On 2024 Olympic Bid As Deadline Approaches

With just hours remaining between now and the deadline to submit a bid for the 2024 Olympic Games, Toronto mayor John Tory still has not indicated whether or not the Canadian city will be vying to host the games of the XXXIII Olympiad.

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