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Egypt Scores Two Golds On Day Four Of 2015 All African Games

Farida Osman nabbed one of two golds for the country of Egypt on day 4 of the 2015 All African Games.

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Hamburg submits 2024 Olympic bid, hopes to show colorful, vibrant Germany

The next step for the city is to convince the citizens to vote in the referendum on 29 November with “YES” for being the host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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Malaysian Boys Win Twice On Day 3 Of Commonwealth Youth Games

Breaststroker Fu Kang Wong won his second gold of the week to lead the Malaysian boys to a pair of back-to-back wins on day 3 of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa.

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Wang Lizhuo Lowers Another Breaststroke Jr World Record At Chinese Nationals

After breaking the junior world record yesterday in the men’s 100 breaststroke, Wang Lizhuo has lowered another junior world record with an impressive 27.52 in the men’s 50 breaststroke.

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‘The Norm’ – A Web Documentary About The Tough German Olympic Selection Process

Steffen Deibler is the subject of an early episode in a German documentary on Olympic athletes.

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Lewis, Aussies Clean Up on Day 2 of Commonwealth Youth Games

Clyde Lewis and the Australians dominated day 2 of the Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa, winning 6 of 10 events.

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Le Clos: “Phelps And I Are the Favorites Next Year”

Of his gold medal-winning 100m butterfly race in Kazan, Le Clos says, “I wanted to show everybody that it [the 200 fly] was just a bad race, so I was just happy with the way I bounced back.”

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World Champ Marco Koch Honored By Banner at Home Pool

After winning a World Championships gold medal this summer, Marco Koch returned to his home city of Darmstadt to a new honor: a banner celebraing his achievements in his home pool.

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Coventry On Way To Triple Three-Peat At 2015 All Africa Games

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry won the women’s 100m backstroke tonight, an event she has now dominated at the All Africa Games since 2007.

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Phelps, Ledecky, & Sjostrom Nominated For USSA Athlete of the Month

Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and Sarah Sjostrom are in the running to be crowned the United States Sports Academy’s Athletes…

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Master Your Pullup for Swim Strength

The second version in our Pullup progression has brought you to the same place – Pullup mastery. Don’t forget to show us what you’ve got.

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FINA Sends Out Official Interpretation of IM Freestyle Rules

FINA has sent a memo to all of the world’s swimming federations spelling out the official interpretation of IM rules that will disallow the underwater technique used by Ryan Lochte to win gold at the 2015 World Championships.

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Wang Lizhuo Lowers 100 Breaststroke Jr World Record & Chinese Record

On the first day of competition in Huangshan at the 2015 Chinese Fall National Championship meet, Wang Lizhuo lowered Anton Chupkov’s junior world…

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Tickets now available for 2016 European Championships, order link here

Press release: Your exclusive pre-sale window to buy tickets for the London 2016 LEN European Aquatics Championships is now open

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Junior World Records Fall On First Two Days of Chinese Fall Nationals

The Chinese are taking advantage of an early opportunity to put themselves on top of the 2015-2016 World Rankings. The…

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