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Nine British Swimmers’ Luggage Missing On Way To Rio

Nine swimmers on Great Britain’s Olympic swimmer roster have had their bags go missing upon arrival in Rio.

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USA Wins SwimSwam’s Final Swimming Medal Table Predictions for Rio

The USA is expected to win the most total medals with 28.

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Greek Swimmer Kristel Vourna On Rio Heat Sheets With Questionable Time

Greek swimmer Kristel Vourna, who was mistakenly invited to Rio, appears on heat sheets with her teammate’s exact entry time.

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2016 Rio Olympics Preview: Hosszu Seeks Gold and WR in Women’s 200 IM

Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu may need to rebrand herself with a new element after the Olympics: could we see the Golden Lady in Rio?

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Phelps on being selected as Flag Bearer (Video)

It’s official. 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps has been selected as Team USA’s flag bearer for the 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: Opposites Collide In Women’s 4×100 Medley Relay

After missing the podium in this race at the 2015 FINA World Championshps, the defending Olympic champions from Team USA will be pushed hard by the Australian in their attempt at 400 medley relay redemption in Rio.

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Official Russian Swimming Roster For Rio Approved

Among those cleared are a total of 32 swimmers who will be competing at the Games. Both Vlad Morozov and Nikita Lobinstev were given clearance to compete after both being named as part of the “disappearing positives” program revealed in the McLaren report on systematic Russian doping.

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Results Of The Lead Up To Rio If There Was a Zero Tolerance Approach To Doping

Heading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games the issue of doping in the sport of swimming has been a constant…

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IU Picks Up 22.2 LCM 50 Freestyler Bruno Blaskovic from Croatia

Indiana has been snagging big names left and right this summer, making for a whirlwind of a recruiting boost spun…

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Watch: FGCU’s Lani Cabrera on Making the Barbados Olympic Team

Watch here as Barbados national record holder Lani Cabrera talks about her Olympic journey.

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Photo Vault: Check Out the Brazilian Swimmers Preparing for Rio

Check out pictures of the Brazilian Olympic team as they prepare for Rio.

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Croatian Men Allowed to Enter Two Olympic Relays as 17th Team

“Ours go to 17.” Despite FINA rules that only allow 16 relays to be entered in each event at the…

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Olympic Talking Points To Impress Your Non-Swimmer Friends

Take your mark, swimming fans, because after enduring countless Super Bowls and March Madnesses, it’s our time to shine.

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Therese Alshammar Named to Carry Swedish Flag at 6th Olympics

After qualifying for a record-setting 6th Olympics, Therese Alshammar will carry the Swedish flag in the opening ceremonies on Friday evening.

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2016 Canadian Swimming Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Genevieve Cantin comes into tonight’s final as the top seed in the women’s 200 back.

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