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3 Relay Swimmers Officially Added To Brazil’s Olympic Roster

With the final round of relay qualifying for the 2016 Rio Olympics closing on May 31, Brazil has officially qualified two more relay teams, adding 3 relay-only swimmers to its Olympic roster.

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15-Year-Old Raurich Breaks Brazilian Age Record With 2:00.26 200 Free

Rafaela Raurich broke a Brazilian age record for 15-year-olds, going 2:00.26 at the South Brazilian Youth Championships.

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Nicolas Oliveira Picks Up Three Wins At Super MG Meet in Brazil

Nicolas Oliveira picked up three wins at the short course (25m) Super MG meet over the weekend in Brazil.

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Best 8 Water Polo Teams of 2016 ready to compete in Shanghai

The 2016 edition of the FINA Women’s Water Polo World League comes to a conclusion this week, with the organisation of the Super Final of the competition in Shanghai, China, from June 7-12.

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Caitlin McClatchey Enters Edinburgh Hall Of Fame

Scottish swimmer Caitlin McClatchey, a 3-time Olympian, enters University of Edinburgh’s Hall of Fame.

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Sparkes & Rothwell Respond to Criticism of 2016 European Masters Meet

Controversy struck the 2016 European Masters Championships, as an open letter yesterday was published directed towards British Swimming CEO David Sparkes….

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399 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 399 Swim Jobs you might love.

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An Athlete’s Look At Olympic Qualifying

Nico van Duijn was curious about his Rio chances, so he decided to work it out

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IOC Executive Board Supports Proposal To Add 5 Sports For Tokyo 2020

The IOC Executive Board has supported a proposal of five new sports to be added to the Olympic programme at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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16 Dutch Athletes Head to Tenerife for a 10 Day Training Camp

On June 4th 16 Dutch athletes will head to Tenerife, Spain for their second last training camp before Rio…

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Gardell and Lindborg Added to the Swedish Olympic Team

Yesterday the Swedish Olympic Committee announced that Stina Gardell and Ida Lindborg have been added to the Swedish Olympic team as relay swimmers…

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Swimming New Zealand Considers Changes To Key National Meets

After the dust has settled from the Rio Olympic Games and the remainder of the 2016 swimming season, Swimming New Zealand may move forward with implementing proposed changes to key meets.

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Verhaeren Targets Improving Daily Performance Environments for Coaches

In an exclusive interview with SwimSwam Jacco Verhaeren discussed how he has focused on helping coaches optimize their daily performance environments…

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Koch and Glania swam a relay with German paralympic swimmers (Video)

World Champion Marco Koch and Germany’s fastest backstroker Jan-Philip Glania, bronze medalist in the 100 m backstroke at the 2014…

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Kapas, Hosszu Battle For Hungarian Record

Over the past week, two of Hungary’s best athletes have been after the same national record.

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