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Australian World C’ships Squad Headed To The Hague For Training Camp

The Australian World Championships squad will head to The Hague to conduct its pre-Budapest training camp.

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Sette Colli Kicks Off Friday W/ Peaty, Blume, Le Clos, Coleman & More

GBR’s Adam Peaty will put some finishing touches on his pre-Worlds racing at this weekend’s Sette Colli meet in Rome.

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WSCA Head John Leonard Reaching Out To Pro Athletes Re: Union

On the heels of Katinka Hosszu’s call for professional swimmers to unionize, World Swimming Coaches Association (WSCA) executive director John Leonard is asking interested athletes to contact him and the WSCA.

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Donald Trump, Thomas Bach to Discuss 2024 Olympics Bid Today

Given that the top organizers of LA2024 are apparently on board with the IOC awarding Paris the 2024 and LA 2028 Olympic Games simultaneously, it begs the question: What does Trump have to offer to secure LA the 2024 Games?

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FINA Presidential Challenger Paolo Barelli on Hosszu Pro Swimmer Union

Yesterday, Mr. Barelli answered some questions we had regarding Hosszu’s call for a pro swimmers’ union and weighed in on the consequences of the World Cup rules changes.

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Dan Wallace Pleads Guilty To DUI, Suspended Three Months

2016 Olympic silver medalist Dan Wallace has been suspended by British Swimming and Scottish Swimming for 3 months.

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Jazz Carlin, Aimee Willmott Withdraw From British Worlds Team

Both Jazz Carlin and Aimee Willmott have opted to withdraw from the British World Championship team.

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FINA Proposes Rule Changes in Water Polo

On May 26 at a meeting in Budapest, all the Water Polo Federations present unanimously agreed and declared that the…

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06/21/17 In Briefs: News From Ireland, New Zealand & Sri Lanka

Catch up on the smaller swimming stories from around the web with today’s edition of ‘In Briefs.’

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Cullen Jones Nails New Lifetime Best 100 Fly At Triangle Classic Meet

Cullen Jones clocked a new PB in the 100m butterfly last weekend in North Carolina.

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Katinka Hosszu Calls for Worldwide Pro Swimming Union

Hosszu is not the first swimmer to float the idea of an athlete’s union, but she is by far the highest-profile one to do so. Hosszu has a total of 17 World Championships to her name, along with 3 Olympic gold medals, 21 European Championships.

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160,000 Cubic Yards Of Earth Removed For Dagály Aquatics Complex

Sometimes we forget how much engineering magic is working behind the scenes to construct a pool where dreams come true.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Meet Penny Oleksiak’s Animal Family

Beyond the Lane Lines catches you up on the latest stories outside the pool, including from whom Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak gets love after a long practice.

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Adam Peaty Weighs In On Potential Swimmer Union, FINA

Adam Peaty has weighed in on Katinka Hosszu’s idea of a swimmer union.

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Quah Zheng Wen Lowers Own National 200 Back Record In Singapore

Singapore’s Quah Zheng Wen reset his own 200 back national record at their National Championships on Saturday.

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