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Adam Peaty Ties 5th Fastest 50 Breast Of All-Time

Adam Peaty posted the 5th fastest all-time 50 breaststroke, qualifying 1st for the 50 breast final tomorrow night.

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Jessica Vall Montero Rompe Récord Nacional Español 200 Pecho

Jessica Vall Montero de España estableció un récord nacional nuevo en el 200 metros pecho en el Campeonato de Europa 2016.

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Despite No New Podiums, Hungary Remains Atop Medals Table Friday

Gregorio Paltrinieri (above) won his 2nd gold medal of the European Championships on Friday, as Italy tried to claw back the Hungarians’ medal table lead.

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Jan Micka Breaks Czech 800 Free Record In European Championship Final

Jan Micka set a new Czech record in the men’s 800 free final, placing 4th.

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Jallow, Avramova, Pilhatsch Down National 50 Back Records At Euros

Mimosa Jallow, Ekaterina Avramova and Caroline Pilhatsch each broke their respective national 50 backstroke records on day 5 of the 2016 European Championships.

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Mykhailo Romanchuk Gets Second National Record, Bronze Of Europeans

Mykhailo Romanchuk won his second bronze medal of the meet and set his second Ukrainian record in the men’s 800 free.

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14-year-old Ajna Kesely Hits 1:58 in 200 Free At European Champs

Hungarian 14-year-old Ajna Kesely advanced out of the semifinals of the women’s 200 free with a blistering age group swim of 1:58.69 on day 5 of the European Championships.

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2016 European Championships: Day Five Finals Live Recap

Day five of the 2016 European Championships starts with Gregorio Paltrinieri looking to grab his second gold of the competition in the men’s 800 freestyle…

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Paltrinieri Breaks Meet Record In 800 Free, Misses Lifetime Best

Gregorio Paltrinieri picked up his second gold medal of the meet with a new meet record in the men’s 800 freestyle.

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Jessica Vall Montero Breaks Spanish Record in 200 Breaststroke

Jessica Vall (above) broke her own Spanish National Record in the 200 breaststroke that she set last year to win bronze at the World Championships.

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Luthersdottir Breaks Icelandic 200 Breast Record With Euros Bronze

After lowering her own Icelandic 100 breaststroke record earlier this week, Hilda Luthersdottir made it a national double, going 2:22.96 to break her own 200 breast record Friday.

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FINA Lifts Suspension on Yulia Efimova, Will Still Pursue to CAS

According to Russian state-owned news agency TASS, FINA has lifted the temporary suspension against Yulia Efimova. This does not mean, however,…

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2016 European Championships Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Radoslaw Kawecki could put himself in Rio contention with a slight improvement

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2016 Japan Open: Day 1 Finals Recap

Kanako Watanabe pulled off the win in the women’s 100 breast against a tough field at the Japan Open.

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Mimosa Jallow And Other Top-Notch Names from the European Championship

Other names you dread seeing until they achieve success over and over again. The best contemporary example is Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Somewhere around 2011 she passed from “dear god how do you spell that” to “got this…kromo-wid-jojo”.

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