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Jan Micka Breaks Own Czech Record in 1500 Freestyle At Europeans

Jan Micka of the Czech Republic set a new national record in the men’s 1500m freestyle.

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Watch: Gregorio Paltrinieri Swim 2nd Fastest 1500 of All-Time

Gregorio Paltrinieri swam the second fastest 1500 free of all-time to win the European Championship title in a new European record of 14:34.04.

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Campeonato de Europa 2016: Finales Día 3

2016 Campeonato de Europa: Finales Día 2 Lunes, 16º de Mayo — Domingo, 22º de Mayo

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2016 European Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte goes after the women’s 100m breaststroke title during tonight’s finals of the 2016 European Championships.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Voters Split on Reaction To Cielo’s Rio Miss

Voters were very split between three of the options – bemusement, disappointment and sadness. Each earned roughly a quarter of the votes, and were all within about 40 total votes of each other.

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WADA Outlines Plan To Investigate Sochi Doping Claims

The World Anti-Doping Agency today released its outlines for its approach to the investigation of whether urine samples of Russian athletes at the 2014 Sochi games were manipulated.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Swims 2nd-Fastest 1500 Free of All-Time in London

Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri has swum the 2nd-fastest 1500 free in history and broken the European Record in the process.

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2016 European Championships: Day 2 Finals Photo Vault

Photos from day two finals at the European Championships in London.

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Mykhailo Romanchuk Breaks Own Ukrainian 1500 Record, Wins Bronze

Mykhailo Romanchuk won bronze in a new Ukrainian record in the men’s 1500 at the European Championships.

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2016 Campeonato de Europa: Finales Día 2

2016 Campeonato de Europa: Finales Día 2 Lunes, 16º de Mayo — Domingo, 22º de Mayo Preliminares: 10:00 (Londres) /…

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Australian Dolphins Back in the Swim at Japan Open This Weekend

Freestyle sprint stars Bronte and Cate Campbell, Cam McEvoy and James Magnussen will headline a strong Australian Dolphins contingent at this weekend’s Japan Open Swim Meet at the Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Centre.

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IOC President: More Russian Federations Could Be Banned from Olympics

IOC President Thomas Bach said in a conference call on Wednesday that more Russian Federations could be banned from the Olympics…

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Early June Expected for Announcement of 31 Caught in Beijing Re-Test

In a mid-day conference call on Wednesday from Switzerland, IOC president Thomas Bach gave a timetable for the release of more…

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2016 European Championships Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Laszlo Cseh is seeking to add to his twenty medal total as he enters qualifying for the 200 Butterfly

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McEvoy has Faced Some Unusual Challenges in Tokyo

Cameron McEvoy had an eventful first day in Tokyo which included his hotel being rattled by an earthquake and his Twitter account being hacked…

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