International

Madrid Becomes 5th WADA Lab Suspended Since Late 2015

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continues its crackdown on anti-doping laboratories, with the Madrid, Spain lab becoming the 5th lab to have its accreditation suspended in less than a year.

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Abood, Magnussen, Roberts Added to 2016 Australian Olympic Roster

James Magnussen won’t get the opportunity to defending his Olympic silver medal in the 100 free this August, but he will get the chance to help Australia revive its 400 free relay in Rio.

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Le Clos, Hosszu Lead Early Mare Nostrum Money Lists After Monaco

With one of three stops down on the 2016 Mare Nostrum Tour, Katinka Hosszu and Chad le Clos lead the money lists.

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Izotov Collects Four Golds At Cup of Russia Stage Two

Danila Izotov picked up four gold medals at Stage 2 of the Cup of Russia in Rostov-on-Don.

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16-Year-Old Barbora Seemanova First Czech Woman Under 2:00 in 200 Free

European Jr. Games finalist Barbora Seemanova, just 16 years of age, blasted a 1:59.47 to win the women’s 200 free by almost eight full seconds.

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Mack Darragh And Jason Block Added To Canadian Olympic Roster

Both Jason Block and Mack Darragh were added to the Canadian Olympic roster after it was announced by FINA on May 31st that Canada’s men’s 4x100m medley relay had qualified for the Olympic Games.

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Qatari Swimmer Makes History Again As First Two-Time Female Olympian

In 2012, Nada Arkaji made history when she became the first-ever female Olympian from Qatar, a small Middle-Eastern oil rich nation….

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Ian Silverman, Erraid Davies to Try for Reclassification in Berlin

Ian Silverman was ruled not disabled enough to compete in freestyle events in Paralympic swimming, but will take a last shot at overturning that decision this week in Germany.

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Diving Into Rio and History – Lizzie Cui Punches Olympic Ticket

Lizzie Cui, 18- year-old New Zealand native selected for Olympic Games, the first diver for the country in 24 years.

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5 Big Things From Day 3 of Arena Pro Swim Series – Santa Clara

This weekend in Santa Clara, Team USA’s Ryan Murphy and Australia’s Mitch Larkin gave us a preview of a potential rivalry in the backstroke events in Rio.

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Jessica Ashwood Breaks Own Aussie 800 Free Record In Santa Clara

Australian Jessica Ashwood broke her own 800 free national record in Santa Clara with a scorching time of 8:18.14.

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5 Big Things from Day 3 of the 2016 Longhorn Elite Invite

David Nolan cranked out a new best time of 1:59.40 to beat out Will Licon in the men’s 200 IM final. That’s a new best time for Nolan, and his first time under 2:00.

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Santo Condorelli Returns to Training Under Sergio Lopez Until Rio

Canadian swimmer Santo Condorelli has returned to training under Sergio Lopez, who was his coach while he was in high school…

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Hosszu Finishes With 5 Wins At Mare Nostrum Monaco Day 2

Katinka Hosszu won three more events Sunday, bringing her win total to 5 for the first stop of the 2016 Mare Nostrum Tour.

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Emma McKeon: I’ve gotten stronger personally (Video)

Australia’s top two entrants held their seeds in night 1’s opening event in Santa Clara, putting up twin 1:56s

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