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Key British Swimmers Wait For Rio Roster Determination On April 22nd

Fran Halsall is one British swimmer who earned a national title, but was unable to clock the tougher-than-FINA-A-cut qualifying standard determined by her nation’s swimming federation. She’ll learn on Thursday if she makes the team by secondary criteria.

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British Trials Post-Mortem: How They Killed Their Own Momentum

James Guy was one of the few Brits to swim well this past week

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Kirill Prigoda Breaks Russian Record in Non-Olympic 50 Breaststroke

2016 RUSSIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS / OLYMPIC TRIALS April 16-23rd, 2016 Moscow, Russia Prelims 09:00/Finals 18:00 Local Time Prelims 02:00/Finals 11:00 U.S….

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Swimming Australia “Extremely Disappointed,” Hackett Apologises

Swimming Australia said in a statement on Monday that it was “extremely disappointed” to hear about Grant Hackett’s involvement in…

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Watch 2016 British Olympic Trials Day 6 Finals

If you missed the final day of the British Olympic Trials you can watch them here…

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Three New Qualifiers On Day 2 Of Russian Olympic Trials

Kirill Prigoda was one of three new Olympic qualifiers on day two of the Russian Olympic Trials.

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Kaio Almeida Joins Pereira, Borges as 4-Time Olympians

2016 MARIA LENK TROPHY OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS Friday, April 15th – Wednesday, April 20th Olympic Aquatics Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

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Get A Glimpse Of Budapests 2024’s Logo, Promo Video

Even with Rio just over 100 days away, the bidding process for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games is getting more involved.

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South African Olympic Qualifiers Photo Vault

After seven days of competition, the South African Olympic roster will consists of 11 male athletes, one of which is a relay only swimmer.

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2016 Maria Lenk Trophy Day 3 Photo Vault

Courtesy of Satiro Sodré, scroll through the Day 3 Photo Vault at the Maria Lenk Trophy to experience the speed of the Brazilian Olympic hopefuls.

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2016 Maria Lenk Olympic Qualifiers After Day 3

There were only three events on Day 3 of the Maria Lenky Trophy, but the action was just as intense. In the end, two newly minted FINA ‘A’ Olympic qualification standards and a fresh set of records were achieved.

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Larissa Oliveira Breaks Brazilian, South American 200 Free Records

23-year-old Larissa Oliveira has broken national and continental records in the 200 freestyle at Brazil’s national championships, the 2016 Maria Lenk Trophy.

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Watch: Ana Marcela Cunha- The Specialist In Open Water (Video)

With six FINA World Championship medals since 2011, Ana Marcela Cunha is the star of Brazilian open water swimming.

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GBR Olympic Selection Tracking: Day 6 Stats

On the final night of competition at the British Olympic Trials James Guy was the only athlete to swim faster than the Olympic qualifying time…

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Guy ‘Over the Moon’ With His Performance in the 200 Freestyle (Video)

James Guy told British Swimming that he was ‘over the moon’ with his time of 1:45.19 in the 200 freestyle…

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