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Josef Craig DQ’d At IPC European C’ships Due To Olympic Rings Tattoo

A tattoo violation prevented British swimmer Josef Craig from competing in one of his finals on Day 1 of the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships (unrelated picture of Olympic rings tattoo).

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Boki, Rivard Gear Up For Second Wins At Day 2 Prelims of IPC Euros

A series of swimmers are in pole position to take their second gold medal in as many days after qualifying fastest in the heats on day two (Monday, 2 May) at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal.

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Romania to Bring Seven Men to European Championship

The roster is just as lopsided as the South African Olympic team.

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Banned Park Begs His Nation’s Olympic Committee For Chance To Compete

South Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan is literally begging his nation’s Olympic Committee for a chance to compete in Rio.

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IPC Swimming European Championships Day 2 Preview

The second day of action at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Open Championships in Funchal, Portugal, will see a series of highly decorated swimmers take to the pool.

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Detti, Hosszu Earn €18,000 Prizes At Energy Standard Cup

Italy’s Gabriele Detti and Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu each earned €18,000 bonuses for their performances at the Energy Standard Cup in Italy over the weekend.

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342 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 342 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Current South Korean Olympic Squad Composed Of 5 Females, 0 Males

Although he won 4 events at his nation’s Olympic Trials, South Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan is unable to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games due to a punitive ban enforced by the Korean Swimming Federation.

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World Record, Full Session Race Videos From IPC European Championships Day 1

Dmitrii Kokarev and Valeriia Shabalina registered World records in their respective IPC classifications in the Day 1 finals at the 2016 IPC Swimming European Championships.

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Russia Clocks Two World Records at IPC Euros Day 1 Finals

2016 IPC SWIMMING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Funchal, Portugal Prelims: 9:00am/Finals: 5:00pm (West European) – (4:00am/12:00pm U.S Eastern) Sunday, May 1 –…

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McSharry Wins Three Titles on the Final Day of Irish Championships

16 year old Mona McSharry collected three Irish titles on the final night of the Irish Open Swimming Championships…

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Koptelov, van Rouwendaal Triple On Day 2 of 2016 Energy Standard Cup

It was a big day for the Energy Standard Club team on the second and final day of the 2016 Energy Standard Cup, with Evgeny Koptelov’s and Sharon van Rouwendaal’s three wins apiece leading a 14-for-18 day as a team.

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Coates Completes Title Siege, Pyle Rocks GBR NAG Record At ASANER

The young stars of GBR were out in full force competing at the ASA Northeast Regional meet this weekend.

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Finland Pronounce 18 for Europeans, Including Matti Mattsson

A Finnish federation with some momentum will send a roster of 18 to the 2016 European Aquatics Championships, due over…

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Russian, Uzbekistan Records Posted in Day 1 Prelims of IPC European Championships

2016 IPC SWIMMING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Funchal, Portugal Prelims: 9:00am/Finals: 5:00pm (West European) – (4:00am/12:00pm U.S Eastern) Sunday, May 1 –…

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