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Brazil Passes Anti-Doping Legislation Just Under WADA Buzzer

Just in the nick of time, the Brazilian government passed necessary legislation to avoid seeing its compliance status dented by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

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Julie Jensen Sinks Two Danish Junior Records

Both swims broke existing records held by Jensen

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Micah Lawrence, Quah Zheng Wen Earn Wins At Singapore ‘SNAG’

At 19 years old, Quah Zheng Wen broke 2 meet records in 1 night at the Singapore National Age Group Championships, further establishing himself as a rising star on the Asian swimming scene.

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Efimova Maintains Innocence, Hopes To Compete In Rio

For the first time since reportedly having tested positive for meldonium, Russia’s reigning 100 breaststroke World Champion, Yulia Efimova, has spoken out.

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Welson Sim Becomes First Malaysian To Qualify For Rio

While competing at the 47th Singapore National Age Group (SNAG) Swimming Championships which took place from March 16th-20th, one Malaysian…

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WATCH: Four Teammates Hope To Be Representing Canada’s Relay In Rio

Four athletes from the High Performance Centre – Ontario are looking to make their mark at the Canadian Olympic Trials this April with hopes of all qualifying for a spot on the 4x100m freestyle relay.

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Aussie Mel Wright Pushes Through Rib Injury For Final Olympic Bid

Melanie Wright continues to fight through lingering rib injury issues in her final Olympic Games push.

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Kuwait Remains Banned From Olympics as IOC Talks Break Down

Kuwait has faced similar bans in the past over its government’s influence on Olympic sports

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5 Reasons International Swim Fans Need to See Touch The Wall

Touch The Wall goes international with screenings now available in Australia and New Zealand through the on-demand screening platform TuGG.com.au.

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“Max Chats” Catches Up With FINA Scholarship Athletes

Young Max of “Max Chats” caught up with several of the FINA scholarship athletes who competed at the South Asian…

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A Small Smile: A Syrian refugee finds solace in returning to swimming

Courtesy of Steven V. Selthoffer, CEO, AVA   Ahmad Alham (name changed to protect his identity) walked into the local German…

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Boles Discusses the Potential of Danish Athletes on the World Stage

After a year into his tenor as the National Coach in Denmark Dean Boles shares what he sees as the strengths and weaknesses of swimming in Denmark…

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Belmonte Posts World’s Second Fastest Time in the 400 IM

Mireia Belmonte started off the second day of the Spanish National Championships winning the women’s 400 IM in a time of 4:33.42…

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Refugee swimmer Yusra Mardini gets a chance to go the Olympic Games

As we reported earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced a “Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA)” that…

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291 Swim Jobs You Might Love

Want a job in swimming? Here are 291 Swim Jobs you might love.

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