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Elizabeth Marks Sweeps Multi-Class SB7 Breaststrokes at Can Am Open

Several Paralympians and national champions highlighted the 2016 Can Am Open, including Elizabeth Marks, a 100 breast gold medalist in Rio.

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Study Shows Continued Decrease In England’s Swimming Participation

According to recent data tabulations, the nation of England has seen a significant decrease in the number of adults swimming at least once a week.

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China Took First At 21st FINA World Junior Diving Championships

Like two years ago in Penza (RUS), Team China dominated the 21st edition of the FINA World Junior Diving Championships,…

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Michael Phelps, Katinka Hosszu Win FINA Swimmer of the Year Awards

At the FINA/Alisports World Aquatics Gala last night, just before the start of the 2016 World SC Championships, FINA announced the winners of their 2016 awards.

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Hosszu Enters 12 Events, Seebohm 7 For 2016 Short Course Worlds

The entry lists have dropped for the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships, with Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu entering a dozen events and Australian backstroker Emily Seebohm seven.

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Canadian Olympian Kelly Stefanyshyn Takes First Swim in Windsor Pool

Former Canadian Olympian Kelly Stefanyshyn, the operations director for the 2016 World Short Course Swimming Championships, was honored with the first…

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Meanwhile, in Connecticut, Chad le Clos Swims His Own 100 Yard Fly

While American swimmer Tom Shields was in Atlanta at the U.S. Winter National Championships, becoming the first man to ever break…

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Olympic medalist Cseh will attend 2017 Euro Meet, Luxembourg

2017 EURO MEET January 27th-29th, 2017 D’Coque Aquatic Center in Luxembourg Meet Site Start Lists/Results Live Streaming World champion and…

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Day 1 of Irish Short Course Championships Sees 4 Records Fall

The first day of competition at the Irish short course championships saw four short course meters records go down.

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Russian Vitalina Simonova’s 4-Year FINA Ban Reduced to 2 Years by CAS

Russian breaststroker Vitalina Simonova has had her initial four-year doping ban from 2015 reduced to just two years. On June 29th…

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Mel Marshall Moves To Head Lougborough In British Swimming Restructure

The British Swimming federation has announced a new structure for its National Centres and the coaches leading them. Most notably, highly-decorated coach Melanie Marshall, who coached world record-shattering breaststroker Adam Peaty, will take over the Loughborough National Centre.

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Larkin May Be Leaning Towards Commercial, Home Of Campbell Sisters

On his coaching tour, 2016 Olympic silver medalist Mitch Larkin of Australia may have found a ‘swimming family’ under Simon Cusack at Commercial Swimming Club.

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Love Swimming? See 16 New Swim Jobs

Want a job in swimming? Here are 632 Swim Jobs you might love.

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Paltrinieri, Detti Nominated as Top 3 Finalist for Gazzetta Awards

Italian training partners Gregorio Paltrinieri and Gabrielle Detti have both been named top 3 finalists for Italy’s prestigious Gazzetta Sports Awards. Fans voted…

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Watch: Cam McEvoy & Mathematician Adam Spencer Invent “Swysics”

Watch as Cameron “The Professor” McEvoy and mathematician and comedian Adam Spencer invent the new sport of swim-physics: “swysics.”

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