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le Clos Takes Two Events at South African Grand Prix in Port Elizabeth

Chad le Clos collected gold in both the 50 butterfly and 100 freestyle on the first day of the South African Grand Prix in Port Elizabeth…

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Oleksiak Wins 100 Butterfly at Speedo Eastern Canadian Open

Penny Oleksiak set a personal best whilst winning women’s 100-metre butterfly at the Speedo Eastern Canadian Open on Saturday, rising…

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Bagshaw Collects More Gold While Smith Continues Record Breaking Pace

Jeremy Bagshaw of Island Swimming picked up his third gold at the 2016 Speedo Western Canadian Open…

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Olympic Aquatics Stadium May Not Be Ready For April’s Maria Lenk

Of the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio, FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu states, “there are still a lot of things to do.”

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Proud Lowers Own 50 Freestyle British Record On Night 2 Of BUCS

Ben Proud is becoming Britain’s most consistent sprint freestyler.

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Hagino Rocks Sub-4:10 400 IM, Ikee Nabs World Jr Record At Konami Open

Kosuke Hagino throws down 2016’s first sub-4:10 400 IM, while 15-year-old Rikako Ikee continues on her fierce freestyle record siege on Day 1 of the 2016 Konami Open.

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Laszlo Cseh to swim at International Swim Meeting (ISM) Berlin

  International Swim Meeting (ISM), Berlin March 4 to 6, 2016 “SSE Europasportpark”, Berlin, Germany Meet site Entry list (not published)…

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Smith Collects Two More Wins at Western Canadian Open

15 year old Rebecca Smith from Red Deer won the women’s 15 & under 50 backstroke and 100 freestyle on the second night of competition in Winnipeg…

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Funk and McGregor Each Collect Second Win at Eastern Canadian Open

Richard Funk and Ashley McGregor had dominating wins in the 200 breaststroke on the first night of competition in Montreal and both followed that up with victories in the 100 breaststroke…

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12 Mexican Athletes Compete Internationally Under FINA Flag

Recently, SwimSwam confirmed that Mexican swimmer Daniel Delgadillo competed earlier this month in Argentina at the first Open Water World Cup event of the year.

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Savard and Hanus Highlight Day 1 of Speedo Eastern Canadian Open

Hometown standout Katerine Savard and 17-year-old Danielle Hanus each had important victories to kick off the Speedo Canadian Eastern Open…

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Smith and Bagshaw Pick Up Wins in Winnipeg at Western Canadian Open

World Championship teammates Kierra Smith of Kelowna and Jeremy Bagshaw of Victoria both came away with wins on the first night of the Western Canadian Open in Winnipeg…

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PSA: Never Drink and Dive (Video)

Stockholm Konstsim Herr, the World Champion men’s synchronized swimming club from Sweden, took part in an experiment to highlight the dangers of swimming while drunk.

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Could Caeleb Dressel Be One Of The Fastest Sprinters Ever?

Caeleb Dressel’s 18.23 American record in the 50 yard freestyle puts him well above other top competitors, but it also puts him in contention of being one of the fastest 50 sprinters ever.

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