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Mélanie Henique Lowers Own French National Record in 50 Fly SCM

Mélanie Henique lowered her own national record in the 50 meter fly by .13 at the French short course nationals in Angers on Friday.

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Biedermann Sees Sport In Leading Role After Terror Attacks

In an interview with the German news agency DPA, Paul Biedermann has announced that he plans to participate, at least for the moment, at the European Short Course Championships in Netanya, Israel in early December.

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Breaststroke Champion Koch sets a German record in 400m IM

German Marco Koch is the 2015 World Champion in the 200 m breaststroke but he also is very fast in the combined event of all strokes: Today he touched the wall after 4:01,87 in the 400 m IM at the German Short Course Nationals.

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Olympic Icon Aaron Peirsol’s Love Affair with Water – Rich Roll Podcast

Aaron Peirsol gets the Rich Roll treatment, nearly two and half hours of conversation on the swim life, love of water, mentorship and the importance of sustainability & passion.

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2015 French SC Nationals: Stravius Continues to Dominate Field on Day2

Jérémy Stravius continued his domination of the day’s events on Friday at France’s short course national championship in Angers.

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2018 Commonwealth Games Carry $2 Billion Price Tag

$2 billion is the latest cash budget allotted to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Manaudou Scratches 100 Free: “I’m Clearly Not Ready For This Meet”

“I’m clearly not ready for this meet. I will decide after Amsterdam if I am really going to go after the 100 [at French Olympic trials] in Montpellier.”

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FINA Scholarship Swimmers Improving, Preparing For Rio

Feedback from swimmers selected to participate in FINA’s Scholarships for Swimmers program has been very positive, as the athletes are now 5 months into the program.

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Rio 2016 Paralympics Tickets Now Available To United States

“Together with CoSport, we are excited to extend an invitation to Team USA fans from around the country to share this truly once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

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Jallow Just Misses 100 Backstroke National Record at Finnish Champs

Mimosa Jallow was only 24 one-hundredths of a second off her 100 backstroke national record which she set in 2009…

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2015 French SC Nationals: 2 Golds for Stravius, Grangeon on Day 1

Jérémy Stravius won back-to-back events -the 200 IM and 400 free- on Day One of the French national short course championships in Angers.

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Bowman, Peirsol, Muffat Head 16 Names In Stellar ISHOF Class of 2016

The International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) has announced a 16-member Class of 2016, who will be honored next summer at the ISHOF Annual Honors Weekend.

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Six Slovak Records Fall in Austrian Graz; Listopadova First Under 1:00

Swimmers from ten Slovak teams were facing the competition of swimmers from ten countries during four days of swimming at…

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Katinka Hosszu Sues Casey Barrett, Swimming World For Libel After Doping Allegations

(Update: Full complaint now included) Hungarian swimmer Katinka Hosszu has filed a libel lawsuit against writer Casey Barrett and the parent company of Swimming World magazine for an editorial published on Swimming World’s website alleging that Hosszu should be suspected of doping.

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FINA Welcomes UNESCO Charter

FINA is very pleased to announce the adoption by UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation – of the revised version of the “International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport”.

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