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Chimrova Sets 100 Butterfly Record at Russian Short Course Champs

Svetlana Chimrova posted a time of 56.87 in the 100 butterfly breaking her own national record of 57.03…

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Canadians Baillie Cameron And Simon Meier Commit To Swim in NCAA

Canada sends Baillie Cameron who’s signed with Virginia Tech while fellow countryman Simon Meier chooses Minnesota for the 2016-17 season.

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Lyrio and Oliveira Post Strong Times at Brazilian State Championships

Several states in Brazil held their championship meets over this past weekend…

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Gyurta, Kapas Win Distance Titles on Day 1 of Hungarian SC Nationals

Katinka Hosszu, Fresh Off Her World Cup Win, Could Only Manage a Second Place in the 800 free

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Spanish Athlete Banned For 2 Years After Failing Test For Marijuana

He tested positive for Carboxy-THC, the active agent in the popularly abused street drug, marijuana.

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Serbia Names 7 To Short Course European Champs Roster

Serbia has named 7 swimmers to its roster for next month’s Short Course European Championships and has also announced its standards for the 2016 Olympic team and the 2016 Long Course European Championships roster.

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2015 FINA World Cup Dubai In Pictures

Take a tour through our visual highlight reel of the 2015 World Cup in Dubai, courtesy of SwimSwamDE reporter, Daniela Kapser.

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Swimming Canada Suspends Coach Accused Of Sexual Assault

Swimming Canada has suspended Ajax Swimming CEO and high performance coach Matt Bell after being informed of criminal charges against him.

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Nice Quartet Breaks French National Record in 4×100 Free at Interclubs

Charlotte Bonnet, Cloe Hache, Marie Wattel, and Anna Santamans, of Olympic Natation Nice, broke the French national record in the 4×100 SCM free at the season-opening interclub championships over the weekend.

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Luxembourg Sprint Record Holder Julie Meynen Headed to Auburn

Luxembourg National Record Holder Julie Meynen has given her verbal commitment to the Auburn Tigers, bringing world-class sprint freestyles to an already top-notch group.

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Canadian Jr Worlds Coach Arrested, Charged With Sexual Assault Of Teen

Matt Bell, a member of Canada’s 2015 Junior World Championships coaching staff, has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and luring of a minor.

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FINA Issues Statement on Russian Athletics Doping Scandal

Two days after the release of the WADA Independent Commission’s report on systematic doping and cover-ups by the Russian Athletics Federation, FINA sought to reassure the public regarding the integrity of its anti-doping control policy.

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2019 FINA World C’ships Bidding Scandal Creates Gwangju Money Woes

Gwangju, South Korea is facing financial difficulties in carrying on its hosting duties for 2019 FINA World Championships due to scandalous reasons.

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FISU Bucking The Bidding Trend With 45 Bids To Host 2018 WUG’s

Hefty price tags have been making it increasingly difficult for countries and federations to host any FINA events, which is why Mexico had to back out as hosts of the upcoming 2017 FINA World Championships.

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Andrea Podmanikova Swims New Slovak Record

During the weekend of the 7th and 8th of November 2015, the Czech city of Jihlava hosted swimmers from six European countries for the AXIS Cup, which also served as the 7th round of the Czech Cup.

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