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Brazilian Pan Am Water Polo Player Wanted For Sexual Assault

The substitute goaltender for the Brazilian Pan American games water polo team is currently wanted on a warrant for sexual assault, Toronto police announced Friday.

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2015 World Championships Preview: Women’s 100 Back

Missy Franklin is the defending World and Olympic Champion in the 100 back, but Emily Seebohm has been consistently sub-59.

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Arena Releases #WaterInstinct Brand Manifesto

Global swimwear brand arena has launched a rebranding project to redefine its corporate identity based around its trademark water instinct concept.

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World #2 Tamas Kenderesi Pulls Out of World Championships

Tamas Kenderesi, an 18-year old budding star, has withdrawn from the 2015 World Championships.

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2015 French World Championships Team: The Complete Twitter List

The 2015 World Championships are just two short weeks away, showcasing the best that the world has to offer in…

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Mireia Belmonte Drops 800, 1500; Makes Decision on Worlds on Sunday

Belmonte will reportedly decide this Sunday, July 26th as to whether or not she will compete in Kazan.

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Toronto to decide on potential 2024 Olympic bid ‘very quickly’

Toronto, Canada is mulling over a 2024 Olympic bid, and the city’s mayor says the official decision will be made “very quickly.”

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World Championships Preview: Men’s 50 Backstroke

Winning two consecutive world championship titles is something that French star Camille Lacourt has put himself in a good position to achieve, but it won’t be an easy task.

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USA’s Ipsen, Hixon Advance to 1-Meter Finals at World Championships

Both U.S. divers competing on the opening day of the FINA World Championships advanced to the finals. Kristian Ipsen was 4th and Michael Hixon was 9th in prelims.

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Olympic Open Water Spots up for Grabs in Kazan

Olympic open water swimming nominations will be on the line this week when the next generation of Australian 10km swimmers contest the 2015 World Championships.

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Sprint Legend Alexander Popov Set to Swim at Masters Worlds

Masters swimmers will share the pool with Russian sprint legend Alexander Popov, who is slated to swim at the 2015 Masters World Championships.

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Simao Morgado Closes Out Career with Gold at 2015 Portuguese Nats

The 2015 Portuguese Open Nationals began today from the Olympic Center in Coimbra.  With the Portuguese World Championships squad already…

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Nguyen Thi Anh Vien First Athlete Ever To Win Viet Nam Glory Award

Famed Vietnamese swimmer Nguyen Thi Anh Vien will be one of 15 people to receive the 2015 Viet Nam Glory Award, an award presented to Vietnamese people who have excelled in their aspect of life.

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Norway names just three swimmers to World Champs roster

Norway has named just 3 swimmers to its roster for the FINA World Championships which take place over the next few weeks in Kazan, Russia.

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Hosting Commonwealth Games did not provide long-term economic boost to Scotland, study says

Although the 2014 Commonwealth Games brought €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in national gross value to its Scottish hosts, that amount is about equal to what the cost of the games could have achieved through other projects, a Scottish government legacy report says.

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