International

McCann Wins Third Gold of Canadian Age Group Championships

McCann has her sights set on the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Markus Thormeyer, who made his Pan Am Games debut last month, swam a 49.42 anchor leg in the men’s 4×100 free relay.

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Windsor Lands FINA Convention

The city of Windsor was awarded the FINA convention, which will bring hundreds of delegates to the city over 3 days. They’ll now host the event in addition to the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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Cesar Valle breaks 1500 free record on final night of European Youth Olympic Festival

Only one meet record went down on the final night of action in Tbilsi, Georgia, and it went to Spain’s Cesar Castro Valle in the 1500 free.

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Beijing wins 2022 Winter Olympic bid as all roads converge on Asia

Beijing, China will host the 2022 Winter Olympics after beating Almaty, Kazakhstan’s bid at the International Olympic Committee’s latest session.

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Friis, Paltrinieri Scratch 400m Free on Day 1 of 2015 World Champs

Lotte Friis has one fewer event at the 2015 FINA World Championships after having scratched the 400m freestyle.

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Brazilian open water coach fractures arm in Kazan athlete village fall

Brazilian open water coach Eduardo Santos has a fractured humerus after falling in the athletes village at the FINA World Championships.

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Alabama Swimming and Diving Sends Four to World Championships

Kristian Gkolomeev, Anton McKee, Abbas Qali and Jack Hadjiconstantinou are slated to swim eight individual events in Kazan, Russia

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Five Best, Worst Bets for the 2015 World Championships

Ryan Lochte is one of only three USA swimmers considered to be a favorite to win an individual event at the 2015 FINA World Championships, according to odds released recently.

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Arena Re-Signs Paul Biedermann on the Road to Rio 2016

Biedermann made history in Rome, 2009, when he donned arena’s Powerskin X-Glide suit to set new 200 and 400 freestyle world records, handing Michael Phelps his first defeats in these events in four years.

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Should The IOC Move The OW 10k To Protect The Health Of The Athletes?

A possible solution to the water quality issue, however, may be to move the events to a smaller town with less sewage contamination.

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Benjamin Proud Not Letting Past Success Determine Performance In Kazan

Since 2013 Benjamin Proud has been the face of British Sprinting. After breaking the British record in the 50m butterfly…

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2015 FINA World Championship: USA vs Italy Men’s Water Polo Photo Vault

U.S.A. water polo fans were on hand for the preliminary game between USA and Italy at the 2015 FINA World Championships.

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2015 World Championships Preview: Men’s 200 Backstroke

Ryosuke Irie was the Pan Pacs champ last summer, and he’ll do battle with defending World Champ Matt Grevers in Kazan.

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More Records Tumble at British Summer Nationals on Day 3

The action in Sheffield during Day 3 of the British Summer Nationals did not disappoint. There was a rush of…

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7 Ways to Make Your Annual Swim Coach Plan Come Alive

We all know we need to have one. Some of us have even followed through and written one, but how do you make sure it remains a living, breathing document that drives your programme forward on a weekly basis?

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