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2015 Canadian Swimming Trials – Day 3 Prelims

The first event of the morning is the 400 freestyle which features Olympic medalist Ryan Cochrane…

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Patience Pays Off For Heemskerk, Moves to 4th on All-Time List in 200 Free

Dutch swimmer Femke Heemskerk has crushed her own Dutch Record in the women’s 200 freestyle and jumped up to 4th on…

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Horton Hammers Out World’s Number One Time in the 400 Freestyle

Mack Horton took the men’s 400 freestyle in a time of 3:42.84 on the first night of the 2015 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships…

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Katie Robertson Breaks Scottish National Age Record in 200 Breaststroke Twice

Full video replay: Day 3 of the Scottish National Age Groups Championships saw more records fall during a fantastic series…

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Sebastiaan Verschuren goes 48.3 in 100 free to highlight day 1 of Swim Cup Eindhoven

Star sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo also won an event on the opening day of Eindhoven’s Swim Cup.

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Four More Swimmers Meet Canadian World Championship Selection Criteria At Trials

Tonight, four more swimmers met the priority one selection criteria punching in their tickets to the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia. Two swimmers made it in the 100 freestyle, and two made it in the 400m IM.

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Fabrice Pellerin Appointed Director of French National Women’s Team

France’s new National Technical Director, Jacques Favre, has announced the appointment of Fabrice Pellerin as Director of the Women’s National Team.

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Russell Wood Takes Down Canadian Record In 50 Backstroke

At the touch Wood was a 25.13 to take two-tenths of a second off the record and take his second national title of the week.

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Hungary Approves Plan to Expedite Aquatics Center Timeline for 2017 Worlds

As a by-product of Budapest, Hungary stepping in as host of the 2017 FINA Aquatic World Championships, the country’s parliament…

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2015 Canadian Trials: Day Two Finals Recap

Michelle Williams, Chantal VanLandeghem and Sandrine Mainville all finished under the top 16 standard in the women’s 100 freestyle…

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Germany’s Youth Development Concept in Swimming – A summary

The German swimming association (DSV – Deutscher Schwimmverband) has published a „Youth development concept swimming 2020“ on their website

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Kromowidjojo Tops Heemskerk in 50 Free Battle on Day 1 in Eindhoven

With several European national championships, most of them also trials for World championships in Kazan, around the corner or just…

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NCSA Announces 51-Swimmer Roster for 2015 Irish Open, Including 5 NCAP Athletes

NCAP’s James Jones will lead 5 teammates to the Irish Open Championships.

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Ups And Downs: The Kierra Smith Disqualification Story Revealed

Smith has another chance to make the team tonight in the 100m breaststroke where she’s the top Canadian seed, and second only to Breeja Larson. Smith was a 1:09.02 this morning with Rachel Nicol the second fastest Canadian with a 1:09.04.

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2015 Canadian Trials: Day Two Finals Preview – Kierra Smith Eyeing Breaststroke Redemption

Kierra Smith will have a chance at redemption in the 100m breaststroke after her disqualification in the 200 last night despite touching the wall first. She was a 1:09.02 in prelims. If Smith wants to make the team, she’ll need to go a 1:07.97 tonight.

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