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2014 FINA World Cup Series: Beijing Day 1 Recaps, Hosszu Breaks Hungarian Record

Hungarian Katinka Hosszu has resumed her winning ways with an early National Record in the 800 free in Beijing.

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Yale Gets Verbal Commitment from British Back/Free Specialist Bella Hindley

British swimmer Bella Findley has verbally committed to join the Yale University Class of 2019.

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Look out for these great swimmers at the ASA Masters Championships

One of the world biggest masters events starts tomorrow in Sheffield, UK – one of the fastest short course pools on the planet. The ASA Masters champs features swimmers over 1000 swimmers from age 18 to 87, including Olympians and current national team members.

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The RCP Tiburon Mile Returns to Action Sept 20th 2015

RCP Events is pleased to announce the date for the 15th RCP Tiburon Mile, which will be held on September 20, 2015. Registration is now OPEN, please go to our website at www.rcptiburonmile.com or register directly at www.active.com.

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TYR Sport Raises Over $200,000 For The Breast Cancer Research Foundation

TYR Sport, the leading global manufacturer of swim and triathlon gear, is proud to announce it has raised over $200,000 for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) through sales of the TYR Pink collection.

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Weekly Race Club Swimisodes Premiere November 5th – See Promo Video Here

Swimisodes will star Olympic Gold Medalist Rebecca Soni, Roland Schoeman, Junya Koga, Lexie Kelly and Zach Hayden with swimming techniques from Coach Gary Hall.

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Australia Sends Big Crew to FINA World Cup in Beijing, Tokyo & Singapore

With the 2014 Australian Short Course Championships just around the corner a group of ten swimmers will fit in some final race practise when they head to Asia to contest the FINA World Cups in Beijing, Tokyo and Singapore starting this Friday October 24.

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$300,000 more up for grabs at the FINA Swimming World Cup

Beijing welcomes swimming’s elite for the fifth leg of the FINA Swimming World Cup from October 24-25. The Chinese capital, together with Tokyo (JPN, October 28-29) and Singapore (SIN, November 1-2), constitute the third and final cluster.

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1,300 Swimmers Registered to Compete at FINA World Championships Dec 3-7

With just over one month to go until the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), already Qatar is setting records as an unprecedented 1,300 swimmers and more than 500 team officials have registered their interest in competing at Hamad Aquatic Centre.

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Swimming Canada Race Simulation Camp Puts Top Juniors Through The Speed Test

“We’re practising racing in season, something that we’re trying to encourage Canadians to do a little bit more diligently and a little bit more consistently through all the training programs,” said National Development Coach Ken McKinnon, who is overseeing the camp.

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UBC Sports Hall of Fame To Honour The Decade Of Dominance

The University of British Columbia will be honouring their top swimmers and coaches that competed from 1998-2007, giving recognition for the 10 men’s championships and 10 women’s championships won during those years.

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3-time Olympic Gold Medalist Brooke Bennett Gives Birth to Bas Maxwell Frioud

Swimming great, Brooke Bennett, is a new mom. She gave birth to her baby boy, Bas Maxwell Frioud, October 20th, at 5:46pm. Bas is 7.4 lb and 20 inches.

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Nicolas Oliveira out of Short Course Worlds, to be replaced by Gabriel Ogawa on Brazilian roster

Freestyler Nicolas Oliveira has dropped off the Brazilian roster for the 2014 Short Course World Championships, becoming the second major Brazilian name to do so.

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Sprenger Determined to Return to 100%

Christian Sprenger had his 2014 championship season derailed by a shoulder injury…

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Team Scotland Lead Graham Wardell Named Head Coach for City of Cardiff

Graham Wardell has taken a new role at his home swimming club in Cardiff, Wales.

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