International

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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FINIS ATHLETES: FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW

FINIS, Inc., a worldwide leader in technical swimming development, is proud to announce a team of ten athletes that will be competing in the 16th FINA World Championships.

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2015 South Africa World Championships Team: The Complete Twitter List

Chad le Clos is South Africa’s biggest star competing in Kazan at the World Championships.

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Barrett and Quigley Ready to Make Mark at Worlds

Briton Adam Barrett has a lot to prove at the World Championships after a disappointing trials in April.

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2015 Australian World Championships Team: The Complete Twitter List

Cate Campbell is Australia’s sprint sensation, and will go into World Champs with the fastest time in the world this year in the 50 and tied for the fastest time in the 100.

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Open Water World Championships begin Saturday with Olympic spots up for grabs

The 10K races at this year’s World Championships will serve as the main qualifier for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Pictured: 2013 World 10K champ Ous Mellouli of Tunisia.

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FINA Creates First Vice President Position, Appoints Husain Al Mussallam

FINA approved the addition of the First Vice President position, and appointed Husain Al Mussallam of Kuwait as the First Vice President.

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FINA’s Congress Officially Abolishes Age Limits, Approves 3rd Term

The world’s aquatic governing body, FINA, has just announced the approval of six new proposals under review at the organization’s…

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 200 IM

Dominance is one word that can be used when describing Hungarian Katinka Hosszu’s performance in this event since the 2012 Olympics.

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