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Cameron van der Burgh Pulls Out of French Open With Knee Strain

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh has pulled out of the French Open this weekend, though he hopes to be ready in time for Worlds.

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Canada’s Hedlin Making the Transition to Open Water Swimming

Canada’s Eric Hedlin known for his strength in the 1500 will be representing Team Canada in Barcelona in the 10K open water swim. Photo: Mike Lewis, OlaVistaPhotography.com

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Melanie Schlanger Pulls Out of Australian World Champs Squad

Olympic 4th-place finisher Melanie Schlanger has pulled out of the World Championships. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Finland Adds Two Men to Round Out World Championship Roster

Two swimmers, including near-European Championship medalist Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, have been added to Finland’s biggest-ever roster for Worlds. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Bahamas to Send 4 US-Based Swimmers to World Championships

Olympic finalist Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace leads a squad of four to Barcelona, Spain this summer. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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IOC Awards 2018 Youth Olympics to Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kaitlyn Jones of the Delaware Swim Team was the United States’ lone gold medalist at the first edition of the Youth Olympics in 2010. (Photo: Tim BInning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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LEN agrees to participate in European Games

After attending meetings with Sports Minister Azad Rahimov and the president of the Azerbaijan Federation Khanlar Fatiyev in Baku, Azerbaijan, the host…

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Hungary Sending 17 to World Championships

Hungary is sending 17 to Barcelona for the 2013 World Championships including Dániel Gyurta (pictured above), László Cseh, Risztov Éva, and Katinka Hosszú. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)

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Florida Adds Big International Recruit for Fall of 2013

The Florida Gators have added another swimmer from the United Kingdom to their backstroke group. (Logo edit Courtesy: Dan Wallace)

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2013 Worlds Preview: Men’s 50 freestyle, Familiar Faces with New Expectations

Can Nathan Adrian go from not qualifying in 2012 to gold in 2013? (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Cielo, Manaudou, Magnussen to Square Off at French Open

Cesar Cielo is part of a very impressive men’s sprint field at the 2012 French Open. (Photo: Satiro Sodre/SSPress)

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Libby Trickett Announces Retirement After Gold-Medal Comeback

Libby Trickett, one of the most famous Australian swimmers in the modern generation, has been forced back into retirement by injury. (Photo: Michiel Jelijs).

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IOC Approves Coventry for Athletes Commission; Rejects Adding Medals

Zimbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry will be sworn in Wednesday by the IOC; and the stroke 50’s took a huge blow for their Olympic hopes. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Britain’s Bochmann Pulls Out of World University Games

British Swimming’s World University Games roster is down to 10 on Wednesday morning. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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