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Mireia Belmonte Garcia Breaks 16:00 Mark, National Record at Spanish Nationals

Mireia Belmonte Garcia turned in the number one time in the world in the women’s 1500m freestyle, cracking 16:00 in the 1500m freestyle

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Verlinden Goes World Leader in 100 Fly on Day 3 of Eindhoven Swim Cup

The Dutch men might have a new gold medal contender for this summer’s European Championships.

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National 50 back record for Niccolo Bonacchi to close Italian Nationals

Niccolo Bonacchi closed Italian Nationals with a bang, downing the national record in the men’s 50 back with the second fastest time in the world.

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Tandy joins South African Commonwealth Games roster on final day of SA Championships

NCAA co-champ Brad Tandy booked his ticket the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with a big 50 free swim on the closing day of South African Nationals.

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CN Marseille Sweeps Top 5 Places in an Exciting Men’s 100 Free Final on Day Five of Nationals in Chartres

Florent Manaudou and the rest of the French sprinters lived up to their hype in a very exciting 100 free final at French National Long Course Championships in Chartres.

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Sophie Taylor & Molly Renshaw Battle Their Way Under English Record on Day 3 of British Champs

Day 3 of the 2014 English Championships was highlighted by several career-best swims from event winners, a new English Record…

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Hagino Breaks Two Japanese Records; Women Start Slow But Finish Strong on Day 3 of Japanese Nationals

As more Japanese veterans fail to qualify for Pan Pacs, it’s unquestionable who the country’s star swimmers is: Kosuke Hagino.

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Media accreditation process opens for 2014 Youth Olympic Games

More than 3,600 young athletes, ages 15-18, representing more than 200 National Olympic Committees are expected to compete at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, to be held August 16-28, in Nanjing, China.

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VIDEO: Canadians Speak With Accents, Then Take Selfies, at National Championship Meet

Not only did the Canadians swim at their National Championship meet, they had a little bit of fun, too. In the above…

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Kelly Surprises to Win 100 Fly; Pavoni Breaks English Record on Friday at British Nationals

We’ve seen a lot of great swimming this week around the world (there’s 8 major national championship meets going on), but…

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Another day, another Sjostrom win, Swedish star dominates 200 free at Eindoven Cup

The 20-year-old Sjostrom went 1:55.04 to win the women’s 200 free, improving her already-world leading time by a half second and taking another two tenths off her Swedish record in the race.

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Great Coaching Opportunity at YMCA of Central Florida to Build World Class Program with Rowdy Gaines

Courtesy of YMCA of Central Florida A unique opportunity to work with the best in Aquatics, Rowdy Gaines a three…

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France Continues to Fill its Roster for Euros on Day Four of Nationals in Chartres

The French National Long Course Championship in Chartres has concluded its fourth day by crowning new national champions in women’s 50 breast, 200 IM, and 100 back and in men’s 1500, 200 breast and 200 fly.

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Schoeman, Nicholas join Commonwealth Games roster, Le Clos wins two more at SA Nationals day 5

At 33 years old, Roland Schoeman has qualified to once again represent South Africa at the Commonwealth Games. Tara Lynn Nicholas joins him after winning the women’s 100 breast of day 5.

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Mireia Belmonte Takes Over The Top Spot In The 400 IM

On the second day of the Spanish National Championships in Palma Mireia Belmonte of Spain took over the top spot in the world rankings in the women’s 400 IM…

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