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AQUA President Husain Al-Musallam Claims Ethics Investigation Related to OCA Elections

World Aquatics president Husain Al-Musallam claimed an ethics committee has cleared him of wrongdoing related to alleged conflict of interest with a contract.

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China Sweeps Team Events In Artistic Swimming With Team Free Title In Doha

China swept the team artistic swimming events after already winning the team acrobatic and team technical earlier in Doha.

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Serbia Scores Six Unanswered Goals To Defeat USA Men’s Water Polo 14-12 In Doha

Down after two quarters, Serbia scored six unanswered goals in the third quarter to jump ahead of the USA men on the final day of group play.

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Conqueror of Queens: Summer McIntosh Bumps Janet Evans from Top 10 All-Time Performers

Summer McIntosh took down Katie Ledecky and Janet Evans in the same swim. While it’s not a gold medal, it’s a chapter in McIntosh’s growing narrative of excellence.

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Rikako Ikee Recognizes 5-Year Anniversary Of Leukemia Diagnosis

23-year-old Rikako Ikee of Japan looks back on the leukemia diagnosis rendered in 2019 but with eyes toward the Paris Olympic Games.

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James Magnussen Says He’ll ‘Juice to the Gills’ to Break 50 Free WR at Enhanced Games

Australian world champion James Magnussen has only been as fast as 21.52 in 2013, but he said he could break the world record in six months if he doped up.

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LEN Learn to Swim Conference 2023 Registration Now Open

The conference will take place on November 11-12, 2023 in Jūrmala, Latvia.

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Kazakhstan Wins First-Ever Gold Medal at World Aquatics Championships in Artistic Swimming

Artistic swimmers Nargiza Bolatova and Eduard Kim made history for Kazakhstan on Sunday with the nation’s first ever Worlds gold in the mixed duet technical.

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McIntosh Swims Huge 800 Free Best (8:11.39), First Swimmer To Beat Ledecky In Over 13 Years

McIntosh’s time now makes her the second-fastest performer of all-time, and has massive implications come time for the Paris Olympics.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #10-1

After winning three world titles in dominant fashion last year, Leon Marchand is SwimSwam’s #1 male swimmer in 2024.

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2024 Worlds Previews: Aussie Youth On The Rise, But Curzan In Driver’s Seat In Women’s BK

After missing the 2023 World Championship team, Claire Curzan is the favorite in at least two, and maybe even all three, women’s backstroke events in Doha.

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Millions in Missing Kuwaiti Funds Raises Concern at Asia Aquatics

According to Ahmad Alsalami, a freelance journalist from the United Kingdom, the missing Kuwaiti funds amount to $7 million from 2010-16.

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2024 World Championships Preview | SWIMSWAM BREAKDOWN

This week on the SwimSwam Breakdown, we bring you a comprehensive preview of the most exciting events at the 2024 World Championships in Doha.

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Kitty Lynn Joustra Has Five Goals To Lead The Netherlands Over Brazil At Worlds

The defending World Champions of the Netherlands lost their first game in Doha but have won the last two in group play.

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Australia And Italy Battle To Final Touch In Open Water 4x1500M Relay At Worlds

Kyle Lee of Australia finished just 0.20 seconds ahead of Italy’s Domenico Acerenza in the open water relay race in Doha.

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