International

Maggie MacNeil Earns $86,250 Dollars Worth Of Prize Money From Short Course Worlds

Largely by virtue of her three individual golds and two world records, MacNeil earned almost twice as much as any other swimmer at short course worlds.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Open Water Male Swimmer of The Year – Gregorio Paltrinieri

The 2022 Swammy for Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year goes to Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri, the gold medalist in the 10k event at the World Championships.

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Blood Passport Anti-Doping Program Triggers Procedings Against Two Hungarian Swimmers

Neither the Hungarian anti-doping authority nor local media that claim to know the identities of the accused will reveal their names, citing privacy rules.

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16-Year-Old Maria Ramos Najji Becomes First Spanish Woman Under 30 Seconds in 50 Breast

At just 16 years old, Maria Ramos Najji became the first Spanish woman under 30 seconds in the 50 breaststroke during last week’s Spanish Championships. 

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2022 Swammy Awards: Canadian Female Swimmer of The Year – Maggie MacNeil

Maggie MacNeil capped off 2022 with two World records, earning her the 2022 Swammy Award for Canadian Female Swimmer of the Year

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SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2022 Short Course World Championships – Men’s Edition

Ryan Murphy became the first swimmer to sweep the men’s backstroke events at SC Worlds since the 50 was introduced in 1999, and also won three relay medals.

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Olympic Champion Zhang Yufei Injured Elbow Midway Through Short Course Worlds

Zhang, one of the medal favorites in the women’s 100 fly, injured her elbow midway through SC Worlds and was forced to withdraw.

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Swimming Australia Seeks to Build “World-Class Home of Swimming” For Brisbane 2032

SA Chief Executive Eugénie Buckley announces plan to build a world-class facility for elite swimmers, coaches, and officials to prepare for Brisbane 2032.

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SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2022 Short Course World Championships — Women’s Edition

In this article, SwimSwam gives out awards for the some of the best swimmers and performances on the women’s side of short course worlds.

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Kaylee McKeown Becomes 2nd Woman to Concurrently Own Olympic, World, CG, and SCW Titles

Kaylee McKeown became the second woman to concurrently hold Olympic, Commonwealth, world long course, and world short course titles in the same event. 

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Australia Sets 18 National Records At 2022 Short Course World Championships

The Australians reset 18 national records at Short Course Worlds, 11 of them coming on relays.

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Kamminga Takes Trio Of Breaststroke Events At Dutch SC Championships

Having opted out of this year’s Short Course World Championships, Dutchman Arno Kamminga got it done for gold three times in his native country.

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Jovan Lekic Takes 5+ Seconds Off Bosnian & Herzegovina Record in 400 Free

Jovan Lekic returned to racing two months ago after being found to have “no significant fault or negligence” in a 2021 doping case and has broken this record three times already.

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UCSC Boys Break Three Canadian 15-17 NAG Relay Records At OJI; ESWIM Girls Claim Two

The University of Calgary Swim Club broke three national relay age group records for 15-17 boys at the Ontario Junior International meet over the weekend.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2023

Newly-minted short course world champion Kyle Chalmers has historically competed at the South Australian State Championships slated for late January.

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