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2022 Mare Nostrum Tour Barcelona – Day 1 Live Finals Recap

Reigning Olympic champion Tom Dean put up a solid morning swim of 1:46.89 in the 200m free and will try to improve upon that mark tonight in Barcelona.

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At 21, Ariarne Titmus Is Already Among The Oldest To Set A Women’s Distance WR

Titmus is over six months older than Katie Ledecky was the last time she set a world record, which came in the 1500 free back in 2018.

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Mexico Reveals Open Water Qualifiers For Worlds, World Juniors

Four swimmers have qualified to represent Mexico in open water in Budapest, but only two are confirmed to be competing due to a lack of economic support.

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Matt Sates Approaches SA Records in Barcelona, Beats Tom Dean in 200 Free

Matt Sates’ pro career is off to a hot start, including breaking Tom Dean’s Meet Record at the Mare Nostrum stop in Barcelona on Wednesday.

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Swimming Australia Names Teams For Junior Pan Pacs, U.S. Nationals

16-year-old standout Flynn Southam headlines a roster of 32 Junior Dolphins who will represent Australia at the Junior Pan Pacific Championships in August.

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2022 Mare Nostrum Tour: Tom Dean Lowers Barcelona Meet Record At Day 1 Prelims

Dean put up a time of 1:46.89 to edge out the previous mark set by his countryman James Guy, who clocked 1:46.91 at the competition back in 2016.

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Kaylee McKeown Will Not Swim 400 IM At World Championships

Find out what event lineup Aussie superstar Kaylee McKeown has in mind for the World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

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Freestyle Prodigy Flynn Southam To Focus On Jr Pan Pacs & Commonwealth Games

Australian 16-year-old Flynn Southam will be heading to Hawaii and Birmingham but not Budapest for this summer’s big international meets.

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Top 5 Men’s Storylines To Watch Ahead Of The 2022 Mare Nostrum Tour – Barcelona

32-year-old Bruno Fratus put up super quick 50m freestyle time in Monaco and we’ll see him race once again in Barcelona this week.

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5 To Go: Brazilian Sprinter Bruno Fratus Nearing Career 100th Sub-22 LCM 50 FR

Since the Tokyo final, Fratus has swum 3 21-point 50 frees, all 3 of which came during this past weekend’s Mare Nostrum Tour stop in Monaco.

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IOC Board Finalizes Evaluation Criteria For New Sports At LA 2028

Among the sports trying to get in as add-ons for LA 2028 include baseball and softball, which have both long histories in Southern California.

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Kate Douglass And Zac Stubblety-Cook Had Near-Identical Stroke Counts In 200 BR

Kate Douglass took almost the same number of strokes for every lap of her 200 breast race at U.S. trials as Zac Stubblety-Cook did in his world record swim.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Australian Champs, Mare Nostrum, and Olympic Trials Cuts

Today on the SwimSwam Breakdown, We discussed the Australian championships, the Mare Nostrum stop in Monaco and the 2024 Olympic Trials Cuts

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SPIRE Splashes Down in Abu Dhabi to Lead Swim Clinic

The clinic, which took place at the 4th Lane Swim Academy in Abu Dhabi, was offered to more than 400 families and members of the 4th Lane.

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Brazilian Freestyler Arthur Schneider Announces Commitment to CSU-Bakersfield

Brazilian freestyler Arthur Schneider has announced his commitment to attend college in the United States and swim for CSU-Bakersfield.

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