International

Lukas Märtens Negative-Splits 7:41.43 800 Free For German Record, #10 All-Time

Märtens’ time of 7:41.43 is faster than what Bobby Finke went to win the Olympic gold medal last summer, and makes him the 10th-fastest swimmer ever.

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Italy Adds No New Names to Worlds Roster After Day 4 of Spring Championships

Due to the faster-than-FINA-A-cut time standards set by the Italian Swimming Federation (FIN), no new swimmers were added to the Italian Worlds team Tuesday.

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Jacob Whittle’s Coach Jamie Main Takes Lead Of Bath National Centre

More coaching shakeups at British Swimming, with current Derventio eXcel head coach Jamie Main set to take over the National Centre Bath.

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City Of Glasgow’s Ian Wright Takes Up Scottish Swimming National Coach Post

The Scottish Swimming Federation has confirmed the appointment of Ian Wright as the organization’s National Coach as of August 9th, replacing Alan Lynn.

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Lorenzo Galossi Pops 1:48.26 200 Free, Is 3-for-3 With Italian Junior Records

15-year-old Lorenzo Galossi broke his third Italian Junior Record this week, posting a 1:48.26 in the men’s 200 freestyle Tuesday in Riccione.

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Chinese Nationals Reportedly Under Threat Of Postponement

Olympic gold medalist Zhang Yufei of China may see her national championships meet moved due to growing coronavirus concerns.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: Sink or Swim of Every Major Meet Last Week

We play Sink or Swim with every major meet that happened last weekend, and a few non-major meets that just had some freakin fast swimming

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2022 Italian Spring Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The men’s 100 fly, women’s 100 backstroke, men’s 200 freestyle, and women’s 50 free are among the events to be raced on Day 4 of Italy’s Spring Championships

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2022 Italian Champs Day 4 Prelims: 9 Men Under 1:49 in Prelims of the 200 Free

In a pair of fantastic morning swims, Stefano Di Cola and Gabriele Detti posted 1:47-points for the top 2 times in the men’s 200 free.

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Swimming Australia Names 21 To World Para Swimming Championship Team

The squad of 21 includes 19 athletes returning from the Tokyo Paralympics, including elected leaders Rowan Crothers, Lakeisha Patterson and Katja Dedekind.

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Swimming Canada Names Rosters For Junior Pan Pacs, World Junior OW Champs

After earning a berth on the World Championship team, Abby Dunford has now been named to the World Junior Open Water Championship roster for Canada.

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31 Swimmers To Represent Canada At 2022 World Para Swimming Championships

17 of the selected swimmers are returnees from the 2019 Para Worlds, including superstar Aurélie Rivard who claimed two gold and five total medals in London.

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Highlights Through The First Three Days of the Australian Para Championships

All the top results through the opening three nights of competition at the 2022 Australian Para Swimming Championships in Adelaide.

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2022 Australian Para Swimming Championships Wrap With Highlight-Filled Day 4

The 2022 Australian Para Swimming Championships have concluded with night 4 of finals action providing its share of highlights.

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Commentary Team Announced For 2022 Australian Swimming Championships

Grant Hackett, Giaan Rooney, Nicole Livingstone, and Annabelle Williams announced as Prime Video commentators.

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