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2024 Paralympics: Ben Hance Breaks 100 Backstroke S14 World Record In Prelims

Benjamin Hance, defending Paralympic champion in the 100 backstroke S14, lowered his world record in the event (56.52) to highlight Day 9 prelims.

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Swimming Australia Dismisses Coach Michael Palfrey After ‘Go Korea’ Olympic Comments

Swimming Australia released a statement concerning their dismissal of Olympic coach Michael Palfrey who made questionable comments in Paris.

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2024 Paralympics: China Sees Athletes Medal in 5 Events in Strong Pool Showing on Day 7

A huge contributor to China’s success on Day 8 was Guo Jincheng, who won two gold medals and broke two world records during the finals session.

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2024 Paralympics: Five World Records Tumble, Great Britain Still Holds on to Medal Table Lead

During the 7th day of competition in Paris, 5 different World Records fell across 5 events, marking the most of any day of competition so far.

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Stuhlmacher Claims 10k Gold To Kick Off Open Water Junior World Championships

Catch up on the girls’ and boys’ 10k races which comprised day one of the 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Junior World Championships.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Diver Tom Daley’s Trunks Fetch Over $13000

Read up on the latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines featuring British diver Tom Daley and Aussie superstar Emma McKeon.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Matsushita Reaps 400 IM Gold At JPN Student Championships

The reigning Olympic silver medalist in the men’s 400m IM Tomoyuki Matsushita was in action today in his native Japan at the 100th Student Championships.

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Hubi Kos Explains How Training with Bob Bowman Made the Olympics Feel Easy

Kos explains that Bowman obviously knows how to train athletes bodies but what really sets him apart is how he prepares his athletes mentally.

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Funkita Releases APEX Viper Secure Race Suit After World Aquatics Rule Change

Funkita lobbied World Aquatics to update the Competition Regulations to allow swimwear with a period-proof gusset to be given approval for competition.

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Ariarne Titmus Describes Unwashed Sheets & Lack of Toilet Paper in Olympic Village

The latest in a stream of criticisms about the Paris Olympic Village, Australian swimmer Titmus says Olympic Village did not wash sheets for two weeks.

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2024 Paralympics: Ukraine Adds 3 Golds on Day 7 to Climb into 4th on Medal Table

Ukraine added 3 gold medals to their total, climbing the medal table to sit in 4th place after day 7 of the 2024 Paralympic Games.

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2024 Paralympics: Long Wins 17th Gold Medal, World Records Fall in Women’s S6/S9 100 Free

American Jessica Long won her first gold medal of 2024, marking her 17th Paralympic gold and 30th Paralympic medal, on night 7 of competition.

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13-Year-Old Ismail Barlov Wins Bosnia and Herzegovina’s First Paralympic Swimming Medal

Barlov claimed silver in the men’s 50 breaststroke SB2, posting a time of 1:02.74 to finish as the runner-up to gold medalist Arnulfo Castorena.

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2024 World Aquatics Open Water Junior World Championships Begin Thursday

The 2024 World Aquatics Open Water Junior World Championships kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, September 5th from Aleghero, Italy.

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Santi Veiga es el nuevo Director Técnico de natación y aguas abiertas de España

Se trata de un nombramiento sujeto a lo que ocurra este otoño en el proceso electoral a la Presidencia de la Federación.

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