International

2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Butterfly

With a slew of Olympic finalists, the women’s butterfly events are set to be some of the most anticipated of the 2021 SC World Championships.

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Canadian Record Holder Ingrid Wilm Breaks Hand

World-ranked backstroker Ingrid Wilm of Canada revealed she suffered a palm injury, with questions stirring about her recovery plan.

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Guilherme Costa Of Brazil Latest Abu Dhabi Withdrawal

We just learned that Brazilian freetyler Guilherme Costa is the latest big name to pull out of these Short Course World Championships.

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17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Is Sole Day One Start List Absence

Start lists for day one of the 2021 Short Course World Championships have been published and we noted one particular absence.

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2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s Distance Freestyle

After a breakout performance at Short Course Euros, Russia’s Anastasiia Kirpichnikova is the heavy favorite to win gold in the women’s 800 free.

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Canadian Olympic Trials Finalist Ben Loewen Commits To University of Toronto

Loewen, who is coming off a breakout performance at the Ontario Junior International meet, will join his hometown Varsity Blues for the 2022-23 season.

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Paris 2024 Presents Revolutionary New Opening Ceremony Concept

Besides being spectacular and open to the public, for free, the new opening ceremony concept will reduce the strain on athletes.

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2021 SC Worlds: Pre-Meet press Conferences

1 day before the action in the pool gets underway in Abu Dhabi, members of FINA, the UAE Swimming federation and several athletes came for address the press

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle

Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear in 2021, and enters this week as the top seed in the women’s 100 and 200 free.

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2021 Short Course World’s Picks & Previews: Men’s 400 & 1500 Freestyle

Months after his iconic Olympic gold medal performance, Ahmed Hafnaoui will take to the short course meters pool and vie for another win.

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World Leader Bailey Andison Subbed in for Sydney Pickrem in 400 IM at SC Worlds

A last-minute substitution for Canada makes for a new medal contender in the women’s 400 IM: Bailey Andison, whose 4:26 was the fastest in the 2021 ISL season

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Hunter Armstrong Pulls Out Of 100 Back At Short Course Worlds: Psych Sheets

Hunter Armstrong has pulled out of the 100 backstroke, which is in the only individual event that he slated to swim at Short Course Worlds this week.

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British Swimming Teams Up With Eurovision For SC Worlds Live Stream

British Swimming’s Andy Jameson and Jazz Carlin will commentate each session of finals live from Abu Dhabi on Eurovision Sport’s All Aquatics platform.

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Adam Peaty Shortlisted For BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

British breaststroking Olympic champion Adam Peaty discusses having been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2021.

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Fabio Scozzoli, Victor Johansson Are Latest to Pull Out of Short Course Worlds

2012 World Short Course Champion Fabio Scozzoli of Italy will miss the 2021 edition after testing positive for COVID-19 again.

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