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Adam Barrett is Back, and He’s Swimming for Energy Standard

Adam Barrett, the SCM 100 fly British record-holder, is making a comeback swimming for Energy Standard this season.

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Groves Calls Swimming AUS President Perkins ‘Irresponsible’

Read the latest updates on the ongoing saga involving swimmer Maddie Groves and her allegations of a problematic culture within Swimming Australia.

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Senior Staff Members Abruptly Fired By FINA, Asked To Leave Without Explanation

The four former staff members were reportedly fired for being too close to former Executive Director Cornel Marculescu, who resigned in March.

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FINA President Al-Musallam Under Investigation For Corruption In FIFA Case

Husain Al-Musallam has been identified as one of two Kuwaiti officials targeted by the U.S. DOJ for his suspected involvement in a FIFA corruption scandal.

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Griswold Sets Americas Record, 3 World & 4 Paralympic Marks Fall (Day 10 Heats)

Among the record-breakers during the last prelims session in Tokyo was USA’s Robert Griswold, who set an Americas continental record to lead heats.

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Swimming Australia Board To Work Towards National Integrity Framework

Adopting the framework would include the operation of an independent complaints handling process to be managed by Sport Integrity Australia.

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NY Breakers and Iron in a Desperate Battle for 3rd as Day 1 of Match 3 Ends

Currently, Iron leads the Breakers by 21 points, and the Breakers are desperate not to place 4th twice in a row.

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Ireland’s Rebecca Reid Commits to Akron with Numerous MAC A-Final Times

Rebecca Reid will join the Akron women’s swimming and diving teams with times that would score at MACs in the A finals of the 100 free and 200 IM.

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New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe Retires From 200 IM After Paralympic 4-Peat

Pascoe said she blacked out on deck after winning her fourth straight Paralympic gold medal in the 200 IM. She had already won three medals in Tokyo.

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Five World and Eleven Paralympic Records Down on Penultimate Day in Tokyo

On the penultimate day of the Tokyo Paralympics, a total of 5 World and 11 Paralympic records were taken down between prelims and finals.

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5-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Ellie Simmonds to Retire

Simmonds, 26, said after her last race in Tokyo that the Games would be the last of her highly decorated Paralympic career.

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2021 International Swimming League – Match 3, Day 1: Live Recap

Anastasiya Shkurdai and Energy Standard are confronting Iron, London Roar, and NY Breakers in Match 3 of the 2021 International Swimming League season.

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Sarah Sjostrom Breaks 50 Freestyle ISL Record with 23.17, 5th-Fastest All-Time

Energy Standard’s Sarah Sjostrom swam a 23.17 in the 50 freestyle Thursday, lowering Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s (Iron) 23.29 ISL Record from the 2019 ISL season.

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Coleman Stewart & Sarah Sjostrom Lead ISL Prize Money Earnings Through Match 2

Stewart had an electric start to his season, becoming the first swimmer in ISL history to jackpot every other swimmer in the field of a race.

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Tokyo Paralympics Day 9 Finals: Jessica Long Now 28-Time Paralympic Medalist

As four World and eight Paralympic records fell during day 9 finals in Tokyo, USA’s Jessica Long earned her 28th career Paralympic medal.

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