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Mack Horton Makes Another COVID-19 Lockdown Mad Dash

Another day, another coronavirus-related lockdown dash out of dodge for Australian Olympic freestyle champion Mack Horton.

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Tokyo 2020 Chief Says Spectators May Still Be Banned from Olympics

The remarks came after a small delegation from Uganda yielded two positive Coronavirus tests, one of which was for the highly-contagious Delta variant.

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Santo Condorelli Appears To Have Qualified For Italian Olympic Team

The ‘most international, international swimmer’ that is Santo Condorelli looks to be headed to the Olympic Games in Tokyo next month.

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Swimmers Belmonte, Torres to Serve as Flagbearers for Their Countries in Tokyo

Both Mireia Belmonte and Karren Torrez will carry their country’s flags during the Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Princeton Secures Verbal from Brazilian NAG Record-holder Lucas Tudoras (2022)

Brazilian national age group record-holder and polyglot Lucas Tudoras has verbally committed to the Princeton men’s swimming and diving class of 2026.

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Tokyo 2020 Qualification Period Is Officially Closed

The qualification period for the Tokyo Olympics began on March 1, 2019. For individual events it closed June 27, 2021 and for relays it closed May 31, 2021.

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Pernille Blume Swims 24.17 in 50 Free While Dealing with “Back Problems”

Pernille Blume says she had to skip the 100 free on Saturday at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome because of some back pain.

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Take A Glimpse Inside The Tokyo Olympic Village

The village, located on the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo, is expected to host 18,000 athletes and officials inside 21 residential buildings.

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Venezuela’s Alberto Mestre Hits FINA ‘A’ Cut with 21.93 50 FR (Bahamian Champs)

There were also a number of national records broken at the meet.

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Kaitlin Sandeno Gives Behind-the-Veil Look at 2021 Olympic Trials, DC Trident

Anyone who has ever encountered Kaitlin knows that she is an energizing personality who is easy to be around and can get a party started

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Puerto Rico Dominant At 2021 CCCAN Championships In San Juan

Ohio State alumna Kristen Romano closed out the meet on Sunday night with a victory and meet record in the women’s 200 backstroke.

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Russia Tops Medal Chart At European Junior Diving Championships

The Russians swept all synchro titles and grabbed three out of the four platform golds last week.

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2021 Sette Colli Trophy Day 3 Finals Recap

Dutch maestro Arno Kamminga is on-fire, producing another solid 200m breast performance at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.

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Sarah Sjostrom Pleased with 100 Fly Return, “Not Convinced” of it for Tokyo Yet

After her first 100 fly in almost 2 years in long course, Sarah Sjostrom was pleased with her race – but wasn’t ready to commit to it for the Olympics.

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Aviv Barzelay Takes Down Gorbenko 200 Back Israeli Record

Israel’s Aviv Barzelay notched a new national record in the women’s 200m back en route to taking silver on the final day of Sette Colli.

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