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2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Let’s see what King Kyle has in store for the men’s 100m free prelim on day 4 of the 2021 Australian Olympic Swimming Trials.

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4 Storylines To Follow At The 2021 French Elite Championships

2021 French Elite Swimming Championships Tuesday, June 15 – Sunday, June 20, 2021 Chartres, France Long Course Meters (50M) Olympic…

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Seebohm Goes From McKeown’s Idol To Her Teammate

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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French Championships Entries: Brouard And Tomac Set For 100 Backstroke Battle

Both swimmers have been under the qualification cut and will both be trying to qualify for their first-ever Olympic squads this week.

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Nicholas Lia Hits 22.27 Norwegian Record In 50 Freestyle, Just Misses FINA A

Lia snagged the record from Niksja Stojkovski who was actually swimming in the same heat and hit a 22.64 to take the silver medal.

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Stephens & Hope Added To British Olympic Roster For Tokyo

The addition of Laura Stephens and Lucy Hope brings the British Olympic roster to 30 but also brings the likelihood of no GBR women’s 800m free relay.

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Federica Pellegrini Announces She Will Compete In, Retire After ISL Season 3

As one of the world’s most decorated swimmers, Federica Pellegrini has announced that she will be retiring after the 2021 ISL season.

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Top 4 Women At Aussie Trials Deliver Sub-WR Add-Up In 200 Free Final

The Australian women just keep getting faster in the 200 freestyle and have but their own 4×200 freestyle relay second in serious jeopardy.

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Ariarne Titmus Scares Pellegrini’s 200 Free WR With 1:53.09 Aussie Record

Ariarne Titmus has qualified for a second Olympic event and got within inches of Federica Pellegrini’s 2009 200 freestyle world record of 1:53.98.

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2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Ariarne Titmus scared the world record in the 400 freestyle yesterday. Today she holds the top seed in the 200 freestyle.

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Could Matt Sates Be The Next Michael Phelps?

Phelps is the only swimmer that has been faster than Sates, a rising star in South Africa, in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 100 fly among 17-18 year-olds.

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Swimming Australia Further Responds to Allegations

Olympic gold medalist Stockwell will lead an independent panel to investigate “ongoing issues” regarding womens’ experiences within Swimming Australia.

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2021 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 200m free, Mack Horton, missed out on an individual qualification in that event but will try for the 800m free today.

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US Men Find Answer To Medley Relay Hole In Michael Andrew’s 58.19 100 Breast

Could this be what the American men needed in order to secure gold in the 4×100 medley or do the British still have the upperhand?

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Winnington Is First Aussie To Snag Individual Event #2 For Tokyo

The Australian roster for Tokyo grew by a notable amount on day 3 of the Trials, while Elijah Winnington now has 2 individual events.

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