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Kolesnikov Clocks 47.37 European Championships Record For 100 Free Gold

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov is on fire not only in backstroke but also in freestyle, taking the 100m gold in a new meet record.

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Germany Names 30 Aquatic Athletes To Roster For Postponed Olympics

Former world champion Marco Koch is among the 30 aquatic athletes initially named to Germany’s roster for this summer’s Games in Tokyo.

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CAS Sets Sun Yang Retrial Over Doping Incident for Next Week

The retrial has been set for May 25-27, and will be a private hearing, conducted through video, rather than in-person.

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Mityukov, Zhilkin Among Day 3 Scratches At 2021 Euros Finals

No swimmers with a top 8 seed scratched any events for finals at the European Champs, but the 2-per-nation rules have cleared out several top qualifiers.

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Glinta, Mityukov Among National Record Breakers In Men’s 100 Back Prelims

Robert Glinta reset his Romanian Record in a time of 53.32, marking his first best time in the 100 backstroke in three years.

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2021 European Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along as world record holders Hosszu, Pellegrini, and Chupkov get things going on day 3 of European Championships.

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Olympian James Guy Re-Signs With FINIS

FINIS Inc. is proud to announce the re-signing of 2017 World Champion and 2016 Olympic Medalist James Guy. 

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Deichmann Completes Third Leg of 40,000km Triathlon: Cycling Through Siberia

Deichmann arrived in Vladivostok, Russia on Tuesday. After nine weeks of cycling through Siberia, he has completed 3/5 legs of his 40,000km triathlon.

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Rylov & Kolesnikov 100 Backstroke Battle Highlights Day 3 of European Champs

The men’s 100 backstroke battle between Evgeny Rylov and Kliment Kolesnikov highlights day three of the 2021 European Championships.

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Sophie Hansson Has Been Training Well But Shocked with 1:05 100 Breast in Semis

Sophie Hansson shattered the Swedish Record to win the second semi-final in 1:05.69, lowering her previous record of 1:06.17 set at the Swim Open Stockholm

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Tokyo 2020 Round-Up: 100 Days To Go Until Paralympic Games

With 100 days to go until the Paralympics begin, the logistics of the Games, including vaccination procedures, are still being worked through.

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European Champs Day 2 Money Table Update: Kolesnikov Opens Up Massive Lead

Through the first 2 nights of the European Championships, Russian star Kliment Kolesnikov has opened up a massive lead in the money race.

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2021 European Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Adam Peaty is in the hunt for a fourth straight title – and maybe a world record – in the men’s 100 breaststroke on Day 2 in Budapest.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Again Lowers 50 Back World Record With Blistering 23.80

Kolesnikov has done it again. Just 1 day after becoming the first sub-24 50 backstroker, Kolesnikov has again lowered the world record to a 23.80.

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Roman Zhdanov Cracks the Men’s 150IM World Record at Para Euros Day 3

Russia’s Roman Zhdanov won the men’s 150IM SM4 final with a time of 2:22.38, breaking the World Record set by Cameron Leslie of New Zealand in 2016 by .74.

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