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Germany & France Add Olympic Quota Dive Spots In Final Qualifying Event

Great Britain already has two Olympic quota spots, but the duo of Daniel Goodfellow and James Heatly still went 1-2 in prelims of the men’s 3-meter.

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Chinese Olympic Trials: Zhang Yufei Drops Lifetime Best 200 Meter Fly, 2:05.44

Yufei tied her 100 free National Record in prelims, but she scratched the semifinal to focus on the 200 fly final where she swam lifetime best of 2:05.44.

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Lili Ibáñez regresa tras su lesión y Maria José Mata roza el récord mexicano

En el campeonato UANA, Maria José Mata se quedó a 2 décimas del récord mexicano de 200 mariposa, mientras Liliana Ibáñez regresó a la competición.

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Tanya Watson Earns Ireland’s First-Ever Olympic Spot In Women’s Diving

13 athletes locked in Olympic quota spots in women’s 10-meter. Most notable was Tanya Watson, who earned Ireland’s first-ever Olympic bid in women’s diving.

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Rapsys Checks In With 1:46.39 200 Free At LTU Time Trials

Freestyle dynamo Danas Rapsys raced over the weekend in his native Lithuania, putting up a solid 200m and 400m free combination.

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Zhang Yufei Ties Own Chinese 100 Free Record – 52.90

On-fire Zhang Yufei already tied her own Chinese national record in the women’s 100m free just in prelims at Olympic Trials.

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Chinese Olympic Roster Update Through Trials Day 4

World champion Xu Jiayu is among the list of individual Olympic qualifiers for China through day 4 of the nation’s first Trials meet.

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Jan Sefl Breaks Czech National Record; Qualifies for First Olympics at Age 30

30-year old Jan Sefl has represented his country internationally on many occasions, but his Olympic “A” cut on Friday gives him a shot at his first Olympics.

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Yiting Sets 200 IM World Junior Record Twice in Two Days at Chinese OLY Trials

15-year-old Yu Yiting beat Rikako Ikee’s WJR yesterday by .10. In the finals, Yiting won the event with a 2:09.64, beating her swim from yesterday by .24.

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Yang Junxuan Breaks 200 Free Asian Record With 1:54.57, #8 All-Time

19-year-old Yang Junxuan broke her own 200 free Asian Record during day four’s finals session of the Chinese Olympic Trials by .13.

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José Martínez y Monika González, récords de Mexico en 200m combinado

En el clasificatorio olímpico de la UANA, los nadadores mexicanos han batido dos nuevos récords nacionales de la mano de José Martínez y Monika González.

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Called Up From Reserve Role, Pickens Secures Olympic Diving Quota Spot For USA

Day 3 of the FINA Diving World Cup qualified 36 more Olympic quota spots across two events – with some lineup drama for Team USA.

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How Difficult Is It To Win Multiple Olympic Gold Medals In Individual Events?

Katie Ledecky “only” needs to win two individual events in Tokyo to move to #2 all-time in individual golds.

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Injured Swedish Swimmer Sarah Sjostrom Sets Dates for Return to Racing

Sarah Sjostrom has targeted the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum Series in June in Canet, France as the date of her return to competition.

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Toronto’s Top Swimmers Will Race at High Performance Time Trial This Weekend

Olympic gold medalist Penny Oleksiak is scheduled to swim the 100 and 200 meter freestyles this weekend in Toronto: two of the best fields in the meet.

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