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2021 British Olympic Selection Trials Day 1 Live Recap

Olympian Duncan Scott already put up a strong 1:57.77 to lead the men’s 200 IM at the British Swimming Olympic Selection Trials.

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Laurentian University Cuts Men’s And Women’s Swim Teams

The school announced widespread cuts this week including 58 undergraduate programs, dozens of staff members, and 4 varsity teams.

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Everything You Need To Know From April’s Olympic Qualifying Meets (So Far)

Evgeny Rylov’s European Record in the men’s 200 backstroke is among the top performances we’ve seen in 2021.

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Adam Peaty Throws Down World-Leading 57.70 100 Breast To Open British Trials

Adam Peaty got under 58 for the first time this year with a 57.70 prelims swim to record his 9th fastest performance in the event.

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10th Seed Zach Incerti Hits 1:46.89 200 Free To Top Prelims At Aussie Nats

Incerti managed to move from 10th to 1st seed in the prelims of the 200 freestyle, out-swimming Thomas Neil and Elijah Winnington.

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Dale Neuburger Appointed FINA Treasurer, Will Run Unopposed For Role In June

FINA has appointed Dale Neuberger to finish out the current term as FINA Treasurer. He is the sole candidate for the position next term as well.

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Anderson, Wood, Jervis, Willmott Open 2021 British Trials Day 1 Prelims

The 2021 British Selection Trials have kicked off as Freya Anderson, Abbie Wood, Daniel Jervis, and Aimee Willmott contend for Britain’s Olympic team.

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Start Lists Reveal Stacked Fields For 2021 Australian Swimming Championships

Nearly every one of Australia’s fastest swimmers and expected 2021 Olympians are gearing up to race this week for 2021 Australian Champs.

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IU Commit Rafael Miroslaw Pulls Out of 2021 German Olympic Trials

20-year-old Rafael Miroslaw, an IU ’25 commit, has pulled out of the 2021 German Olympic Trials due to a shoulder injury that halted training for 3 months.

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Kaylene Corbett Gets Under Olympic Qualification Cut With 2:25.18 200 Breast

After missing the cut in both the prelims and the finals, Corbett managed to crack the 200 breast FINA A during a Saturday night time trial.

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100 Days to Go Until Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics

The postponed 2020 Olympics & Paralympics in Tokyo begin in 100 days on Japan time, starting July 23, 2021.

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Bruno Fratus on Trying to Taper After Finding Out OLY Qualifier 2 Weeks Prior

Fratus explained in the post-race interview that the Brazilian Federation only recently made the decision to use Mission Viejo as his selection meet

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Faster Than Murphy, South Africa’s 16-Yr-Old Coetze Clocks 53.62 100 Back

16-year-old Pieter Coetzé put up the swim of his life to qualify in the men’s 100m backstroke at the just-concluded South African National Championships.

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Japan’s Incredible Depth In The Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Shoma Sato (pictured) is the latest in a long line of dominant Japanese swimmers in the men’s 200 breast.

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Abbie Wood on Making the Transition from Junior-teamer to Senior Star

We talked through the transition from being a fast swimmer as an 18-under to trying to compete on a national and international stage at the senior level

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