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Alina Zmushka Lowers Own Belarusian 100 Breast Record In Kazan

Competing at the Russian Olympic Trials, Zmushka clocked 1:07.37 in the women’s 100 breast prelims to extinguish her previous national record of 1:07.51

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Several Olympic Qualifying Events Canceled Due to Reported COVID-19 Concerns

The BBC obtained a FINA letter criticizing organizers of a diving World Cup competition for not having a sufficient plan to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

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Matsumoto Rocks 1:44.65 Japanese Record In 200 Freestyle

World Championships silver medalist Katsuo Matsumoto just joined an exclusive club, hitting a sub-1:45 time in the men’s 200m freestyle tonight in Tokyo.

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See 2610 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming community and be a part of our swimming family! Go here to see 3010 Swim Jobs.

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Pernille Blume In Denmark, Out of the Pool, Recovering from COVID-19

Olympic gold medalist Pernille Blume returned to Denmark 2 weeks ago without explanation, but now reveals that she has been recovering from COVID-19.

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Kirpichnikova, Surkova & Egorova Carry Momentum At Day 3 Prelims In Kazan

Arina Surkova followed up her 100 butterfly victory by claiming the top spot int he women’s 50 fly prelims on Day 3 of the Russian Olympic Trials.

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Japan’s Olympic Roster Hits 15 After 3 Days Of Tokyo Trials

Kanako Watanabe added her name to the Japanese Olympic roster for a home-based Games, qualifying in the women’s 100m breaststroke event.

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Six Men Hit 1:56.3 Or Faster In 200 Fly Semi-Final At Japanese OLY Trials

Daiya Seto easily made it into tomorrow night’s 200 fly final at Japan’s Olympic Trials, but a stacked field led by Tomoru Honda awaits.

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2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 3 Finals Live Recap

31-year-old Ryosuke Irie will be gunning for his third Olympic Games squad, taking on the 100m back tonight at the Japanese Olympic Trials.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Misses 200 Fly Semi At Trials

Another Olympic medalist from the 2016 Olympics will not be back to defend his podium position as Japan’s Masato Sakai missed advancing in the men’s 200m fly.

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McIntosh Becomes 5th Fastest Kiwi Women’s 1500 Freestyler

The 2021 New Zealand National Championships kicked off today in Auckland with just the men’s 800m free and women’s 1500m free on the docket.

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Tomoru Honda Out Touches Seto by .01 in 200 Fly Prelims at Japanese Trials

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto took out the first 50 meters of the 200 fly in 25.50, .32 ahead of Honda. But, the 19-year-old ended up out touching Seto by .01.

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North and South Korea Officially Launch Joint Bid to Host the 2032 Olympics

Seoul, South Korea has notified the International Olympic Committee of its bid to co-host the 2032 Summer Olympic Games with Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Marie Pietruschka Earns German Olympic Consideration With 1:58.33 200 Free

Pietruschka was just off Germany’s Olympic cut in the 200 freestyle but has earned consideration to swim the event in the form of the 4×200 relay.

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All The Links You Need For OLY Qualifying Meets For Week Of April 5th

Get your coffee brewing now to help you keep up with all of the intense international racing action taking place this upcoming week.

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