International

O’Callaghan & Cooper Impress At QLD Sprint C’ships

The 2021 Queensland Sprint Championships took place over the weekend, with budding elite stars taking to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre pool.

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Smits Lowers Own Belgian 50 Backstroke Record

19-year-old Jade Smits raced at the 2021 Open Flemish Qualification Meet over the weekend, breaking her own 50m back record.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women’s #20-11

Katinka Hosszu is one of the greatest swimmers of her generation, or any generation, but the last year has left doubts about her Tokyo future.

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Coronavirus Pauses Jonas Deichmann’s World Triathlon in Turkey

After breaking the world record for the longest unassisted swim (450km) in December, Jonas Deichmann’s cycling route was blocked by Turkey’s closed borders.

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India, The Phillipines, Lithuania, Denmark Say Tokyo Hopefuls Will Get Vaccine

The news comes as the ongoing debate surrounding vaccination for athletes and staff headed to Tokyo becomes more of a political hot-button

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Abbie Wood Becomes #2 British 200 IMer All Time

The final session of the 2021 Manchester International Swim Meet took place tonight, with NY Breaker Abbie Wood turning some heads in the 200m IM.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women’s #30-21

In May 2019, Lazor put the world on notice with a 2:20.77 in the 200m breast at the Pro Swim Series – Bloomington. Not even Lilly King has been that fast.

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Hansson Hits 57.59 100 Fly Prelim In Manchester

Loughborough’s Louise Hansson of Sweden looked strong in this morning’s heats of the women’s 100m butterfly in Manchester,.

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Andreas Vazaios on the Importance of Emotional Intelligence for Swimmers

The Greek swimmer shares some of the things he’s learned about these topics and how they’ve trickled into his life as a swimmer and as a human.

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Olivier Posts Best Time, French Olympic Qualification Time in 1500

French open water swimmer Marc-Antoine Olivier swam a new best time of 14:55.19 in the 1500 today. This puts him under the French Olympic cut.

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Peaty Hits World #2 50 Breast, Wood Shaves Big Time in 200 Free in Manchester

Peaty clocked a 26.75 in the 50 breast, while Wood downed her old best by almost two seconds in the 200 free, going 1:57.96 to win it tonight.

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Just 14.5% of Japanese Surveyed Think Olympic Games Should Go Ahead as Planned

In a recent survey done by Kyodo news, over 85% of respondents think that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games should be postponed or canceled.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women’s #40-31

Checking in at #32 is Bendetta Pilato, who set Italian senior records in the 50 breast and 100 breast in long course before turning 16.

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16 Canadians Have been Under The FINA A Throughout 3 Most Recent Swim Season

With a few months away from their Olympic Trials, we take a look here at how many Canadians have hit the FINA A in the three most recent swim season.

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McKendree Signs Polish National Team Backstroker Patryk Rożenek for 2021-22

Patryk Rozenek, whose converted PBs in the 100/200 back would have scored at 2019 NCAA D2 Championships, has committed to McKendree.

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