International

Peaty Puts Up 58.87 100 Breast For Breakfast

Adam Peaty is doing Adam Peaty things already on day 1 of the 2021 Manchester International Swimming Meet in his native England.

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Scott Leaves High Performance Sport NZL Post After 3 Years

Just three years into the job, Michael Scott has resigned as Chief Executive of High-Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ). 

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2021 Australian Open Water Championships’ New Location Revealed

Last month Swimming Australia revealed that its Open Water National Championships would be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Repton Swimming Appoints Swim England’s John Adye as Performance Coach

Adye joins Repton following seven years at Hillingdon SC as Head Coach where he was also appointed to the 2024 Swim England Coach programme.

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The CEO of Tennis Australia says Current Tokyo Olympics Plan “Cannot Work”

Craig Tilley of Tennis Australia says that he believes that the current strategy to host the Tokyo Olympics won’t work, based on experiences with the Australian Open.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 for 2021: Women’s #50 – #41

Short course world record-breaker Kira Toussaint debuts at #41 in our list of the top 100 women’s swimmers in the world for 2021.

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Malaysian Swimmer Sentenced To Eight Weeks’ Jail For Defaulting Singapore NS

The 24-year-old attained permanent residency in Singapore, and was rejected deferment of National Service while attending Ohio State in the U.S.

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Tokyo Olympics Chief Reportedly Stepping Down Following Sexist Remarks

83-year-old Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign on Friday due to the sexist remarks he made last week in front of Japanese media.

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See 2554 New Swim Jobs You Might Love

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LEN’s Barelli Confirms Postponed European C’ships A ‘Go’ For May 2021

LEN President Paolo Barelli reassured all European National Federations today that the 2021 European Aquatic Championships will indeed proceed as planned.

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Tokyo Olympic Relay Qualification Update – Men’s 800 Free Relay

Mack Horton and the Australians lead the pack as the Aussies will be looking for their first gold in the 800 free relay since 2000

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Manchester International Swim Meet To Be Livestreamed

Live swimming will actually be taking place this weekend in Great Britain amidst much of the nation still under strict coronavirus-related lockdowns.

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Emma McKeon on Retiring Twice After Major Intl. Meets In her Teenage Years

Mckeon reveals after she went to her first major international meet, she decided she wanted to focus on her social life instead and retired from swimming

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Olympic Athletes Playbook Will Minimize the Atmosphere at the Athlete’s Village

Athletes will need to maintain distance in Tokyo in adherence with hygiene and safety protocols for the coronavirus

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Olympic Champion Chalmers Says His Shoulder ‘Is Progressing’

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers underwent shoulder surgery lat November & as already back to racing last month. Hear how the Aussie is gauging his progress.

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