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FINA Ethics Panel Proposes Reform Committee Remove Bureau Liaison Position

An on-deck incident at the Tokyo Olympics has led the panel to request the position be removed because it creates “confusion, conflict and discord.”

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Adam Peaty Vs. Adam Peaty: Analysis Of Worlds/Olympic 100m Breast

Why didn’t Adam Peaty improve the men’s 100m breast world record at the Tokyo Olympics? Stefano Nurra offers us an answer

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Swimmers With The Most World Records Set In One Calendar Year

Michael Phelps set a total of nine world records in 2008, including seven at the Beijing Olympics. But he’s not the swimmer with the most WRs set in one year.

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Cate Campbell Out Of 2022 Commonwealth Games

One giant name among Aussie sprint stars, Cate Campbell, will not be in Birmingham this summer, opting out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Dates Announced for 2022 LEN European Open Water Cup

The LEN European Open Water Cup circuit will restart in March in Eliat, Israel, with a planned six meet schedule for 2022.

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Brazilian Olympian Felipe Lima and Flávia Danigno Expecting First Child

Two-time Olympian Felipe Lima shared an Instagram post announcing that he and his wife Flávia Danigno are expecting their first child.

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British Swimming, Canada & Netherlands Issues Worlds-Postponement Reactions

Federations have released statements in reaction to the World Championships delay, including British Swimming and the Royal Dutch Swimming Federation (KNZB).

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FINA Left With No Choice But To Postpone World Championships To 2023

FINA was unable to get out of its contract with Fukuoka, and the COVID-19 restrictions requested by Japan made the event impossible to run in 2022.

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FINA Officially Postpones 2022 World Aquatics Championships to July 2023

There will be no World Aquatics Championships in 2022, with FINA planning to host meets in July 2023 and January 2024 instead.

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SwimSwam Breakdown: ISL Season 4, Post Grads Moving, & Peaty 200 Breast

We discuss the ISL announcing a massive Season 4 schedule, post grads having success with other programs, and Adam Peaty taking on the 200 breast.

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Beijing Water Cube Becomes an Ice Cube for 2022 Winter Olympics (VIDEO)

China’s National Aquatics Center, known as the “Water Cube” during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, has turned into the “Ice Cube” for the Winter Olympics.

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Court of Arbitration for Sport and WADA Engage in Public Spat Ahead of Beijing

The WADA report from after the Tokyo Olympics criticized “the lack of anti-doping knowledge” of some CAS Anti-Doping Division members.

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Postponed Sr Worlds Gives US a Crack at Full-Blown Junior Worlds Roster

Sandpipers Olympian Katie Grimes is one of three American girls on the US national team who will be eligible to compete in Kazan in August.

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Adam Peaty Reportedly Taking On 200 Breast At British Commonwealth Trials

British breaststroking legend may be taking on a different event for the 2022 Commonwealth Games headed for Birmingham this summer.

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