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FINA Operated at ~$22.4m Deficit in 2020, Pulled ~$17.2m From Event Reserves

FINA released its 2020 financial statements. The COVID-19 pandemic was a key driver in a roughly $22.4 million (21.5m CHF) loss for the organization

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United States Naval Academy Firstie Salute to the Men’s S&D Class of 2021

Watch the video salute to get a glimpse into what the future hold for the Navy men’s swimming and diving class of 2021.

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Olympic Champ Penny Oleksiak Rips Fastest 100 Free Since Rio: 52.89

Oleksiak now ranks third in the world this season after coming within 19 one-hundredths of her gold medal winning time from the 2016 Games.

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Long, Meyers Headline US Roster for the 2021 Paralympic Games

The USOPC has announced the thirty four swimmers who will be representing the United States at the 2021 Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

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Demone Tissira Announced As New Head Coach Of Simon Fraser University

Tissira will take over as head coach of the Simon Fraser University men’s and women’s swim teams; Canada’s only 2 NCAA swim teams.

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Tokyo 2020 Round-Up: Crouser Breaks 31-Year-Old Shot Put Record

America’s Ryan Crouser broke the 31-year-old outdoor shot put world record while competing at the U.S Olympic Trials in Oregon

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WADA Submits Reinstatement Guidelines for Russian Anti-Doping Fed

Following CAS’s decision to largely uphold WADA’s original ban, RUSADA has finally been given their two-year reinstatement plan.

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2021 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along here for live updates and analysis as racing gets underway on night 4 of the Canadian Olympic Swimming Trials.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 8 Results

Andddd we have a Pick ‘Em winner! After eight days of Trials action and multiple leaders on the overall standings, it was swim6847 who came out on top.

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2021 SwimSwam Olympic Trials Wave II Pick ‘Em Contest – Day 7 Results

The day seven pick ’ems had a five-way tie for first between Dr. Glogo D.O., ZanBai, Wanna Sprite ?, Smv, and Kitajima Fan.

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Freestyler Matthew Hurford Commits to Franklin and Marshall College

Matthew Hurford will head to Lancaster, PA in the fall with 200/500 free times that would have been the Diplomats’ fastest in 2020-21.

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ISL I Primi 5 Nomi Mantenuti Da Cali Condors-No Dressel, King E Smoliga

La International Swimming League ha iniziato ad annunciare quali nuotatori verranno mantenuti ufficialmente per la prossima stagione

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Sun Yang’s Ban Reduced To Four Years & 3 Months, Still Out Of Tokyo Olympics

Chinese Olympic gold medalist Sun Yang will not be in Tokyo to defend his 200m free title despite his ban having been reduced from eight to four years.

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ISL I Primi 5 Nuotatori Ufficialmente Mantenuti Da Energy Standard

Le International Swimming League ha iniziato ad annunciare quali nuotatori verranno mantenuti ufficialmente per la prossima stagione.

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Brent Hayden Scratches 100 Free Final At Trials, Cites Back Pain During Prelims

After qualifying for the Olympic team in the 50 freestyle on night 3, Brent Hayden has decided not to swim the 100 freestyle final.

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