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Merve Tuncel Leads Turkish Olympic Entries With 400/800/1500 Freestyle Triple

Tuncel will lead the country into the Games fresh off a triple gold medal haul at the 2021 European Junior Swimming Championships.

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Gary Hall Jr. And Gary Hall Sr. Criticize USOPC’s Proposed Flag Redesign

Olympic medalists Gary Hall Sr. and Gary Hall Jr. appeared on Fox News this week, criticizing the USOPC’s proposal to “rebrand” its American flag logo.

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Liam Custer on Stanford Commit, Ascent to Class of 2022’s Top Distance Star

Custer also goes into detail about training during the COVID pandemic and the improvements he’s made in the last year, which are substantial ones on paper.

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Pollution Concerns Arise Around Tokyo Site for Triathlon & Open Water Swimming

While the worst of the heat fears seem to be waning for open water swimmers, triathletes, and other outdoor athletes, the issue of water quality persists.

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Sebastian, Pigniatiello, Bardach, And Grassi Make Up 2020 Argentine OLY Squad

Sebastien, Bardach, and Grassi will be repping Argentine at their second straight debut while Pignatiello will make her Olympic debut.

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See 2851 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 3251 Swim Jobs.

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Delfina Athletics Launches Its First Limited-Edition Swim Collection

Three-time Olympian and Delfina founder Nina Sadauskas launches the brand’s first ever limited-edition swim collection, inspired by the lights of Tokyo.

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Belmonte To Swim 400 IM, 800/1500 Free In Tokyo, Won’t Defend 200 Fly Title

The Spanish Olympic Champion won’t race the 200 butterfly in Tokyo which is the event that she won gold in back in 2016.

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Nepal announces Two Swimmer Roster for Tokyo Games

Gaurika Singh will represent Nepal in her second straight Olympic Games and Alex Shah will compete in his first. Both received FINA Universality invitations.

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The Last Time Tokyo Hosted The Games: 1964 Olympic Retrospective

The 1964 Olympics were the first Games ever held in Asia, and also marked the first time worldwide satellite broadcasts were used.

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Nate Thomas Swims 36th Fastest 13-14 200 Back Ever at Lenexa Sectionals

Nate Thomas is now the 36th fastest performer in the 200 back for 13-14-year-olds in USA Swimming history with his time of 2:06.96.

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CAS Opens Legal and Anti-Doping Field Offices in Tokyo For 2020 Olympic Games 

The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) anti-doping office played a huge role at the 2016 Olympics where multiple swimmers had recent positive test results.

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19 Swimmers Set To Compete For Canada At Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Aurélie Rivard, Canada’s flag bearer at the 2016 Closing Ceremony, leads the way for the team coming off of three gold and one silver medal in Rio.

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Nobel Peace Prize Awardee Professor Muhammad Yunus To Receive Olympic Laurel

The distinction was created by the IOC to honour outstanding individuals for their achievements in education, culture, development and peace through sport.

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After Brief Delay in Hawaii, U.S. Olympic Swim Team Arrives in Tokyo

The U.S. Olympic Swim Team has arrived in Tokyo after spending about a week and a half at training camp in Hawaii getting ready.

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