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Champions League Final 8 Set Without Szolnok, Eger

All spots are booked in the Champion League Final Eight: five sides will return from last year (Recco, Brescia, Barceloneta, Jug and Olympiacos), while there will be three newcomers.

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So About Those Stiff British Swimming World C’ships Qualification Standards

It’s no secret that British Swimming set some very high qualification standards for the World Championships, but athletes like Ross Murdoch rose to the challenge and made the squad anyway.

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British Swimming Announces 25-Swimmer Lineup For 2019 World Championships

Based on their performances at the 2019 British Swimming Championships, a 25-strong squad has been selected to represent Great Britain at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Korea this summer. Look for follow-up posts giving more insight into the team members.

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Park Tae Hwan Not Retired, But Will Not Race At 2019 World Championships

A source close to the Korean Swimming Federation told SwimSwam today that Park’s non-participation in the swimming events at Worlds is indeed confirmed.

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2019 ATUS Graz Trophy Brings Lithuanian, Hungarian Racers to Austria

The 2019 ATUS Graz Trophy kicks off on Friday in Graz, Austria, where the nation’s swimmers will have one last chance to qualify for the World Championships this summer.

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Mende, Hoherz, Burvill, Mathews Headline Iowa Team Awards

The University of Iowa swimming and diving team announced its 2018-19 team awards during their annual awards banquet Tuesday night following the annual Golden Herkys.

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Goosebumps Moments in Sports

Courtesy of Gary Hall Sr., 10-time World Record Holder, 3-time Olympian, 1976 Olympic Games US Flagbearer and The Race Club co-founder. As swimmers,…

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You’ve Made The 2019 Worlds Squad, Now Check Out The Medals

The Korean Olympic Committee revealed the official uniform and medal designs for the 2019 World Championships taking place in Gwangju, Korea this summer.

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East Bay’s Bill, UC San Diego’s Schilling Named WWPA Players of the Year

Auriel Bill of Cal State East Bay and Chanel Schilling of UC San Diego highlight the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) all-conference teams announced Wednesday.

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Pacific’s Christmas Repeats as GCC Water Polo Player of the Year

University of the Pacific junior Kyra Christmas claimed back-to-back Golden Coast Conference Women’s Water Polo Player of the Year honors.

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Cal’s Rachael Acker Earns NCAA Walter Byers Scholarship

Former Golden Bear swimmer Rachael Acker, the 2016 Pac-12 Woman of the Year who is now a second-year medical student at Harvard, is the recipient of a prestigious Walter Byers Scholarship.

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Practice + Pancakes: Tyler Fenwick Runs Through UVA Distance Workout

On the Monday after the Pro Swim, UVA was getting right back to work. Or in some cases, getting back to work for the first time in 2 weeks.

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New In Commit: The Parser Gets Smarter

The core piece of Commit is the algorithm that allows you to write a swim practice the way you would on paper while capturing valuable data (distance, time, strokes, etc.) along the way. And that algorithm just got better.

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Delta Aquatics’ Jessica Davis Verbally Commits to Boise State

Davis is coming off of a high school junior season where she finished 3rd at the IHSA Championships in the 200 free and 8th in the 100 free.

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Swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger Earns $20,000 Footlocker Scholarship

Lettenberger is the first ever para-sport athlete to earn a Footlocker Athletic Scholarship.

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