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Four Men Earn First Olympic Berth On Opening Day of Russian Trials

Maxim Stupin (center) was one of four Russian men to qualify for their first Olympic team on the opening day of the country’s Olympic Trials in Kazan.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Hits 24.08 To Tie Fourth-Fastest 50 Back In History

Kolesnikov is now one of two men with multiple swims under 24.1, joining Liam Tancock.

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2021 Russian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Aleksandr Krasnykh, who was ninth in the 400 free at the 2019 Worlds, will vie for a second consecutive Olympic berth in the event on Day 1 of Russian Trials.

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2021 Italian Olympic Trials: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

The last night of the Italian Olympic Trials will feature two final Olympic events in the form of the 1500 free and 200 IM.

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Annika and Kirsti McEnroe Headline Night 3 of the YMCA Festival – Greensboro

On night 3 of the YMCA Spring Festival, Cal commit Annika McEnroe won the 200 butterfly, while her sister Kirsti took 1st place in the 100 backstroke.

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Ilya Borodin Lowers Own Russian, World Junior Records In 400 IM – 4:11.17

The 18-year-old booked a spot on Russia’s Olympic team by breaking his National and World Junior Records of 4:11.50 in the men’s 400 IM.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 48% Liked Timed Final Relays Better At 2021 NCAAs

In a narrow 48.9%-to-40.4% decision, SwimSwam voters said they liked the 2021 format better than the typical prelims/finals format.

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Swim of the Week: The Swim That Won Men’s NCAAs

The 400 IM was a clash of IM titans for both Texas and Cal. But it was Longhorn freshman distance man David Johnston who turned the tide.

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Future Aggie Sarah Holt Among Night 3 Winners of YMCA Spring Festival–Oxford

Fall ’21 Texas A&M commit Sarah Holt was among the night 3 winners of the 2021 YMCA Spring Festival in Oxford, winning the 200-yard fly at 1:59.64.

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2021 Italian Spring Championship/Olympic Trials Photo Vault Day2/3

2021 italian Spring Championship These are the most exciting images captured by Deepbluemedia, the Italian photography agency,

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Clara LaMore Walker, Olympian who Set More Than 180 World Records, Has Died

Clara LaMore Walker retired from swimming after the 1948 Olympic Games, but returned to the pool in her 50s and rewrote the record books for Masters Swimming.

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Canadian Record Holder Kayla Sanchez Announces Plans to Swim at UBC

One of Canada’s leading sprinters, Kayla Sanchez has announced that she’ll make the move form Toronto to British Columbia this fall.

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Thomasberger and Schwingenschloegl cracked German Olympic Standards

David Thomasberger knocked a quarter-of-a-second off the old 200 fly record on Saturday in Heidelberg, Germany at a major Olympic qualification event.

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Kolesnikov Opens Russian Trials With 24.6 50 Back, Moves To #1 In The World

Kolesnikov set the world record in the men’s 50 backstroke at the 2018 European Championships in a time of 24.00.

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Pilato Comes .01 Shy of Own 50 Breast WJR at Italian Trials Day 4 Prelims

Swimming a 29.62, Pilato came just .01 off of her own Italian and World Junior record of 29.61 from December, which made her the #4 performer in history.

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