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British Diving Announces Strong Team for London 2016

British Diving has announced a 14-strong team for the LEN European Aquatics Championships which features world medallists Tom Daley, Jack Laugher, Chris Mears and Rebecca Gallantree.

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WPWL 2016: Netherlands and Spain Lead the Way

The Netherlands and Spain maintained the lead of Group A and B respectively, following the fifth round of theWomen’s Water Polo World League 2016, held in various European cities on Tuesday April 12.

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Peaty Sends Warning To World With 58.74 Morning 1Breast In Glasgow

British breaststroking phenom Adam Peaty scores 58.74 in prelims. Enough said.

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Watch: Race Videos From Day 5 Of YMCA Short Course Nationals

Watch championship finals race videos from day 5 of the 2016 YMCA Nationals.

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USA Swimming Foundation Partners to Launch Water Safety USA

The USA Swimming Foundation has helped launch Water Safety USA as a consortium of national governmental and nongovernmental organizations concerned with water safety and drowning prevention.

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Arakelian, Taylor Named Queens Senior Student-Athletes of the Year

The Queens University of Charlotte Department of Athletics named women’s swimmer Caroline Arakelian and men’s swimmer Ben Taylor the 2015-16 Athletes of the Year.

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Fraser-Holmes Reportedly Scratches 200 IM To Give Slot To Another

News from Australia is that Thomas Fraser-Holmes, having already qualified for 3 Olympic events, will opt out of the men’s 200m IM Final to enable another dream to be achieved.

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2016 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 6 Prelims Live Recaps

After missing an individual swim in the 100, James Magnussen will begin his quest for a spot in the 50 on Tuesday morning in Adelaide.

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Norway Sending Team of 11 to 2016 European Championships

Henrik Christiansen is Norway’s newest star, and he’ll lead a roster of 11 to the European Aquatics Championships.

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Australian Women’s 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay Has a Chance to be Special

After tonight’s results in the women’s 100 freestyle semi-final it is not a stretch to think that the Australian women could knock a significant chunk of time off the world record…

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Drone Footage of 2016 US Open Water Nationals

USA Swimming has begun taking aerial drones to its open water 10km national championship meets in an effort to give…

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5-time Olympic Medalist Melanie Wright Announces Retirement

Melanie Wright (right) has announced her retirement from elite competitive swimming after earning 5 Olympic medals. She’s married to fellow Australian Olympian Chris Wright (left).

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SwimSwam Pulse: Licon Tops Murphy For Fan-Voted Best NCAA Performance

Among SwimSwam voters, Will Licon topped all three co-NCAA Swimmers of the Year for the most impressive performance of the 2016 NCAA Championships in our most-voted SwimSwam poll of all-time.

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Vlad Morozov Talks Sprinting Limits, USRPT & More In Reddit AMA

Russian world champ Vlad Morozov is giving fans an inside glimpse at his road to the 2016 Rio Olympics today, answering questions in an “AMA” interview on reddit.com.

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Reid, Le Clos, van der Burgh Score Olympic Cuts At SA Trials Day 2

Christopher Reid, Chad le Clos, and Cameron van der Burgh each scored Olympic cuts at day 2 finals of South African Trials.

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