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2016 Australian Championships (Olympic Trials) – Women’s Preview

The depth in the women’s events will make several of the races at Australian Olympic Trials extremely exciting…

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Osman Takes 2 Events At Dubai Int’l Aquatic Championships

The 2016 Dubai International Aquatic Championships (DIAC) got underway this week and Farida Osman (Egypt) already took 2 individual events.

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Former Auburn Associate Head Coach John Hargis Takes Job at Pitt

Former Auburn University associate head coach John Hargis has taken over the head coaching job at the University of Pittsburgh, the…

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Katerine Savard will compete in the women’s 100 butterfly on day 1 of the 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials.

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Janet Evans, Greg Louganis To Appear On Wheaties Box

Four-time Olympic gold medalists Janet Evans and Greg Louganis will be featured on their own Wheaties Boxes starting in May.

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Hungarian Head Coach Laszlo Kiss Was Jailed For 1960s Sex Crime

In Hungary today, news broke that national team head coach Laszlo Kiss had been convicted and jailed in a gang rape case in 1961.

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Kitajima’s Possible 5th Olympic Games Qualification Now Questionable

Kitajima qualifying for his 5th Olympics is not a sure thing.

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SwimSwam’s Way-too-early Preview of the 2017 Women’s NCAA Championship

Ella Eastin and Stanford were second to the Georgia Bulldogs at this year’s Women’s NCAA championships, but the Cardinal are returning more points next year. How do the rest of numbers stack up?

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2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 2 Finals Recap

15-year-old Rikako Ikee already scored a new National Record during semi-finals of the women’s 100m butterfly and followed that up with a big meet title-winning swim. Kosuke Kitajima, meanwhile, qualified for his 5th Olympic Games.

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Shi Jinglin Hits World’s #4 100 Breast At Chinese Trials

Shi Jinglin rose from the second seed to win the women’s 100 breaststroke at Chinese Olympic Trials, hitting the world’s #4 time in the process.

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Additional Key Personnel Resignations Plague Rio

Two key Brazilian personnel have announced their resignations on the heels of our report last month regarding the nation’s Sports…

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Penny Oleksiak Breaks Canadian Record With 5th Fastest Time This Year

Penny Oleksiak took the top seed in the women’s 100m butterfly this morning with a 57.38 performance, breaking the 15-17 Canadian Age Group record and coming within two-tenths of a second off the senior record.

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What It Means To Represent Australia In Rio

Emma McKeon is among the Aussie squad members speaking on what a Rio berth would mean to them in the context of Australia’s storied swimming past.

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Hackett On Age, Training, Upcoming Aussie Trials

Watch and learn from legendary Australian swimmer, Grant Hackett.

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All The Links You Need For The 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials

The Canadian Olympic Trials start today at 10 a.m as the first set of Canadian hopefuls will take to the pool in hopes of securing a spot for finals later tonight.

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