Apostolos Papastamos

Aqua Centurions Add 9 Names To Final Roster, Including WJR Holder Papastamos

The Italy-based Aqua Centurions saw a mass exit of Italian swimmers from their originally-announced roster, but they re-filled their roster with 9 new names.

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Christou Hits 100 Back PB At Greek National C’ships

Backstroking ace Apostolos Christou notched an Olympic-qualifying time in the 100m back while competing at Greek nationals this month.

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Dolfin Swim of the Week: Hubert Kos Goes 4:15 In 400m IM On 5-Second Drop

Hungarian 17-year-old Hubert Kos is the latest junior swimmer to hit massive time drops as the sport begins to return from a coronavirus stoppage.

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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Seto Leads Strong Start For Japan On Day 1

In a parallel universe where COVID-19 hasn’t drastically changed the world around us, the opening day of the Tokyo Olympic swimming program is underway.

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Christou, Vazaios, Dountounaki Among Greek Euros Qualifiers At Winter C’ships

The 2020 Greek Open Winter Championships concluded over the weekend, with rising stars and seasoned elites taking to the OAKA Swimming Pool.

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World Jr Champion Papastamos To Make 2020 Debut At Greek Open

World Junior Champion Apostolos Papastamos is among the competitors set to race at the Greek Open Winter Championships this weekend.

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World Jr. Record Breaker Papastamos Forced to Move Training Grounds to Athens

Financial problems in his home pool on the island of Crete has led operators to shut down the heater. That has forced Papastamos to move to the mainland.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Urlando Voted Most Likely Tokyo Medalist From World Jr Boys

Luca Urlando and Andrei Minakov topped our poll of boys World Junior champs most likely to win a medal of any kind at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Which World Junior Championships Medalists Are Medals Contenders for 2020?

Regan Smith set World Records in the 100m back and 200m back at 2019 World Championships and is an early favorite to win gold in Tokyo in 2020.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Pancake Hot Take – WJC Roundup

On the last 2 days of racing, we saw some great swims, with world junior records going down on both days. For that, I give the last 2 days…

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Mondiali Junior: Minakov E Pallister Migliori Atleti, Ceccon Secondo

Mondiali Junior: Andrei Minakov e Lani Pallister sono stati proclamati nuotatore e nuotatrice dell’evento. Ceccon è secondo nella classifica individuale

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Andrei Minakov, Lani Pallister Named Swimmers of the Meet at World Juniors

Andrei Minakov (above) of Russia and Lani Pallister of Australia were named the top 2 swimmers at the 2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest.

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Mundial Júnior: Se Baten Tres Récords Durante La Quinta Jornada

Durante esta penúltima jornada de competición se han batido dos récords de los campeonatos y un récord del mundo júnior.

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France, Bulgaria Join Medal Table; USA Lead Grows on Day 5 at 2019 World Jrs

Two new countries made their appearance on the medals table as both Bulgaria and France earned bronze medals on Saturday.

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Leon Marchand Takes World Juniors 4IM Bronze In New French National Record

17-year-old Leon Marchand took bronze in the men’s 400m IM on the penultimate night of the World Junior Championships, clocking a new French National Record.

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