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Takacs Cracks World’s Top 5 in 50 Free, Italians Impress on Day 7 of Hungarian Nationals

Laszlo Cseh (above) won the 100m fly today at the 2015 Hungarian National Championships.

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1500m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Ledecky Looking For Second Distance Trifecta

Katie Ledecky is the undisputed favourite in this event and it does not appear that she will be challenged in the slightest.

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Kapas, Bernek Split Titles on Day 1 of Hungarian Nationals; Akram Breaks Egyptian Record

Peter Bernek, the defending World 400 free champion in short course meters, swam the second-best time of his career in long course on Saturday.

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800m Free World Championship Preview: Is Sub 8:10 Possible?

Ever since defeating defending champion and heavy favourite Rebecca Adlington on her home soil, Ledecky has been in control of the event.

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Action Wraps Up at 2015 Sette Colli: Sjostrom Nabs 2 More Golds, Manaudou Scratches 100 Free Final

The 52nd annual Sette Colli Trophy came to a close tonight, with several notable swims concluding the 2015 edition of…

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Sebastiaan Verschuren goes 48.3 in 100 free to highlight day 1 of Swim Cup Eindhoven

Star sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo also won an event on the opening day of Eindhoven’s Swim Cup.

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Kromowidjojo Tops Heemskerk in 50 Free Battle on Day 1 in Eindhoven

With several European national championships, most of them also trials for World championships in Kazan, around the corner or just…

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Eindhoven Swim Cup Stacked With Stars

Sarah Sjostrom, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk, Inge Dekker, Cameron van der Burgh and Velimir Stepanovic are a few of the athletes taking part in this year’s Swim Cup…

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Hungary, Italy stock up Euro Champs medals on day 6, but Great Britain stil leads the way

Laszlo Cseh was one of 4 Hungarian medalists on day 6, the most of any nation for that session.

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2014 European Championships – Day 6 Finals Live Recaps

Mireia Belmonte Garcia took the first event of the evening winning the 1500 freestyle in a new championship record time…

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2014 European Championships: Day 5 Live Prelims Recap

Federica Pellegrini will get an opportunity to flex her muscles in her trademark race, the 200 freestyle. She will face plenty of competition including Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu and Sweden’s Sarah Sjoestroem along the way though.

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European Championships Preview – Women’s Distance Freestyle

800 Freestyle Jazz Carlin of Great Britain has had a sensational 2014 season putting up personal bests in the 200…

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Hosszu, Cseh, Gyurta among usual suspects on strong 23-person Hungarian Euros team

After leading all nations at the 2012 European Championships with 26 overall medals and 9 golds, Hungary returns five gold medalists on their loaded 2014 squad.

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Gyurta Posts Sub-15-Minute 1500, Hosszu Swims Seven More Times on Night 3 of Hungarian Nationals

Katinka Hosszu, never seeming to run out of energy, was at it again tonight, competing in another seven events.

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European Report Day 1 – Hosszu Impressive in the 200 IM; Costa Schmid Gives the Crowd a Reason to Cheer

Katinka Hosszu, who has been having an extremely impressive year… (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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