Emilia Pikkarainen

National Record Holder Teijonsalo Wins 100 Fly on Night Two of Finnish Champs

Former Arizona State swimmer and Finnish record holder, Fanny Teijonsalo won two events on the second day of the Finnish Championships.

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Three More Added to the Finnish Olympic Team

The Finnish Olympic Swim Team almost doubled in size as the Finnish Olympic Committee announced that Mimosa Jallow, Emilia Pikkarainen and Hanna-Maria Seppälä would be heading to Rio…

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Finnish Women Break Nat’l 400 Medley Relay Record, Move Closer to Rio

Jenna Laukkanen’s powerful 1:06.42 breaststroke split helped the Finnish women break the national 400 medley relay record tonight.

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Ayarci Breaks Finnish Junior Record in the Women’s 200 Backstroke

Melek Ayarci had the swim of the evening on the second night of the Finnish National Championships…

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Pikkarainen of Finland to Miss European Short Course Championships

Emilia Pikkarainen of Finland has been forced to pull out of the European Short Course Championships in Netanya due to medical reasons…

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Matias Koski Highlights Finnish World Championship Team

University of Georgia standout Matias Koski will represent Finland as a member of the Finnish World Championship Team this summer…

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Mattsson Destroys the Competition on the Third Night of the Finnish Championships

Matti Mattsson posted a 2:14.04 just over five seconds off his Finnish record time of 2:08.95 but five seconds ahead the rest of the field…

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Finland Adds Two Men to Round Out World Championship Roster

Two swimmers, including near-European Championship medalist Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, have been added to Finland’s biggest-ever roster for Worlds. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Kyllianen, Koski, Seppala Among 10 for Finnish World Championship team

The Finnish Swimming Association has announced a 10-swimmer roster that will travel to the 2013 World Championships at the end…

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Records Fall at Finnish Nationals; Future NC State Swimmer Wins 5 Titles

Lotta Nevalainen won 5 events, and 7 National Records went down at Finnish Short Course Nationals.

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Finnish, Croatian, Icelandic Swimmers Punch Get Olympic Bids

Hilda Luthersdottir is one of three Icelandic individual qualifiers for London (photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Kromo Breaks Meet Record at Sette Colli

Ranomi cracked a Meet Record on Friday in Rome (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Sjostrom Shows First Signs of Fatigue at Sette Colli

And Ranomi Kromowidjojo continued to scorch in the 50 free (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Make Room Missy: 15-Year Old Mie Breaks a Minute

The Swedish and Danish swimmers were both in action this weekend, and both meets produced some good times.

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