Federica Pellegrini

Andrey Govorov Wins 50 Free in Milan, Makes Statement for Peace

Ukrainian swimmer Andrey Govorov, who is a part of the Italian-based ADN Swim Project, is racing at the Copa di…

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10 Legends in Progress to Follow in 2014

Katie Ledecky is one of 10 legends in the making who are on the verge of ‘forever’ status in swimming.

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Top 10 Hardcore Swims of 2013

Katie Ledecky features prominently in the Top 10 Hardcore Swims of the Year. See who else ranks with the biggest swims of 2013.

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European SC Swimming Championships Victory Photo Vault

Many thanks to Jesper Nielsen ( www.sttfoto.dk) for these beautiful swimming photos.

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Italy Announces Official Team For European Championships

The Italians will be looking to improve on their fifth place finish at the 2012 European Short Course Championships last…

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Pellegrini Breaks Two National Marks In Viareggio

After breaking the Italian national record in the 200 backstroke on the first day of competition at the Trofeo Mussi…

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Federica Pellegrini Drops Italian Record in 200 Backstroke; Mizzau Impresses in 200 Free

Federica Pellegrini has broken the Italian National Record in the 200 back with a lifetime best by two seconds.

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Rivolta Sets The Italian Record In The 100 Butterfly Again In Lamezia

Once again Italian Matteo Rivolta set a new standard in Italy for the 100 butterfly SCM winning the event in…

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Top Swimmers Gather For Competition In Lamezia Terme

On November 9th and 10th several notable swimmers including Russian 2012 Olympic medalists Evegeny Korothinskin (silver 100 butterfly) and Anastasia…

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 6 Prelims REAL-TIME Recaps

Golden girl Missy Franklin is 4 for 4 thus far here in Barcelona. She will swim her last preliminaries of the meet this morning, in her final individual event the 200 backstroke. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Euro Report – Day 5 – Spectacular Semis – Pedersen Passes Soni

For a second straight day the European contingent were not able find their way to the top of the medal podium. Tomorrow looks a lot more promising after seeing their performances in the semi-finals… (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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American Pull Up One Prelims Swimmer to Join Finals 800 Free Relay

Missy Franklin and Shannon Vreeland led the way to gold in the 400 free relay; they’ll be joined by two new counterparts in the 800 free relay final, though this time they’ll come in as only the 3rd seed. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Missy Franklin 200 Free Worlds Win – Complete Race Footage

Women’s 200 freestyle race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Euro Report – Day 4 – Korzeniowski and Pellegrini Not Quite Enough For Gold

Day four was the first day of the competition that we did not see a European swimmer on top of the podium at the 2013 FINA World Championships, Pawel Korzeniowski and Federica Pellegrini came close… (photo credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Medal/Record Count: le Clos, van der Burgh Golden for South Africa

Chad le Clos was one of three medalists for South Africa on night four of the 2013 FINA World Championships (photo credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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