Katinka Hosszu

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“Nobody can argue right now that she’s not the most versatile swimmer in the world, male or female." - Rowdy Gaines

Full Team Rosters for Season 3 of the International Swimming League (ISL)

With the 3rd season of the International Swimming League set to kick off on August 26th, we’re taking a look at the final rosters for each ISL Team. 

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How Did We Do? Reviewing Our Hits (And Misses) Of The Olympic Pick ’em Contest

SwimSwam’s official selections ended up placing tied for 24th in the Olympic Pick ’em Contest, while editor-in-chief Braden Keith tied for fourth.

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Justina Kozan Closes 200 IM in 29.75, Faster than All 2020 Olympic Finalists

Her 29.75 tonight was exactly 1 second faster than the fastest freestyle split in the final of the women’s 200 IM at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics a few weeks ago.

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Cosa Resta Negli Occhi Di Tokyo 2020, Le Olimpiadi Del Nostro Tempo

I Giochi Olimpici sono il solo evento capace di prendere lo scorrere degli eventi e di far saltare le regole che lo dominano altrove.

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Only 1 Rio Finalist Will Advance to Women’s 200 Back Semis; Hosszu 20th

Katinka Hosszu, the Rio 2016 Olympic silver medalist in the 200 backstroke, was 20th in prelims and will miss the semifinals.

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Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 4 Swimming Headlines

Didn’t have time to watch day four finals last night live or today before day five? Read on for the biggest swimming headlines from day four of Tokyo 2020.

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Yui Ohashi Becomes 7th Straight Women’s 200/400 IM Olympic Champion

Yui Ohashi has become the latest woman to pull off a seemingly IM-specific feat by winning 2 Olympic gold medals in the same discipline.

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2020 Tokyo Olympics Pick’Em Contest – Day 4 Results

Only one Pick’Em voter correctly predicted the top 4 finishers of the men’s 200 fly final in the right order: Milak, Honda, Burdisso, and Kenderesi

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 4 Finals Preview

After a 1-2 sweep of the 200 free, the British men have a chance to break the first super-suited long course men’s relay world record in the 4×200 free relay.

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WATCH: Dressel’s 100 Free Prelim & More Race Videos From Day 4 In Tokyo

Watch Caeleb Dressel’s first individual swim of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in the men’s 100 freestyle.

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WATCH: McKeown Wins 100 BK Showdown, Jacoby Upsets In 100 BR (Day 3)

Watch all of the race videos from an exciting third night of swimming in Tokyo.

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Tokyo Rapid-Fire: Day 3 Swimming Headlines

Last night was full of historical finishes and upsets across 4 finals and 3 semifinals. Check out the biggest swimming headlines from day 3 of Tokyo 2020.

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Julimar Avila Becomes 1st Honduras, Universality Swimmer to Advance at Olympics

Julimar Avila made history on Tuesday evening in Japan when she became the first swimmer in her country’s history to advance at the Olympics.

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Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 3: A Finals Session of Historic 1-2 Finishes

Day 3 witnessed the fastest Olympic 100 back final in history where Evgeny Rylov and Kliment Kolesnikov won gold and silver for the Russian Olympic Committee.

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Katinka Hosszu No-Shows Women’s 200 Fly, Only 16 Swimmers Contest Prelims

With Hosszu dropping the event, there were only 16 swimmers contesting the women’s 200 fly prelims on Day 4 in Tokyo.

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