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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

New Documentary, ‘KATINKA,’ In Production to Tell the Story of the Iron Lady

Shooting for the film began in February. Now, with lockdowns being lifted in parts of Europe, production looks to be slowly picking back up again.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Pick Women’s 200 Free WR To Fall Over IMs, 200 Fly

About half of voters picked the women’s 200 free as the next world record to fall from our list, which also included the IMs and the ridiculous 200 fly.

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La Vita E La Carriera Di Katinka Hosszu In Un Docu-Film

La vita privata e la carriera costellata di successi dell’ungherese Katinka Hosszu sarà presto raccontata attraverso le immagini di un documento-film

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LEN Moves 2021 European SC Championships Forward to Avoid Worlds Conflict

2021 marks the first time that Russia (including the Soviet Union) has hosted a European Championship event in swimming. Above, Kliment Kolesnikov won 6 gold medals at the last edition in 2019.

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SwimSwam Podcast: Katinka Hosszu Explains Brutal Origin Story of “Iron Lady”

Hosszu talks us through her age group days in Hungary, AKA swimming boot camp, and her successes and failures once she came to the US and USC.

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Roadmaps 2.0 – Mapping International Swim Stars: Women’s 200 Back

Regan Smith and Kaylee McKeown are the two fastest teens in the women’s 200 back. But who will take the 2021 Olympic crown and who will break 2:00 first?

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2019 World Champions: Who is Back in the Water

We take a look back at last year’s World Championship gold medalists and where they are at in their return to the pool following their countries quarantine.

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Declaraciones cruzadas por el Campeonato Europeo ¿será en 2020 o en 2021?

La Asociación Húngara de Natación dice que no habrá torneo este año, pero las autoridades europeas desmienten el aplazamiento. Los detalles, a continuación.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Salo’s Trojans Ruled April of 2012

It’s been a sadly swimming-light month of April, so we’re using our Swimmer of the Month to look back on this month two Olympic cycles earlier.

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¿Recuerdas cuando Mireia Belmonte batió 2 récords del mundo en 40 minutos?

La FINA ha recordado la histórica actuación de Mireia Belmonte en el mundial de Doha 2014, cuando ganó 2 oros y batió 2 récords mundiales en 40 minutos.

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3-Meet 2020 Mare Nostrum Tour Canceled: ‘See You in 2021’

The tour was historically popular among swimmers from around the globe and offered significant prize money for professionals.

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Federica Pellegrini To Auction Memorabilia In Support Of Bergamo Hospital

The proceeds will be entirely donated to the hospital in Bergamo, the most affected city by the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.

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Gare Epiche: Maya DiRado Batte Katinka Alle Olimpiadi 2016

Gare epiche: la rimonta di Maya DiRado su Katinka Hosszu nei 200 metri dorso femminili alle Olimpiadi di Rio de Janeiro del 2016

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Deciphering the ISL’s “Solidarity Program”

ISL founder and funder Konstantin Grigorishin has been slowly leaking details about the league’s new look for season 2.

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Epic Swims: How Maya DiRado Defeated Katinka Hosszu at the 2016 Olympics

American Maya DiRado touched out Iron Lady Katinka Hosszu in the 200 back at the Rio Olympics by 0.06 seconds. Read on how DiRado caught Hosszu here.

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