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Denmark Sending 15 To Short Course Worlds, Hoping For 7 Medals

With its roster of 15, Denmark still has lofty goals for the 2014 World Short Course Championships in December.

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Lauridsen Qualifies for Doha at the Danish Eastern Championships

Julie Aglund Lauridsen qualified for the Short Course World Championships in the women’s 400 IM winning in a time of 4:38.90…

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6 storylines to watch, all the links you need for the 2014 European Championships

After a quiet summer, French freestyle sensation Yannick Agnel returns to the big stage in Berlin. Check out links, schedules and storylines to watch at the European Championships here.

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European Championships Preview – Women’s 200 and 400 Freestyle

Mireia Belmonte will be shooting for the top of the podium in the women’s 400 freestyle…

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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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Belmonte Garcia Breaks 1500 Freestyle Spanish Record

Mireia Belmonte Garcia took down her own national record in the women’s 1500 freestyle at the Spanish National Championships…

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2014 Athens Bulldog Grand Slam Preview: Phelps and Lochte head SwimMAC vs NBAC battle

In a throwback to the good old days of American swimming, both Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte are entered and could go head-to-head as many as three times over the course of the weekend.

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Race Video: Cierra Runge wins 800 Free at the Santa Clara Grand Prix

Cierra Runge dropped 9 seconds to win the women’s 800 freestyle for a new personal best time, 8:26.71.

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Race Video & Interview: Lotte Friis Wins 400 Free at the Santa Clara Grand Prix

Lotte Friis cut four and a half seconds to win her second distance event of the weekend. She won the 1500 freestyle last night and is now the winner of the 400 freestyle with her time of 4:06.83.

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Santa Clara Grand Prix Day 1 Photo Vault

The action is underway in NorCal for the last stop on the 2014 Arena Grand Prix circuit.  Some of the…

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2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix: Michael McBroom and Connor Jaeger Swim 3rd & 4th Fastest 800’s In The World

Night one of the 2014 Santa Clara Grand Prix features the women’s 1500m freestyle and the men’s 800m freestyle.

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Kromowidjojo and van der Burgh To Compete At Settecolli

Today it was announced that Olympic champions Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands and Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa will compete at the 2014 Settecolli Trophy…

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2014 European Championships rosters roundup as of May

Here’s your guide for the nations that have already publicized rosters for the 2014 European Championships, including France and dominant freestyler Yannick Agnel.

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2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Friis and Jaeger dominate opening day distance races

She’ll have no Ledecky to race against this time, but Denmark’s Lotte Friis, the second-fastest 1500 freestyler in history, will try and put up a big swim early at the Charlotte Grand Prix.

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2014 Charlotte Grand Prix: Links, storylines and more in your official SwimSwam preview

The Charlotte stop of the Arena Grand Prix Circuit is still packed to the brim with big names, including Michael Phelps making the second appearance of his comeback tour.

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