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Worrell Crashes 100 Fly Party On Day 1 of FINA World Cup – Tokyo

Up until this point of the series, the 100 fly had been dominated by Jeanette Ottesen and Katinka Hosszu. In Tokyo, however, Team USA’s Kelsi Worrell took control of the race, picking up her first gold of the 2016 World Cup series.

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Chalmers Wins His First 2016 World Cup Gold On Day 2 In Singapore

Romachuk completed his sweep of the distance races in today’s 1500 free. His 14:15.49 in that race crushed the previous World Cup Record of 14:27.65 set by Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri in 2013.

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Hosszu Breaks Ottesen’s 100 Fly Streak On Day 1 of Singapore World Cup

At the last 5 World Cup meets in a row, Ottesen had picked up gold in the 100 fly, but Hosszu edged her out by hundredths this time with a 56.02 to Ottesen’s 56.08.

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Something May Be Brewing At Bond As McEvoy Welcomes New Talent

“It’d be great to have more people on the team,” says the fastest 100m freestyler ever in a textile suit, Cameron McEvoy, of his Bond University club.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Mitch Larkin Reflects on His Experience in Rio

“I knew I was swimming well I just got caught up in the hype of the situation and didn’t allow myself to relax and swim the way I usually do…

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Behind The Scenes At The Arena Photo Shoot With Calvyn Justus (VIDEO)

Check out Calvyn Justus’ latest video as he performs a photo shoot in Rome with the Arena Elite team.

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Comeback Kid Dan Smith Moves To St. Peters Western

Australian Olympian Dan Smith announced he would be partaking in the post-Rio training shuffle by moving to train under storied coach Michael Bohl.

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Aussie Medalist Mitch Larkin Leaves St. Peters Western, Michael Bohl

Aussie World Champion and Olympic silver medalist Mitch Larkin has been training with Michael Bohl for the past 7 years, but has now decided to move on.

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2016 FINA World Cup: Le Clos, Morozov Do 50 FR Battle on Moscow Day 2

Chad Le Clos won the men’s 100 fly in 49.01, about 6 tenths shy of his own World Record. The South African then returned to the pool a few events later to give points leader Vlad Morozov a run for his money in the 50 free.

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2016 FINA World Cup: Ottesen Makes Moves With 2 Golds on Moscow Day 1

Danish sprinter Jeanette Ottesen matched her day 1 success from the previous meet in Berlin, pulling in double gold today. Ottesen upstaged the field with a 55.80 in the 100 fly before cracking 24 seconds to win the 50 free in 23.96.

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Swimming Australia CEO Defends ‘Winning Edge’ Program

“We are united in our pursuit to build on the progress we have made,” says Swimming Australia CEO Mark Anderson.

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Verhaeren: “You are Only as Good as Your Last Performance”

In an exclusive interview with SwimSwam Australian National Team Head Coach Jacco Verhaeren discusses the performance of the Australian team in Rio…

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2016 FINA World Cup: Hosszu Wins 4 Events, Medals in 6 on Berlin Day 2

On day 2 of the 2016 FINA World Cup stop in Berlin, Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu swam her way to 4 gold and 2 bronze medals in a single finals session.

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FINA World Cup Berlin: Philip Heintz mit Deutschem Rekord, 200m Lagen

 FINA World Cup Berlin 30. und 31.08.2016 Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europa-Sportpark Kurzbahn/25m-Bahn Veranstaltungsseite Startliste Zeitplan Live Timing/Ergebnisse Im letzten…

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FINA World Cup Berlin: Zahlreiche deutsche Finalteilnahmen

 FINA World Cup Berlin 30. und 31.08.2016 Schwimm- und Sprunghalle im Europa-Sportpark Kurzbahn/25m-Bahn Veranstaltungsseite Startliste Zeitplan Live Timing/Ergebnisse Auch am…

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