Simone Sabbioni

Chris Walker-Hebborn Swims Into British Record Books In Israel

Chris Walker-Hebborn (center) earned a new British 50m backstroke National Record en route to silver in the men’s 50m backstroke in Israel tonight.

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Sabbioni Breaks Italian 50m Back Record, Now Owns All 3 Distances

Italy’s Simone Sabbioni added the 50m back to the 100m and 200m backstroke records he had already broken at 2015 European SC Champs.

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2015 European Short Course Championships Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

2015 EUROPEAN SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE WINGATE INSTITUTE IN NETANYA, ISRAEL Wednesday, December 2nd-6th Prelims at 9:30 am local (2:30…

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Van Der Burgh, Sjostrom Snag More Meet Records on Day 2 Finals of 2015 Setti Colli Trophy

Finals on Day 2 of the 2015 Sette Colli Trophy carried the momentum of the swift swims we saw in…

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2015 Italian Spring Nationals and WC Trials: 18 Qualified for Kazan at End of Day Five

Marco Orsi finished the Italian Spring Nationals with two individual and two relay qualifications for World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 Italian Spring Nationals and WC Trials: Day Three Finals – 2 Records, 4 More Names on the Kazan List

Federica Pellegrini led off CC Aniene’s 800 free relay with 1:56.88, the seventh-fastest in the world so far this year.

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Race Video: Watch Simone Sabbioni Break the Italian National Record in 100m Back

17-year-old Simone Sabbioni broke both the Italian national record, as well as the Italian cadet (born 1995-1996) record, in the 100m back on Tuesday with 53.49.

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2015 Italian Spring Nationals and WC Trials: Day One Finals – 2 Italian National Records and 5 Tickets to Kazan

Simone Sabbioni set the Italian National record, as well as the Italian Cadet record, in the men’ 100 back with 53.49.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male International Junior Swimmer of the Year

In 2014 Australian Mack Horton set new junior world records in the 200, 400 and 1500 freestyle…

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Medal Count: 2014 Youth Olympic Games – China accelerates away on day 3, big session for Italy

Now three days in to the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, the host nation has started to put some distance between itself and the competition. China picked up a pair of gold medals on night 3 to double its total

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Santana Puts Up Fastest 50 Freestyle in Prelims on Day Three in Nanjing

Matheus Sanatana was the fastest qualifier in the boys 50 freestyle posting a time of 22.55…

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6 Big Things from day 2 of the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games

Ruta Meilutyte skipped the European Championships to be in Nanjing, and came down with gold today, though she missed her lifetime-best by over half a second.

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European Juniors Day Two: Records for Backstrokers Christou and Ustinova; Openysheva Doubles

Great Britain’s Daniel Jervis won the boys 1500 on Day Two of the European Junior Championships in Dordrecht, Netherlands.

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European Junior Championships Preview

The European Junior Championships will be held in Dordrecht from July 9th-13th…

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Third meet record for Meilutyte at Gymnasiade, Italians impress

Lithuanian star Ruta Meilutyte continued to add to her record count at the Gymnasiade, winning the 100 free and shattering the meet record after doing the same in the 50 free and 50 breast.

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