Swedish Swimming

Kromowidjojo Nears Another Textile Best in 50 Semis

Ranomi nearly broke another textile best, this time only in the semi-finals, and a National Record also went down in the 50 back.

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Make Room Missy: 15-Year Old Mie Breaks a Minute

The Swedish and Danish swimmers were both in action this weekend, and both meets produced some good times.

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Phelps Swims Top American 100 Free of 2012

Michael Phelps took a big win in the 100 free at the Columbus Grand Prix, and two Mexican National Records were broken on the final day of competition.

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Sjostrom Approaches Lifetime Best in 200 Free; Tops World in 100 Fly at GP2

Sarah Sjostrom continues to roll on through her winter training in Sweden, including her second-straight met in Uppsala at the…

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Georgia Tech Add Verbal from Swedish Jr National Champ Mats Westergren

Unlike many sports, in swimming a vast majority of the domestic athletes sign in the “early signing period” in the…

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Sjostrom Caps Junior Nationals with Lifetime Best, Junior Record, in 50 Free; 100 Fly Gold Too

At the end of an exciting weekend of swimming that included 18 events, prelims-finals, over four days of short course…

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Sarah Sjostrom Posts Monster 200 IM, Swedish SC Record, at Juniors

Above shot captured of Sarah Sjostrom in her natural habitat, courtesy of Jennie Johnasson. Thanks to Northern European correspondent Chris…

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Young Brits on Display at Flanders Meet; Vets in Austin and Melbourne

The British squad, perhaps looking to get away from the dreary British Isles in the dead of winter, were all…

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Sjostrom Shows Versatility; Sets Meet Record in 200 IM at Swedish Nationals

Sarah Sjostrom, just off of her National Record breaking performance from day 1 of the Swedish Short Course National Championships,…

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Sjostrom Breaks Swedish Record at Short Course Swedish Nationals

Early in her career, Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom has been best known for her skills in the 100 butterfly, and…

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In Briefs: Alshammar, Sjostrom First Swimmers Named to Swedish Olympic Team

In what was really more of a formality than a ground-breaking gesture, Sweden has named Therese Alshammar and Sarah Sjostrom…

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McGill Lone American Representative at Stockholm World Cup Stop

The Start Lists are now posted for the Stockholm World Cup stop that will begin on Saturday, October 15th in…

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5 Things to Watch at Dubai World Cup Stop

On the eve of the first stop of the 2011 FINA/Arena World Cup, we now have psych sheets for the…

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A Demonstration of the Accessibility of Swimming: the Oldest and the Fastest

I sometimes wish that I had the production budget of a company like ESPN. Swimming is full of inspirational stories…

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2011-2012 NCAA Previews: USC Women Count on Katinka, Carlson to Step Up and Lead Team

The summer of 2011 will feature a huge meet in the FINA World Championships, but that doesn’t mean it’s too…

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