Yannick Agnel

Olympic Experience: Does It Really Matter?

DeSantis and the Viking take a look at the stats to determine how much past Olympic experience should weigh in toward national selection criteria.

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2015 FINA World Cup Dubai: Day 1 Prelims Recap

Britain’s Adam Peaty leads the charge in the men’s 50m breaststroke in Dubai.

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2015 FINA World Cup Doha: Finals Live Recap

The first evening of the 2015 FINA World Cup Series in Doha is once again jam packed with stars…

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2015 FINA World Cup Doha Prelims Recap: Yannick Agnel Makes His Return

France’s Yannick Agnel indeed made his return to the pool this morning, making the men’s 100m freestyle final in Doha.

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Doha World Cup Preview: The Possible Return Of Yannick Agnel

Yannick Agnel appears on the World Cup Doha start lists, potentially marking his return to competition since pulling out of the World Championships due to illness.

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What Makes A 2016 Olympic Champion? (Updated 2015 Formula Version)

A year has passed since Swimnex released its mathematical predictions for the 2016 Olympics, and the Swimnex creators have tweaked their formula to come up with an updated set of predictions with less than a year to go before the Rio Games.

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Sun Yang ‘Back In Form’ After 2 Years of Scandal

Sun Yang’s coach says the distance swimmer is back at 90%-95% of his peak form, with four medals on the line in Kazan.

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China’s Sun Yang Confirms Quad-Event World Championships Program

Olympic champion-turned doping offender, Sun Yang from China, has confirmed his event schedule for the 2015 FINA World Championships in…

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The Swim-Avengers – Earth’s Mightiest Swimmers

First we saw 10 Olympians as some of the greatest Superheroes of all time, and if you thought that was all you were going to get, think again. Check out the Avengers of Planet Swim…

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Japan’s Hagino Confirms He Is Pulling Out of Worlds Due to Broken Elbow

Japan’s powerhouse Kosuke Hagino officially pulls out of Worlds; Kazan Curse continues.

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Japan’s Kosuke Hagino Latest Victim of Kazan Curse; Questionable for World Championships

Japanese swimming sensation, Kosuke Hagino, is the latest athlete to put his Worlds’ competition status in doubt.

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Yannick Agnel Pulls Out of World Championships; Won’t Defend 200 Free Title

French superstar Yannick Agnel won’t defend his 200 meter free title at the World Championships.

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Men’s 200m Freestyle World Championship Preview: Will Olympic and World Champion Yannick Agnel Defend His Title?

It is time for this event to move forward, and continue to get faster rather than stagnate. The silver and bronze medal performances actually got significantly slower from 2011 to 2013.

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French Stars Out in Full Force at the Golden Tour in Nancy

The fourth stop on the FFN Golden Tour will hit Nancy this weekend and once again the French contingent of stars looks to be out in full force…

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France Releases Official List of Qualifiers for Kazan

Jérémy Stravius will represent France in Kazan this summer, along with 14 other men and 14 women. It is the largest female contingent France has had in recent years.

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