July 27, 2021
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After two straight disappointing Olympics, Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown successfully converted Olympic favorite status into gold medals.
Until today the only missing 🇦🇺 gold in all men's and women's swimming strokes was the women's backstroke.
The ‘classic double’ 100/200 in any stroke, only achieved once by an Australian – Mike Wenden 100/200m freestyle 1968.#KayleeMcKeown#Tokyo2020@7olympics
July 26, 2021
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South African Chad Le Clos finished 16th in the men's 200 butterfly prelims, escaping an unceremonious elimination by less than a tenth of a second.
June 26, 2021
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David Verraszto thundered to third in the 400IM rankings in 4:09.57 and Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom won the 100 fly at the Sette Colli.
June 21, 2021
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After placing 2nd in the men's 50 free final tonight, Andrew is the first U.S. Olympian to qualify for the Olympics in both breaststroke and non-IM events.
June 9, 2021
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26-year-old Olympic silver medalist from Rio, Maddie Groves, says she is 'relieved' about her decision to not compete at the Australian Olympic Trials.
June 6, 2021
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Arno Kamminga is a man with the Tokyo podium in his sights after he went 58.18 in the 100 breaststroke at the Mare Nostrum in Barcelona.
March 26, 2021
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Jimena Perez was second tonight in the 1500 free, but behind both winner Maria De Valdes and Mireia Belmonte, so she won't qualify for Tokyo in the race.
March 23, 2021
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With 5 swimmers already qualified for the meet, Spain will hold a second Olympic selection meet this week as they look to fill out their Tokyo 2021 roster.
Feb. 10, 2021
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No female swimmer has ever been as fast as Belarus's Anastasiya Shkurdai in *both* the 100 fly (56.9) and 100 back (59.0), and she's only 18.
March 20, 2020
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) will not “endanger the health and wellbeing of the athletes” as they prepare for Tokyo 2020 in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic . There has been mounting criticism of the International Olympic Committee ’s assurance the Games will take place as scheduled from 24 July with athletes questioning how they are expected to train given facilities across the world are in lockdown. There are growing calls to postpone or even cancel the Games with the IOC accused of putting athletes’ health at risk. There are growing calls to postpone or eve ...
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British #Olympic Association won't "endanger health and well-being of athtletes"
March 20, 2020
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Nathan Adrian Ryan Murphy Natalie Coughlin Nathan Adrian Mike Lewis Jack Spitser Ryan Murphy Adrian will award a prize package to a donor that includes signed swimming memorabilia and a round of golf with Adrian and USA Swimming CEO Tim Hinchey
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Nice work --> Nathan Adrian Raising Money for COVID-19 Relief Fund
March 13, 2020
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It Rains In Spain Too: the nation of Olympic 200m butterfly champion Mireia Belmonte , became the latest in a wave of countries suspending Olympic trials, national and other major championships today when it announced the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) announced this evening that the Spanish Championships due in Sabadell from April 1-5 have been postponed until further notice. On recommendation of the Spanish Health Ministry in the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic , the RFEN cancelled the planned meet, which also served as selection trials for the Tokyo 2020 Oly ...
March 13, 2020
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Following suit with the widespread closures and cancellations world wide today, the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RSSF) made the decision to suspend their upcoming Olympic Trials . The meet was set to run from April 1 – April 5th in the city of Malaga. The situation mirrors the timeline of many other meets and competitions which have moved from running as planned, to running without spectators, to cancelled all-together. These cancellations add to the earlier-announced cancellation of the XL Spanish Children’s Winter Swimming Championships.
March 13, 2020
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Following suit with the widespread closures and cancellations world wide today, the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RSSF) made the decision to suspend their upcoming Olympic Trials . The meet was set to run from April 1 – April 5th in the city of Malaga. The situation mirrors the timeline of many other meets and competitions which have moved from running as planned, to running without spectators, to cancelled all-together. These cancellations add to the earlier-announced cancellation of the XL Spanish Children’s Winter Swimming Championships. The new cancellations are as follows: ...