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during the Italian swimming championship at Stadio del Nuoto in Riccione (Italy), April 1st, 2021. Riccione 01/04/2021 Stadio del Nuoto Campionati Italiani Assoulti primaverili di Nuoto 2021 Photo © Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto

Gregorio Paltrinieri Stamps Ticket To Tokyo Defence Of Olympic 1500m Crown In 14:40.38 For Record 17th Sub-14:45

Gregorio Paltrinieri will defend the Olympic 1500m freestyle crown in Tokyo this summer after a 14:40.38 victory today in Riccione as the Italian Spring Open Championships and Olympic qualifier came...
Craig Lord 2021-04-03 7 minutes
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Federica Pellegrini - if the cap fits ... as it surely does - Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Empress Federica Pellegrini Extends Her Domestic Dominance Of Italian 200m Free As Undefeated Champion from 15 to 32 Years Of Age

Federica Pellegrini will head to her fifth Olympic Games this July not the favourite for the 200m freestyle crown but the living legend in the shoal of four-length freestyle history,...
Craig Lord 2021-04-02 11 minutes
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Three Go Under National Record, Martina Carraro Stamps Tokyo Ticket in 1:05.8 But What To Do About As Castiglioni/Pilato Snap on 1:06 Flat?

Martina Carraro does not but Italy has a big decision to make: how do you solve a problem of a match for second inside Olympic target time – and the...
Craig Lord 2021-04-02 3 minutes
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Nancy Hogshead-Makar Among Four Leading Women Appointed To USOPC Commission

Nancy Hogshead-Makar, the leading advocate for athletes, safe sport and gender equality in sport, has been appointed to the newly formed Commission on the State of the United States Olympic...
Craig Lord 2021-04-02 4 minutes
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California Supreme Court Tells Sports Federations They Have A Legal Duty To Protect Athletes from Sexual & Other Forms Of Abuse

Sports organizations governing youth activities from soccer to swimming to gymnastics to baseball have a duty to protect athletes from sexual and other abuse, the California Supreme Court has ruled,...
Craig Lord 2021-04-02 3 minutes
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Nicolo’ Martinenghi Marches To Third All-Time With 58.37 Italian 100m Breaststroke Blast

Nicolo’ Martinenghi made the breakthrough he’s been working towards with a thumping 58.37 Italian-record victory in the 100m breaststroke at Spring Swimming Championships in Riccione. Needless to say, a time...
Craig Lord 2021-04-01 3 minutes
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Lrtaeme and third placed Gabriele DETTI of Italy celebrate after competing in the men's 1500m Freestyle Final

Gregorio Paltrinieri Goes 7:41 For Meet-Mark Italian 800m Title On Trajectory To Shot At Tokyo Olympics Distance Double

Gregorio Paltrinieri has had to wait an extra year to defend the Olympic 1500m freestyle because of the Covid-19 pandemic but on the way to Tokyo 2020 in 2021, Italy’s...
Craig Lord 2021-04-01 4 minutes
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Sun Yang walks past a FINA banner at the 2017 World Championships - by Patrick B. Kraemer

Sun Yang Vs WADA Second Hearing Set For May 24-28 By Video Conference

The second hearing into the Sun Yang Vs World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) case involving FINA is to be held between May 24 and 28 by video conference, the Court of...
Craig Lord 2021-04-01 3 minutes
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Olympic Swimmers ‘Must’ Wear Full-Face Scuba Mask & Snorkel In Tokyo 2020 Warm-Up Pool To Mitigate Covid Risks

In an Olympic first and sign of the times in a global pandemic, swimmers are to be asked to wear full-face scuba mask and snorkel during warm-up and swim-down at the...
Craig Lord 2021-04-01 5 minutes
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Margherita Panziera - at 2021 Italian Spring Nationals in Riccione - Photo © Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto - courtesy of FIN, the Italian Swimming Federation

Margherita Panziera Punches Tokyo Ticket With 2:05.56 Italian Record As Gabrielle Detti Vs Marco De Tullio Blow-by-Blow Delivers Brace of 3:44s

Margherita Panziera punched a ticket to the Covid-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a 2:05.56 Italian record and two flew inside the 400m freestyle target – Gabriele Detti and Marco...
Craig Lord 2021-03-31 6 minutes
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How He Hook’d ‘Em On Excellence – The Wisdom Of Coach Eddie Reese

Eddie Reese announced his retirement as head swimming coach at the University of Texas yesterday after a career  on deck spanning more than half a century.  In an interview with several...
Craig Lord 2021-03-30 15 minutes
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Eddie Reese Retires As Texas Longhorns Head Honcho After 43 Years, A Record 15 NCAA Crowns Atop Five Decades Of Top 10 Finishes

Eddie Reese has announced his retirement after 43 years as University of Texas men’s team coach. Reese, 79, is the winningest of NCAA coaches: he leaves the deck after the...
Craig Lord 2021-03-29 7 minutes
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Jennifer LaMont Appointed First Woman Boss Of ASCA With Pledge Of Inclusion & Empowerment For Coaches

The American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA) has appointed Jennifer LaMont as its first female Chief Executive Officer, pledging inclusion, unity and empowerment for swim coaches throughout the United States. She starts...
Craig Lord 2021-03-29 2 minutes
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Jessica Vall competes in the women's 200m Breaststroke Heats during the 13th FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships at WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 11 December 2016.

Jessica Vall Lands Tokyo Ticket With Spanish Meet Mark & Marina Garcia Goes Too

Jessica Vall claimed a Spanish Championship record of 2:23.25 in a 200m breaststroke final that also led to Marina Garcia confirmed among nine holders of tickets to the Covid-delayed Tokyo...
Craig Lord 2021-03-29 2 minutes
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Kristóf Milák - compilation from at the 123rd Hungarian Championships in the Duna Arena, Budapest - courtesy of the Hungarian Swimming Federation

Magyar King Kristóf Milák Makes It A Sizzling Six Hungarian Golds With 50.47 Record In 100 ‘Fly After 1:46.1 200 Free Victory At Budapest Finale

Kristóf Milák ended his 2021 Hungarian Championships campaign in the most fitting of fashions after five days of gauntlet chucking in Budapest, a 50.47 national record in the 100m butterfly...
Craig Lord 2021-03-27 4 minutes
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Kristóf Milák at the 123rd Hungarian Championships in the Duna Arena, Budapest - courtesy of the Hungarian Swimming Federation

Kristóf Milák Follows 1:47.5 200 Free With 51.07 100 ‘Fly To Set Up Prospect Of Gold No5 & 6 At Hungarian Grand Finale

The Kristóf Milák bull run continued on the last evening of heats at the 123rd Hungarian Swimming Championships in Budapest with a 51.07 ticket to lane 4 for what will...
Craig Lord 2021-03-26 2 minutes
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Ragout of the chart of proposed reform submitted by athlete advocacy groups to the WADA reform process

Athlete Advocacy Groups Speak With One Voice In WADA Reform Process

Athlete Advocacy groups have joined forces for their contribution to the reform process of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in order to speak with one voice and send a clear...
Craig Lord 2021-03-26 2 minutes
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Kristóf Milák Maelstrom Strikes Again: Overthrows Nándor Németh With Gauntlet-Chucking 48.00 Hungarian 100m Freestyle Record

There is no stopping Kristóf Milák on his bull run of fine form at the 123rd Hungarian Swimming Championships, a 48.00 Hungarian 100m freestyle record ahead of a vanquished, bowed-but-not-out Nándor...
Craig Lord 2021-03-26 3 minutes

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