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Malaysia’s New Sports-Loving King Could Welcome Israeli Athletes

As a new king comes into power, so too will a new Prime Minister, potentially allowing for a cessation to the ban on Israeli athletes put in place by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed, who stated that Malaysia would deny visas to Israeli para swimmers hoping to compete at the 2019 WPS World Championships.

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Nakamura Bests Chalmers In 50 Free Battle Down Under

Katsumi Nakamura logged his 2nd fastest LCM 50 free of the season, beating Kyle Chalmers in the process on the final night of the South Australian State Open LC Championships.

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“Ready Steady Tokyo” Is New Brand Of 2020 Olympic Test Events

The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee announced most the competitive test event schedule last November, but now they’ve jazzed it up a bit with its very own brand name.

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Michael Phelps Interacts with Indian Swimmers

A few swimmers enjoyed one of their best days in life as they experienced a personal interaction with arguably the world‘s best swimmer of all time Michael Phelps.

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Mizunuma Fires Off Sub-52 100 Fly, Omoto Enters All-Time JPN List

Both Naoki Mizunuma and Rika Omoto continue their stellar swimming down under at this year’s South Australian Open LC Championships.

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Hear From Ryan, Hosszu, Timmers & Schooling From Flanders Cup (Videos)

Hear from Irish World Championships Shane Ryan, along with Katinka Hosszu, Pieter Timmers and Joseph Schooling, as they competed at the 2019 Flanders Cup in Belgium over the weekend.

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Nakamura Throws Down 48.51 100 Free At South Aussie States For #3 Rank

Katsumi Nakamura got the winning hand over Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers in the men’s 100m freestyle at South Aussie states, registering the 3rd fastest time in the world this season in the process.

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Hagino & Ohashi Ease Back Into Racing At Northern Block Meet

Both Olympians Kosuke Hagino and Yui Ohashi of Japan got some racing in over the weekend, taking on the Tokyo Northern Block competition.

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Mizunuma Shakes Up Men’s Fly World Rankings Down Under

Japan’s Naoki Mizunuma beat the men’s 50m fly field in South Australia, inserting himself into the world rankings in the process.

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Japan’s Rika Omoto Takes Over Top 200 IM Time In The World

Rika Omoto now takes over the women’s 200m IM world rankings thrown, thanks to a sub-2:10 performance in South Australia.

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Schooling & Blume No-Show On Day 2 Of 2019 Flanders Cup

Singaporean Olympic champion scratched his 100m free and 50m fly events on day 2 of the 2019 Flanders Cup.

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High-Level International Meets For February 2019

Jot down these key dates on your swimming calendar.

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Day 1 Flanders Cup Prelims: Hosszu Makes Multiple Splashes

Katinka Hosszu did her usual thing in the morning heats of the 2019 Flanders Cup.

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Western Australia Has Eyes As Training Hub For Asia With Partnership

The Government of Western Australia has released plans concerning partnerships with Asia to help boost sports, tourism and overall international education.

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Ikee, Hasegawa, Coleman & Thomas Headed To Michael Bohl Temporarily

A temporary, yet powerful training collaboration is about to go down at Griffith University later this week under storied Aussie coach Michael Bohl.

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