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Dressel joins new International Swimming League
Top American male swimmer Caeleb Dressel, who won a record eight medals at the world championships in July, has joined the new International Swimming League that begins competition in October.
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Aussie Chalmers undergoes third heart operation
Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers has had a third operation on his heart in a bid to keep his preparations for next year's Tokyo Olympics on track.
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Chinese swimmer granted rare public trial by CAS
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion, will get the rare public trial he wants after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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Adrian beats expectations with 4th Pan Am medal
American swimmer Nathan Adrian, who revealed in January that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, earned the silver medal Friday night in the 50-meter freestyle at the Pan American Games. It was his fourth medal overall and second individual medal.
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U.S. women win Pan Am gold in 4x100 free relay
The women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team won gold on the first night of swimming events Tuesday at the 2019 Pan American Games, highlighting an impressive medal haul for the U.S.
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Lochte wins nationals 200 IM after 14-month ban
Ryan Lochte won the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. national championships, fresh off a 14-month ban.
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Lochte scratches out of 100 back final at nat'ls
Ryan Lochte, who qualified 15th in the 100-meter backstroke preliminaries with a time of 55.08 seconds Saturday, dropped out of the evening final at the U.S. national championships.
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Lochte misses out on 200 free final at nationals
Ryan Lochte failed to qualify for the 200-meter freestyle final at the U.S. national championships after finishing 37th in the preliminary heats Thursday.
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Lochte returns to competition with fast 200 IM
Ryan Lochte made an emphatic return to competition Wednesday, swimming the fourth-fastest time by an American in the 200-meter individual medley during a time trial in the U.S. national championships at Stanford.
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Ex-Hungary swim chief indicted in murder case
Tamas Gyarfas, the former head of Hungary's swimming federation, has been indicted for allegedly ordering the 1998 murder of Janos Fenyo.
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Phelps: Dressel must be perfect for 8 Tokyo golds
Michael Phelps assessed Caeleb Dressel's chances to match his mark from the 2008 Beijing Games after the new American swimming torchbearer won eight medals, including six golds, at the recent world championships.
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Australia's Jack faces four-year ASADA ban
Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has reportedly been handed a four-year ban by ASADA, Australia's anti-doping authority, following a positive test for the banned steroid Ligandrol.
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Gold medalist Vollmer announces retirement
Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.
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Dressel passes Phelps with 8 medals at worlds
With a silver in the 4x100 medley relay, American Caeleb Dressel set a record with eight medals, six of them gold, at a single world championships.
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U.S.'s Manuel golden in 50, 100 frees at worlds
Simone Manuel became the first American woman to win gold in both the 50- and 100-meter freestyles at the same world swimming championships.
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Jack's failed test deemed 'bitterly disappointing'
Australia Swimming's chief executive called the failed drug test of Shayna Jack "bitterly disappointing." The 20-year-old swimmer says she tested positive for Ligandrol, but did not knowingly take a banned substance.
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Shayna Jack faces four-year ban after 'B' sample fail
Shayna Jack, who denies wittingly taking a banned substance, has said her 'B' sample had confirmed the presence in her sample of Ligandrol, an anabolic agent.
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Ledecky, Smith win gold at world championships
Katie Ledecky won her first gold medal in her final event of an illness-plagued world swimming championships, rallying on the last lap to claim the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday.
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Liquid gold: Dressel gets swimming hat trick
Caeleb Dressel is the world's fastest man in the pool after sweeping the 50- and 100-meter freestyle events on his way to three golds at the world swimming championships.
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American athletes hurt in Korea balcony collapse
A balcony at a nightclub in South Korea collapsed Saturday, killing two people and injuring 16, including Americans and other athletes at the world swimming championships.
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Wales make 14 changes for Ireland clash
Rhys Carre and Owen Lane will make their debuts for Wales Saturday, when the Grand Slam winners host Ireland in their penultimate Rugby World Cup warm-up match in Cardiff.
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All Blacks stars to snub rugby sevens in Tokyo
New Zealand's team bidding for a rugby sevens gold medal at next year's Tokyo Olympics will not include any All Blacks after several approached declined to be involved.
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Archery World Championships: Indian men's recurve team claim silver medal
India won silver in the men's recurve team event at the Archery World Championships after losing to China in the final in Netherlands on Sunday.
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Archery World Championships: Jyothi Surekha Vennam, women's compound team win bronzes
Jyothi Surekha Vennam and the women's compound team won a bronze medal each for India at the Archery World Championships in the Netherlands on Saturday.
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Australia pipped by New Zealand for Canada Sevens title
Australia have lost 21-17 to New Zealand in the final of the women's rugby sevens world series event in Canada but they took a giant stride towards Olympic qualification.
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Kenyan athletes Kipchoge, Kosgei win London Marathon titles
Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei produced dominant performances to win men's and women's elite races at the London Marathon.
