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Dec 17, 2022
Daiya Seto makes history as three more records fall at short-course worlds
Daiya Seto became the first swimmer ever to claim six straight world titles in the same event at a short-course championships.
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Dec 13, 2022
Global swimming federation FINA rebrands as World Aquatics
The organization said the move was meant to symbolize inclusivity for all aquatic disciplines, not just swimming.
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Jun 24, 2022
U.S. coach recounts her dramatic rescue of Anita Alvarez after swimmer fainted in pool
'It was a big scare. I had to jump in because the lifeguards weren't doing it.'
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Jun 23, 2022
Martina Navratilova calls out IOC over lack of leadership on transgender issue
Tennis great and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova has slammed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its lack of leadership on the issue of the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports.
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Jun 20, 2022
FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers from women's events
FINA's decision is the strictest by any Olympic sports body.
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May 2, 2021
Tokyo welcomes foreign divers to test event under close supervision
The diving World Cup began Saturday with some athletes already chafing under COVID-19 countermeasures that will see wider use at the upcoming Summer Olympics.
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May 1, 2021
Divers facing myriad challenges in final Olympic qualifier
As divers get a taste of competition during the coronavirus crisis, they will have to put aside the pandemic-related distractions that have affected their training and routines.
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OLYMPICS
Apr 9, 2021
Tokyo Olympic qualifiers for diving and artistic swimming likely to go ahead in Japan in May
Tokyo Olympic Games qualifying events in diving and artistic swimming look likely to go ahead in Japan next month after being threatened with cancellation because of the coronavirus pandemic, sources with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.
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Apr 6, 2021
Water polo test event off as Olympic qualifying cancellations mount
The decision is yet another blow for Tokyo 2020 planners following the move by swimming's global governing body FINA to call off three Olympic qualifying events.
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Apr 2, 2021
FINA mulling cancellation of Olympic diving qualifier in Tokyo: source
Swimming's world governing body FINA is facing the possible cancellation of the Diving World Cup, which serves as a qualification competition for the Tokyo Olympics, due to coronavirus concerns, a source close to the matter said Friday.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 15, 2020
Marathon swim course likely to be moved at postponed games
The meteorological outlook for the amended race dates shows significantly different tidal conditions around the course at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo.
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Dec 14, 2019
Swimming World honors Daiya Seto for achievements this year
Daiya Seto, one of Japan's elite swimmers of the 21st century, was recently recognized for his top accomplishments this year.
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Oct 7, 2019
Ryosuke Irie, Yuki Ikari win gold at World Cup in Budapest
Ryosuke Irie and Yuki Ikari each won a gold Sunday at the FINA Swimming World Cup, adding to Japan's medal tally on the final day of action at the three-day meet in the Hungarian capital.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2019
Two South Koreans dead and water polo athletes hurt in nightclub collapse in Gwangju
Two South Koreans died and several others, including athletes participating in the World Aquatics Championships, were injured when an upper floor of a nightclub collapsed in the southern city of Gwangju early on Saturday, a fire department official said.
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Dec 14, 2018
Yasuhiro Koseki finishes fourth in 200-meter breaststroke at short course world championships
Yasuhiro Koseki missed the podium and finished fourth in the men's 200-meter breaststroke on Thursday, the third day of the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships.
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Dec 13, 2018
Yasuhiro Koseki establishes 100-meter breaststroke national record at short course world championships
Yasuhiro Koseki set a new national record Wednesday as he took bronze in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the FINA Short Course World Swimming Championships.
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Sep 18, 2018
Former world champion Junya Koga faces four-year doping ban
Rio Olympic relay swimmer and 2009 world champion Junya Koga is set to be issued a four-year ban by a FINA doping panel for violating anti-doping rules, sources said late Monday evening.
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Jul 19, 2018
JSF chief Tsuyoshi Aoki disappointed 2020 Olympics won't showcase swimming finals in prime time
The Japan Swimming Federation conceded defeat on Thursday in its effort to have the 2020 Tokyo Olympics swimming finals aired domestically in the evening.
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Apr 27, 2018
Japan claims two golds on opening day of Artistic Swimming World Series third leg
Japan got off to a winning start Friday with golds in the solo and team technical routines on the opening day of the Japan Open, the third leg of the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series.
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Mar 16, 2018
Minami Itahashi collects two bronze medals at FINA Diving World Series event
Minami Itahashi earned a pair of bronze medals on Friday, the second day of a FINA Diving World Series event.

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