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Sara Franceschi Sets Italian Record of 2:09.30 in Women’s 200 IM in Front of Home Crowd

Sara Franceschi broke her own Italian record which she swam back in April, now dropping almost a full second off her best time so far this season.

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Valentine Dumont Crushes Own Belgian Record in 400 Free By More Than 2.5 Seconds

The 22-year-old Dumont reached the wall in 4:06.27, demolishing her previous-best 4:08.81 from the Mare Nostrum Tour stop last month in Barcelona.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

The final day of the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy will see freestyle phenom David Popovici of Romania try to top the 200m field.

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Adam Peaty in Rome to Celebrate Italian Fabio Scozzoli’s Retirement

Adam Peaty made a surprise arrival at the 2023 Settecolli Trophy in Rome and celebrated the retirement of Italian Fabio Scozzoli

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Dutchwoman Tes Schouten Swims 2:22 in 200 Breast on Sette Colli Day 3 (PRELIMS)

World Championship medal contender Tes Schouten swam a very aggressive front half of the 200 breaststroke on Sunday morning.

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59th Settecolli Trophy: Day 2 Photo Vault

I’m here to take a piece of my Italy around the world with the most beautiful images of the second day of 2023 Settecolli Trophy

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder David Popovici of Romania took the top seed in the men’s 100m free on day two of the 2023 Sette Colli Trophy.

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20-Year-Old Sofia Morini Rises to the Top of Italian Women’s Sprinting

Sofia Morini is a new face for Italy, but one who has moved to the top of a group that has historically been weak for the Italian women.

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Russia Uses Sport to Solidify Ukraine Positions as Internal Revolt Grips Nation

Russia absorbed 22 sports federations in its illegally annexed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) last week, including swimming.

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World Record Holders David Popovici, Sarah Sjostrom, Lead Sette Colli Saturday Morning

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom (above) is the top seed after prelims of the women’s 100 free. The men’s and women’s 100 frees are the highlight events on Saturday.

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Valentine Dumont Lowers Her Own Belgian Record in 200 Free (1:57.18) at Sette Colli

Employing a slightly different race strategy, 22-year-old Valentine Dumont lowered her own Belgian national record in the 200 free with a 1:57.18 on Friday. 

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder Thomas Ceccon took the top seed in the men’s 100m backstroke out of the heats and we’ll see how he follows-up tonight in Rome.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Prelims Recap

British national record holder Ben Proud claimed the top seed of the morning in the men’s 50m free, posting the only sub-22 second time in 21.92.

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Bach Calls Out Ukraine for Sanctioning Its Own Athletes at Annual IOC Session

IOC president Thomas Bach criticized Ukraine for its boycott of events featuring Russian or Belarusian competitors on Thursday.

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Italy, Austria Claim First Golds of 2023 Artistic Swimming European Championships

Giorgio Minisini and Lucrezia Ruggiero claimed gold for Italy in the Mixed Duet Technical at the European Games.

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