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Daiya Seto Becomes Just 2nd Man To Grab 5 SC World Titles In Same Event

Japan’s Daiya Seto, the sole competitor from his nation here in Abu Dhabi, made history with his 400m IM victory yesterday on day 5.

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Day 6 Relay Lineups: Curzan Set For Four Races On Final Night In Abu Dhabi

Team USA’s Claire Curzan will race on both women’s relays, plus the 50 free and 100 fly finals individually, to close out the 2021 Short Course Worlds.

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Diener Swims 2nd German Record in 200 Back in a Month After 7 Year Drought

2021 FINA SHORT COURSE SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, December 16th – Tuesday, December 21st Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab…

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2021 Short Course World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

We have reached the 6th and final day of racing over at the 2021 Short Course Swimming World Championships in Abu Dhabi.

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Razzetti Slashes His 3rd Italian Record Of SC Worlds With A 3:59.57 400 IM

Razzetti broke Luca Marin’s 2006 record earlier this fall and has now brought it under 4 minutes with a 3:59.57 at Short Course Worlds.

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World Record Holder Alia Atkinson Announces Retirement From Swimming

The 5-time Jamaican Olympian and 4-time breaststroke World Champion has ended her nearly two-decade-long swimming career. In 2014, she became the first black woman to win a World Championships in swimming.

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Watch: MacNeil Set 50 Back WR, Curzan and Borodin Crush WJRs (Day 5 Race Video)

An exciting 5th day of the SC World Championships saw Maggie MacNeil set a new world record in the 50 back plus WJRs from Claire Curzan and Illia Borodin.

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Day 5 Medal Table: Canadian Gold Rush Propells Country to 2nd Behind US

After 5 days of competition at the 2021 Short Course World Championships, the United States leads the medal table for swimming with a total of 23 medals.

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Lewis Burras’ 21.79 LCM 50 Free Makes Him 2nd Fastest British Man All-Time

After a long break away from the sport last year, 21-year-old Lewis Burras is back in the water, competing at a local meet in England this past weekend.

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Taylor Ruck Opens Up On Eating Disorder That’s Plagued Career In Recent Years

Canadian Olympian Taylor Ruck reveals the issues she’s had with an eating disorder in recent years in an interview with Canadian paper The Globe and Mail.

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Maggie MacNeil Rips New 50 Back World Record

Canadian Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil just collected a World Record tonight in Abu Dhabi en route to topping the women’s 50m back podium.

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Emre Sakci Disqualified (Again) In Men’s 50 Breast Semis After Posting Top Time

Sakci, who was also disqualified in the men’s 100 breast, got called for an infraction in the men’s 50 breast semis after putting up the top time in 25.52.

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Nic Fink Edges Own American Record In Men’s 50 Breast Semis

Fink broke his National Record of 25.72, set in the ISL Final earlier this month, in 25.68 to qualify second into the men’s 50 breast final.

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Nicholas Santos Breaks His Own Record As Oldest Swimming World Champion At 41

Santos, who previously held the record as oldest swimming world champion at 38, has done it again at the age of 41.

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Canadian Swimmers Earn $109,500 on Monday at World Championships

Thanks to 3 wins and a World Record bonus from Maggie MacNeil (above), Canadian swimmers earned a huge amount of cash on Monday evening.

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