Japan Swimming

15-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Mayumi Narita Dies, Aged 55

Narita, a Japanese swimmer, was named the world’s Best Female Athlete by the International Paralympic Committee in 2005.

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Numbers, Numbers, Numbers: the Numbers Behind Tomoru Honda’s World Record 200 FLy

Tomoru Honda broke the World Record while swimming against the former World Record holder – which it turns out, is not that rare.

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2020 Olympic Hosts Japan Will Close Borders on Monday to Most Foreign Nationals

The official football test event for the Tokyo2020 Olympic Games is scheduled for January 1, and the country has stopped ticket sales amid a rise in cases.

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Japanese Swimmer Hiromasa Fujimori Loses Doping Appeal at CAS

Fujimori, who was 4th in the 200 IM at the 2016 Olympic Games, will serve a 2 year suspension that expires at the end of 2020.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Swimming Relay Qualification Status

Led by Anna Hopkin (above), the British women may have the 4th-best 400 free relay at the Olympics – if they choose to swim it.

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Daiya Seto Sets New Asian Record in 200 Butterfly

Daiya Seto has set a new Asian Record in the 200 Butterfly on Day 1 of the FINA Champions Series meet in Beijing, China.

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Shoma Sato Swims Under FINA World Junior Record* Time in 200 Breaststroke

Shoma Sato has swum faster than the official World Junior Record in the 200 meter breaststroke

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Once Derailed Kosuke Hagino Embraces Comeback With Marriage, Fatherhood

25-year-old Kosuke Hagino hit some hard times in 2018 into 2019, but the Japanese Olympic champion is getting his life back on track.

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America: Here Is Your 4th of July Holiday Swimming Digest

Zach Apple celebrated Independence Day in Italy with the 7th-fastest 100 free by an American in history. Catch up on what you missed while celebrating.

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Top 10 Male Swimmers to Watch at the 2019 World University Games

Zach Apple was the fastest American 100 freestyler in the 2017-2018 season, yet that still left him off the World Championships team.

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Start Lists Unveiled for 2019 Sette Colli Trophy

Adam Peaty (above) is among the mountain of stars who are entered for this weekend’s Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.

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Katinka Hosszu Leads All Swimmers with $54k in SC Worlds Prize Money

The Hungarian was the biggest earner at the World Championships. Team USA led all nations with almost half-a-million dollars won.

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United States Wins Another FINA Championship Trophy

While the American point total was a historic

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16-Year Old Isabel Stadden Breaks Jr. Pan Pacs Record in Day 3 Prelims

Staden didn’t swim her lifetime best, but did break the two-year old Meet Record in the 200 back prelims.

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WATCH: Sun Yang Win His First Asian Games Gold in 200 Free

Race videos from the men’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly, and women’s 1500 free finals from day 1 of the 2018 Asian Games have found their way onto YouTube.

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