Articles by Ben Dornan

Kira Toussaint Fractures Finger During Practice, Pulls Out Of Berlin World Cup

Toussaint won’t race at the first World Cup meet but she might be back in action for the stops in Toronto and Indianapolis.

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Two-Time German Olympian Jacob Heidtmann Announces His Retirement

Jacob Heidtmann raced at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 for Germany and leaves the sport as a national record-holder in the 400 IM.

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Madi Wilson, Chad le Clos, And Kira Toussaint Join 2022 FINA World Cup Lineup

Chad le Clos, Madi Wilson, and Kira Toussaint are set to race at the 2022 FINA World Cup, which kicks off in Berlin on October 21.

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Hobson, Johnston Hit Meet Records At Texas’ Annual Orange & White Classic

Luke Hobson took out Drew Kibler’s meet record in the 200 freestyle and nearly established a new personal best with a 1:32.50.

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FINA Removes 25k Open Water Race From 2023 World Champs Program

The 25k is the longest-running open water race at the FINA World Championships, having been swum at every edition since 1991.

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Post-NCAA Sates To Join Masse, Ceccon, Chalmers, And More At 2022 FINA World Cup

Among those confirmed for the 2022 FINA World Cup are Matt Sates, Louise Hansson, Kyle Chalmers, Anastasia Gorbenko, and Kylie Masse.

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Watch All Eight Times David Popovici Won The 100/200 Freestyle During Summer 2022

Relive the summer of Popovici by watching footage from all eight of his gold medal-winning races across four meets in 2022.

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A Golden Wedding: Olympic Champs Kromowidjojo And Weertman Get Married

The freestyle Olympic champions have officially tied the knot after getting engage in 2019 before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Pieter Coetze Closes Out World Juniors With 1:56.05 200 Backstroke Meet Record

South Africa’s Coetze pulled off his 3rd Championship record-breaking swim when he won the 200 backstroke here with a 1:56.06.

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Diogo Ribeiro Becomes First Junior Under 23 With 22.96 50 Fly World Junior Record

Ribeiro brought the world junior record under 23 seconds for the first time with his third gold medal-winning swim of the meet.

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Jana Pavalic Resets Croatian Record With A 26.38 50 Fly Victory At World Juniors

Pavalic defeated the field and claimed gold in the 50 butterfly and knocked down her own national record in the process.

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Swimming Australia Announces 36-Strong Roster For 2022 Short Course Worlds

Australia will send 36 swimmers to the 2022 World Short Course Championships, which will occur on home soil in December 2022.

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FINA Releases Time Standards For 2023 Fukuoka World Championships

The time standards for the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka will be largely the same as those for the 2022 World Championships, though some have changed.

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2022 Duel In The Pool: Day 2 Event Primer

Check out this post to get fully up to speed with each and every event that will be contested on day 2 of the 2022 Duel in the Pool.

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2022 Duel In The Pool: Event Schedule And Scoring Breakdown

Check out the full event schedule and how each race will be scored for the 3-day 2022 Duel in the Pool in Sydney, Australia.

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