Articles by Ben Dornan

Rebecca Smith Wins Silver In Abu Dhabi With 1:52.24 200 Free Canadian Record

Rebecca Smith collected her first-ever major international medal at Short Course Worlds, earning silver in the women’s 200 freestyle.

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2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s 50/100/200 Breast

Alia Atkinson has had a stronghold on the SCM breaststrokes for nearly a decade. Will she be able to clinch another two World Champs titles this week?

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2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s Distance Freestyle

After a breakout performance at Short Course Euros, Russia’s Anastasiia Kirpichnikova is the heavy favorite to win gold in the women’s 800 free.

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2021 Short Course World’s Picks & Previews: Men’s 400 & 1500 Freestyle

Months after his iconic Olympic gold medal performance, Ahmed Hafnaoui will take to the short course meters pool and vie for another win.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Daiya Seto Joins The Swim-Vlog Scene

We’re back with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse and beyond.

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Hunter Armstrong Pulls Out Of 100 Back At Short Course Worlds: Psych Sheets

Hunter Armstrong has pulled out of the 100 backstroke, which is in the only individual event that he slated to swim at Short Course Worlds this week.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s Backstroke Events

With numerous women in the mix for all 3 backstroke events, it’s looking like a 3-round battle is brewing between short-course stars Toussaint and Masse.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Final Farewell To Fede and Femke

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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2021 US Open: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for the short but star-studded distance session featuring 800 freestyle Olympic champions Katie Ledecky and Bobby Finke.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Golden Bears On The Hunt In Minnesota

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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Noè Ponti Lowers 4 National Records At 2021 Short Course Swiss Championships

Ponti reset the Swiss national records in all 3 men’s short course butterfly events over the weekend, along with the 200 IM.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Andrew Wilson Makes A Big Decision

We’re back this week with swimming’s TopTenTweets presented by Arena, where we round up the best of the swimming Twitterverse.

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Duncan Scott Remains Only Sub-52 British Man With New 100 IM National Record

Duncan Scott first set the British 100 IM back in September and has just brought it down another 0.10 seconds to a 51.82.

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International Swimming League Season 3 Playoffs Match 2: Day 1 Live Recap

Catch the LA Current, London Roar, Toronto Titans, and Aqua Centurions in action as we get into the first day of racing at ISL Season 3 Playoff #2.

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Szabo, Shymanovich, Kirpichnikova Top SC Euros Rankings, Earn €25,000 Each

Shymanovich and Szabo both tied a world record at the meet, while Kirpichnikova came within 0.29 of the world’s fastest 1500 freestyle swim.

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