Articles by Ben Dornan

Anastasiia Kirpichnikova Hits Russian 800 Freestyle NR With 8:08.44 Prelim Swim

During the first session of Short Course Euros, Kirpichnikova managed to shave 2 seconds off her own former Russian record in the event.

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Everything You Need To Know About The 2021 Short Course European Championships

Click here for all the links and all the information you’ll want to read ahead of the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships.

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278,000 €, Plus Record Bonuses Up For Grabs At 2021 Short Course Euros

Since the LEN started giving out cash awards in 2017, Kliment Kolesnikov has topped the prize money rankings at both editions of the meet.

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Bilis And Liukkonen Pull Out Of Short Course Euros, Morozov Drops 100 IM

Lithuania’s Simonas Bilis and Ari-Pekka Liukkonen of Finland have both dropped their respective events at the upcoming meet in Kazan, Russia.

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McKeon, Sates, Toussaint, Shields Earn Over $100k From FINA 2021 World Cup

Emma McKeon and Matt Sates each collected $100,000 USD bonuses for being the top scoring woman and man throughout the 4-meet series.

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McKeon Out-Scores Toussaint By 0.1 Points To Win Final World Cup Of 2021

Emma McKeon and Daiya Seto were the high scorers of the Kazan World Cup meet while Kira Toussaint and Matt Sates placed second.

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1:43.58 Popovici Knocks Down 2009 Romanian Record In Short Course 200 Freestyle

After breaking the 100 freestyle record on day 2 of the meet, Popovici has set a new 200 freestyle mark by taking out Cătălin Cosma’s 2009 mark of 1:45.27.

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15-Year-Old Lana Pudar Breaks 3 Butterfly Bosnia And Herzegovina NRs In Kazan

15-year-old Olympian Lana Pudar now holds all 6 butterfly national records following a dominant performance on day 3 of the FINA World Cup, Kazan.

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Emma McKeon Hits #4 All-Time 100 Freestyle In 50.67 To Close Out 2021 World Cup

At the end of a successful 4-meet run, Emma McKeon has finished the 2021 FINA World Cup with one final sub-51 100 freestyle.

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Short Course Euros Psych Sheets: Great Britain Opts Out, Sjostrom Will Race

The country’s decision not to race in Kazan means the absence of Olympic medalists Peaty, Dean, Scott, Anderson, and Dawson.

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Milak In, Hosszu Out As Hungary Announces 13 Swimmer Short Course Euros Roster

Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Kristof Milak will have a shot next month at winning his first few Short Course European Championships medals.

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Olympic Gold Medalist Ahmed Hafnaoui To Race At 2021 Short Course Worlds

The last time Hafnaoui raced at Short Course Worlds, he placed 19th overall in the men’s 400 freestyle and 17th in the 1500.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Adam Peaty Reveals His Breakfast of Champions

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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Host Nation Of Russia Releases 57-Strong Short Course Euros Roster

Evgeny Rylov and Kliment Kolesnikov will highlight the roster while Efimova, Chupkov, Prigoda, and Minakov sit this one out.

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Maggie MacNeil Named ANOC’s Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020 Award

3-time Olympic medalist and Tokyo 2020 champion in the women’s 100 butterfly Maggie MacNeil has been honoured for her accomplishments.

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