Articles by Ben Dornan

Gorbenko, Jefimova, and Jacoby Deliver Record-Breaking 100 Breasts In Berlin

While Gorbenko and Jefimova hit senior national records, Jacoby took out Lilly King’s unofficial junior national record in the event.

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MacNeil Breaks Oleksiak’s Canadian Record in 50 Fly, Barratt Swims World #1

Maggie MacNeil took out Penny Oleksiak’s 50 fly NR in Berlin while Holly Barratt delivered the world’s fastest swim in the event this year.

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Louise Hansson Throws Down 56.03 SCM 100 Backstroke Swedish Record

Hansson continued on her streak of backstroke dominance at the FINA World Cup Series, delivering a 56.03 Swedish record in the 100.

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Matt Sates Hits SC 200 IM World Junior Record As 8th Fastest Man In History

Sates swam a 1:51.45 to take gold at the Berlin stop of the 2021 FINA World Junior series, taking the WJR from Japan’s Daiya Seto.

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A Look At The USA’s Unofficial Short Course Meters Junior National Records

Based on our records, Andrew Seliskar is the fastest junior in American history in a total of four short course meters events.

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FINA World Cup Day 2 Prelims: Hansson Continues To Pop With 56.78 100 Back

Well-known Swedish butterflier Louise Hansson has been putting her backstroke skills on display this week at the FINA World Cup.

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Madi Wilson Hits 24.04 50 Free PB Less Than 2 Weeks After COVID-19 Diagnosis

After missing out on the latter half of the ISL regular season, Wilson is back in good form, pulling off a new PB in Berlin.

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With 25.84, MacNeil Is The 3rd Woman To Break CAN 50 Back Record In 3 Weeks

MacNeil becomes the third woman to break this record in less than a month, following ISL swimmers Kylie Masse and Ingrid Wilm.

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2021 International Swimming League – Match 11, Day 1: Live Recap

It’s all on the line today as DC, New York, Tokyo, and Iron battle it out in Match 11 for a spot in the ISL season 3 play-offs.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: A Relatable Reaction From Amy Van Dyken

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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Madi Wilson Out Of Hospital, Back In The Pool Following Negative COVID-19 Test

According to a recent Instagram post, Wilson has tested negative for COVID-19 and is back on deck as she prepares to compete again.

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Dylan Carter Hits 22.38 50 Butterfly To Set New Trinidad & Tobago Record

London Roar’s Carter shaved 0.02 seconds off his own mark from 3 years ago at the 2018 World Short Course Swimming Championships.

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2021 ISL Match 10 – Day 1: Live Recap

In the 10th match of this year’s regular season, the stakes are high. All 4 teams will be fighting to secure a spot in the semi-finals.

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King of the Pool: Trenton Julian Hits 100 Fly PB, Hugo Gonzalez Wins Overall

While Gonzalez won the 5-event aggregate competition, Julian managed to shave some time off his five-year-old best time in the 100 butterfly.

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Queen of the Pool: Izzy Ivey Delivers Dominant Performance, Wins 3 of 5 Events

Ivey managed to win a majority of the events at Cal’s first meet of the year to earn the distinction of Queen of the Pool.

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