Articles by Ben Dornan

Zhang Yufei Delivers World’s Fastest 200 Fly In 12 Years To Earn Olympic Gold

The women’s 200 butterfly world record has been absolutely untouchable since 2009 but Zhang Yufei has just come closer than anyone else has in over a decade.

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Stubblety-Cook Hits 3rd Fastest 200 Breast In History For OLY Record And Gold

Stubblety-Cook won Olympic gold with a 2:06.38 and became the first-ever man to swim under 2:07 in the event at an Olympic Games.

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13-Year-Old Maxine Clarke Throws Down 57.66 SCM 100 Freestyle In Calgary

Maxine Clarke looks to be one of Canada’s newest up-and-coming age group swimmers, having hit a 57.66 SCM and a 59.05 LCM 100 freestyle.

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Tokyo 2020 Day 5 Prelims All-Star: Lee Juho Goes From 21st-4th In 2 Back Heats

Lee Juho notched a band new Koren record of 1:56.77 in the 200 back prelims to qualify 4th overall into the semi-finals.

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Yui Ohashi Becomes 7th Straight Women’s 200/400 IM Olympic Champion

Yui Ohashi has become the latest woman to pull off a seemingly IM-specific feat by winning 2 Olympic gold medals in the same discipline.

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Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 4: Titmus Continues Towards Record-Breaking Medal Haul

With her 2nd Olympic gold of the meet, Ariarne Titmus has put herself in the running for a record-breaking medal haul in Tokyo.

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Emma McKeon Hits 52.13 Olympic 100 Freestyle Record To Lead Tokyo Prelims

McKeon led the pack of talented swimmers during the Tokyo 2020 women’s 100 freestyle prelims with a 52.13 Olympic record.

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Schoenmaker Hits 2:19.16 200 Breast Olympic Record, 2nd Fastest Swim In History

South African all-star Tatjana Schoenmaker now holds the Olympic record in both the women’s 100 and 200 meter breaststrokes.

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Kristof Milak Has Emergency Suit Change, Breaks Olympic Record in 200 Fly

Kristof Milak won Olympic gold in the men’s 200 fly but was a bit off his world record, having had an equipment malfunction moments before the start.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: First Few Days Of Tokyo Madness As Seen On Twitter

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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Tokyo 2020, Oceania Day 3: Australian Momentum Keeps Medal Table Hopes Alive

Kaylee McKeown go her hand on the wall first in the women’s 100 backstroke, leaving us wondering what else the Australians have in store.

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Kaylee McKeown Wins Australian Women’s 1st 100 Back Gold in OLY Record Fashion

Kaylee McKeown blew away the competition in the women’s 100 backstroke, putting up the 2nd fastest time in history for Olympic gold.

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Tom Daley, Matty Lee Pull Off Gold Medal Performance In Men’s 10m Platform

Tom Daley has secured his first-ever Olympic gold medal to become the most decorated British diver at an Olympic Games of all time.

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History Lessons: Taking A Look At The Last Masse/Smith/McKeown 100 Back Matchup

It’s among the most anticipated matchups of Tokyo 2020 and it has actually happened twice before. Check out this SwimSwam history lesson to find out when.

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Top 5 Viral Swimming Moments So Far At The Tokyo 2020 Olympics

From Boxall’s screams to MacNeil’s poor eyesight, check here for the top 5 viral moments from the first 2 days of Tokyo 2020.

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