Articles by Ben Dornan

Polish Championships Day 3: Kawęcki Hits FINA A In 200 Back With A 1:57.07

With the swim, Kawęcki has cleared the FINA A standard and will likely become the newest addition to Poland’s 2021 Olympic squad.

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Wojdak And Polańska Lead 400 Free Prelims, Look To Defend Polish Titles

Wojciech Wojdak and Aleksandra Polańska will have a shot tonight at defending their 2019 titles but will each be faced by a tough field.

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Jorge Iga Shaves 0.01 Off 50 Fly Mexican National Record At UANA Qualifier

Jorge Iga managed to lower the Mexican national record in the 50 fly while Josue Dominguez was busy setting a new Dominic Republic in the 50 breast.

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UNC Commit Michelle Morgan Opens 2021 Spring Cup, Orlando With 9:00.53 800 Free

Morgan posted a season-best to take gold in the women’s 800 freestyle to give Pipeline Swimming their first win of the meet.

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Indian River Women Sweep All 4 Individual Events On Day 2 Of NJCAA Champs

The Indian River women won 12/12 individual medals up for grabs on night 2 of NJCAA Championships, along with gold in both relays.

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Polish Championships Day 2: Four Men Hit FINA B Standard In 200 Freestyle

Poland has yet to name the swimmers who will represent them in the 4×200 freestyle relay at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.

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Mateusz Chowaniec Drops 2.5 Seconds to Lead 200 Free Prelims in Poland

No new swimmers managed to get under the FINA A qualifying standard during day 2 prelims at the 2021 Polish Championships.

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Indian River Men and Women Establish Early Lead At 2021 NJCAA Champs

Among those from Indian River who collected wins on day 1 were Aramis Rivera and Taryn Dailey in the men’s and women’s 200 IM, respectively.

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Polish Championships Day 1: Juraszek Becomes Sole Addition To OLY Roster

Paweł Juraszek remained the only swimmer of day 1 to clear the Olympic selection standard by winning the 50 freestyle in a 21.77.

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Paweł Juraszek Opens 2021 Polish Championships With FINA A In 50 Free – 21.72

The 2021 Polish Swimming Championships got underway this morning and will give swimmers one final shot at Olympic qualification.

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South Jersey’s Washart and Mullins Win 3 Events Each At Middle Atlantic Champs

Shane Washart and Lainey Mullins both managed to pick up 3 gold medals for South Jersey at the 2021 Middle Atlantic Swimming Champinships.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Maddy Banic The Speechwriter

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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Mona McSharry Delivers 1:06.29 100 Breast For New NR, #7 In The World This Year

The swim for McSharry allowed her to further lower the Irish national record in the event from the 1:06.97 she swam during prelims.

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Cody Simpson Makes Return To Top Racing In Australia With A 24.68 50 Butterfly

Having already qualified for Olympic Trials in the 100 fly, Simpson raced to a 9th place finish in the 50 fly at Australian Nationals.

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Costa and Lima Earn First Two Spots On 2021 Brazilian Olympic Squad

36-year old Felipe Lima has qualified to swim at his 3rd Olympic Games after hitting the FINA “A” standard in the 100 breaststroke on Monday.

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