Articles by Ben Dornan

Hayden Hits 22.40 In 50 Freestyle Prelim

Following his gold medal 100 freestyle performance on Saturday, Brent Hayden delivered a 22.40 prelim swim in the 50 freestyle.

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Brent Hayden Lowers Season-Best 100 Free To 49.51, Threatens Kisil’s 49.48

Jade Hannah and Cole Pratt each won two golds and Brent Hayden won 100 free gold on the first night of the 2020 Cascade Trans Mountain Festival.

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Canadian Brent Hayden Makes Comeback With 49.91 100 Free

Canadian Olympian Brent Hayden made his long-awaited comeback at the 2020 Cascade Trans Mountain Festival in Calgary, Alberta.

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Wog Breaks Meet Record, Becomes Second-Fastest Canadian Ever

Kelsey Wog took home gold in the 100 breast on the first night of the 2020 USports Swimming Championships with a 1:06.44 meet record.

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2020 Ohio High School Swimming & Diving State Championships Preview

The 2020 Ohio High School State Swimming & Diving Championships will this Wednesday at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

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Olivier And Beck Earn Top Spots At First Stop Of FINA 2020 Marathon Series

France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier and Leonie Beck of Germany took first at the first of 10 stop on the 2020 FINA/CNSG Marathon Swim World Series.

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16-Year-Old Erika Fairweather Throws Down 4:07 400 Free At Vic Open Day 2

Fairweather destroyed the field in tonight’s 400 free, hitting a 4:07.23, nearly 10 seconds faster than Molly Batchelor’s previous meet record of 4:09.23.

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Vilbergsson and McKee Pick Up Multiple Medals At 2020 Reykjavík Games

2020 Reykjavík International Games Friday, January 24 – Sunday, January 26, 2020 Reykjavík, Iceland LCM (50m) Course Meet Site Results…

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Oleksiak Swims Best Time Since 2017, Beats Olympic Co-Champ Manuel In Knoxville

2016 100 free Olympic Champion Penny Oleksiak took gold in that same event in the last session of the 2020 Pro Swim Series Knoxville.

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Belmonte Closes Out 2020 Catalonia Open With Two More Golds

Mireia Belmonte capped off the 2020 Catalonia Open with another two victories, bringing her total up to seven individual race wins for the meet. Belmonte won the women’s 1500 and 200 freestyle on the final morning.

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Duran And Manosa Share 800 Free Gold On Day 2 Of Catalonia Open

After Miguel Duran (above) and Albert Escrits Manosa took gold and bronze respectively in the 400 free, they shared gold this morning in the 800 free.

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Summer McIntosh is Canada’s Fastest-Ever 13-Year Old in 400 IM in Knoxville

13-year old Canadian Summer McIntosh raced to a 7th place finish in the A-final of the women’s 400 IM at the 2020 Pro Swim Series – Knoxville.

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Belmonte and Munoz Take Two Golds Each On Second Day Of 2020 Catalonia Open

Mireia Belmonte did not disappoint during the first finals sessions of the 2020 Catalonia Open, taking gold in both the 400 free and 200 IM.

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Canadian Olympian Sydney Pickrem Joins Team Speedo

Canadian Olympian and four time World Championship medalist Sydney Pickrem has announced via Instagram that she has joined Team Speedo.

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Munoz Opens 2020 Catalonia Open With New 50 Fr Meet Record

Night one of the 2020 Catalonia Open Championships featured prelim swimming for both the men’s and women’s 400 free, 100 fly, 100 breast, 200 back, 50 free, 200 IM and 4×100 free.

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