Articles by Daniel Takata

Raito Numata’s 4:12.10 400 IM Marks The Fastest-Ever For 16 & Under Boys

Numata surpasses China’s Zhang Zhanshuo (4:12.44) for the fastest time ever for a 16 & under swimmer in the 400 IM.

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A Closer Look At Katie Ledecky’s Longevity

Ledecky’s 800 free world record continues to amaze, as she became the fifth-oldest woman to break a WR and the second-oldest to do so in a distance event.

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Ledecky Ties Debbie Meyer & Donna De Varona For Most Individual LC World Records By U.S. Woman

Ledecky’s 15 world records only trails East German Kornelia Ender, who set 22 individual world records in her career.

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Gui Caribe’s 47.10 Puts Two Brazilians In 100 Free All-Time Top 10 For First Time Since 1998

Caribe’s swim marks the fastest time in the world this season, surpassing Kyle Chalmers’ 47.27 from earlier this month.

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Gretchen Walsh’s 11 World Records Surpasses Spitz, Phelps For Most Set In Single Meet

Walsh took down a stunning 11 world records in Budapest, overtaking Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps for the most set at one meet by a wide margin.

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HOW LONG HAVE THE SUPER-SUITED WORLD RECORDS LASTED IN SCM?

Luke Hobson broke the last standing SCM super-suited world record yesterday. How long did each world record take to break?

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December 10, 2024 Is The Date With The Most World Records In History At World SC Champs

We saw 7 world records on day 1 of Short Course Worlds. A feat that had never happened before in the history of World Short Course Championships.

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The Most Dominant Short Course Meter World Records

Kate Douglass obliterated the women’s 200 breast world record at the World Cup, putting her nearly a second and a half clear of anyone else in history.

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How Rare Is It To See A World Record Broken In September?

Kaylee McKeown lowered the world record in the SCM women’s 100 backstroke at the Australian Short Course Championships last week.

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The Paris 2024 Olympics Had Two of the Closest Finishes In History

The men’s 200 free was an absolute barn-burner in Paris, with only 15 one-hundredths separated gold medalist David Popovici and Duncan Scott in fourth.

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The U.S. Has Never Been Disqualified In 103 Olympic Relay Appearances

The United States has, considering all the relay events that are currently contested, 77 wins, compared to 33 for all other countries combined.

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Were The Women’s Olympic Qualifying Times Harder Than The Men’s? Looking At The Numbers

Katie Ledecky is one of only 11 women who were under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) in the women’s 800 freestyle prior to Paris.

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Are Some 2024 Olympic Qualifying Times Harder Than Others?

Leon Marchand is one of only 12 swimmers under the OQT in the men’s 400 IM, a third of the amount of qualifiers in the men’s 50 free (36).

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Leon Marchand: Mastering Breaststroke and Butterfly

Marchand has the chance to become the first swimmer in Olympic history to win a medal in both butterfly and breaststroke in Paris.

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The Longest Current American Gold Medal Drought In Individual Events At The Olympics

Alex Walsh and Kate Douglass represent the best chance for the U.S. to end its 40-year drought in the women’s 200 IM in Paris.

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