Articles by Daniel Takata

The Most Decorated Swimmers In European Aquatics Championship History

No one has won more medals in individual events at the European Championships than Hungarian Laszlo Cseh: 18.

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What Is The Longest Individual Winning Streak In Olympic Swimming?

The United States owns nine of the 10 longest Olympic winning streaks in individual events.

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How Difficult Is It To Win Multiple Olympic Gold Medals In Individual Events?

Katie Ledecky “only” needs to win two individual events in Tokyo to move to #2 all-time in individual golds.

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The Longest Current American Gold Medal Drought In Olympic Individual Events

The men’s 400 and 1500 freestyle are two of the events with the longest Olympic gold medal draught for the United States.

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Why Adam Peaty Is Such A Good Closer In The 100 BR – And How He Keeps Improving

After his recent performance at British Trials, Peaty now owns six of the 10 fastest back-halfs in history in the men’s 100 breaststroke.

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Japan’s Incredible Depth In The Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Shoma Sato (pictured) is the latest in a long line of dominant Japanese swimmers in the men’s 200 breast.

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Swimming The Same Event In Five Olympics: A Feat For Few

After qualifying for this summer’s Olympics in the women’s 200 free, Italian legend Federica Pellegrini joins an exclusive club of athletes.

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A Rare Feat: NCAA & Olympic Champions In The Same Year

Ryan Murphy was one of three swimmers to win both the Olympic and NCAA titles in the same event in 2016, doing so in the men’s 100 and 200 backstroke.

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