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Which Nation Had The Best Relay Exchanges At Short Course Worlds?

The country that produced the most accurate relay exchanges at the Short Course World Championships might surprise you.

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Claire Curzan Raced 1600 Meters Over 19 Swims At Short Course Worlds

Curzan’s incredibly busy schedule in Melbourne resulted in her winning seven medals after averaging more than three swims per day at Short Course Worlds.

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Diana Taszhanova Sets Pair of Kazakhstani Records At Vladimir Salnikov Cup

Taszhanova set new Kazakhstani records in the women’s 200 fly (2:14.14) and 400 free (4:15.59) at the Vladimir Salnikov Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Swimmers Honored With Inaugural Jason Plummer Memorial Award At Queensland Champs

The award recognizes the top 15-16 swimmers in the 1500 freestyle at the Queensland Championships, honoring the memory of Plummer, who died last year.

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42-Year-Old Roland Schoeman Rips 19.2 50 Free, 20.4 50 Fly At KMSC Pro-Am

The three-time Olympic medalist posted some blistering times at the age of 42 at the King Marlin Swim Club Pro-Am Classic in Lewisville, Texas.

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Popovici Proved Something To Himself At SC Worlds: “I Am Way Stronger Than I Imagined”

Despite being arguably the top swimmer of 2022, David Popovici had to overcome self-doubt to succeed at the Short Course World Championships.

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British Olympic Swimmer Sentenced To Prison After Fracturing Fiancée’s Skull

Disney-May swam on the British men’s 400 freestyle relay at the 2012 Olympics and also swam four years collegiately at Auburn University.

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SwimSwam’s Awards For The 2022 Short Course World Championships – Men’s Edition

Ryan Murphy became the first swimmer to sweep the men’s backstroke events at SC Worlds since the 50 was introduced in 1999, and also won three relay medals.

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Olympic Champion Zhang Yufei Injured Elbow Midway Through Short Course Worlds

Zhang, one of the medal favorites in the women’s 100 fly, injured her elbow midway through SC Worlds and was forced to withdraw.

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Australia Sets 18 National Records At 2022 Short Course World Championships

The Australians reset 18 national records at Short Course Worlds, 11 of them coming on relays.

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UCSC Boys Break Three Canadian 15-17 NAG Relay Records At OJI; ESWIM Girls Claim Two

The University of Calgary Swim Club broke three national relay age group records for 15-17 boys at the Ontario Junior International meet over the weekend.

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Ella Jansen Wins Three Times, Laon Kim Adds Another 13-14 NAG Record To Close OJI

Ella Jansen won two more individual events and added a relay victory on Sunday to close out the 2022 Ontario Junior International meet in Toronto.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 33.8% Picked Women’s 200 BR As Most Likely Suited WR To Fall At Worlds

Readers were conflicted over whether the women’s 200 breast, men’s 200 free or women’s 50 fly super-suited records were most likely to fall in Melbourne.

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arena Swim of the Week: Pieter Coetze Breaks Super-Suited African Record In 50 Back

18-year-old Pieter Coetze took down the 13-year-old African Record of 22.85 in the final of the men’s 50 backstroke, finishing fifth overall.

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Jordan Crooks Demolishes 50 Free Semi-Final Field In 20.31, Tying #4 All-Time

Crooks is staking his claim as one of the best sprint freestylers on the planet, coming within 15 one-hundredths of the 50 free world record in the semi.s

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