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Freya Anderson Cracks Own British Record In 200 Free

Anderson ran down a pair of Cali Condors to win the event in 1:52.60, erasing her previous British Record of 1:52.77 set when she won the 2019 European title.

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Kolesnikov’s 45.5, Blume’s 51.8 Lead Energy Standard To Dominant Mixed Free Win

Pernille Blume had her best performance of the season on the mixed free relay, producing the fastest female split in the field in 51.81.

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Jenna Laukkanen Lowers Finnish 100 IM Record In 58.42

Laukkanen closed in a blazing 30.99 to break her two-year-old National Record and nearly run down Anastasiya Shkurdai for the victory in Match 7.

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Relay Analysis: Anderson, Vekovishchev Shine For London Roar

Freya Anderson had the fastest lead-off for the London women on the 400 free relay (51.88), and also produced the top anchor leg in the medley (51.15).

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William & Mary Reinstates Men’s Teams “At Least” Through 2021-22

The College of William & Mary’s men’s swimming team will be back in 2021-22 after getting cut in early September.

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Yui Ohashi Clips Own Japanese Record In SCM 200 IM

Ohashi lowered the record she set just over two weeks ago, clocking 2:05.04 to place second to Cali’s Melanie Margalis in Budapest.

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Lilly King Improves 200 Breast Best Time To 2:15.80, Escobedo Now #7 All-Time

King dropped 0.24 from her best time, giving her two of history’s 10 fastest swims.

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Relay Analysis: Sjostrom Returns With Blistering 50.67 Anchor On Women’s Medley

Sjostrom, who sat out of Energy Standard’s last match with back issues, unleashed the sixth-fastest women’s 100 free split in history.

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CAS Hearing Between WADA, RUSADA Wraps Up

The Arbitral Panel will now deliberate and prepare its decision, which is expected sometime before the end of 2020.

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Brophy Prep Pulls Full Team Out of Arizona State Meet, Ending Title Reign

The 32-time defending champions have withdrawn from the meet, a source told SwimSwam, after one team member tested positive for COVID-19.

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Kelvin Juba, Swimming Author, Coach & Statistician, Dies

Juba was the project manager for LEN’s “Learn to Swim, Prevent Drowning” program that was launched in late 2017.

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Legendary Australian Swim Coach Don Talbot Dies At 87

Talbot (left) was among the world’s top coaches for four decades, spending time in Australia, Canada and the United States.

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2020 ISL Match 6 – Day 2 Live Recap

Fresh off winning the 50 freestyle on day one, Florent Manaudou will race the men’s 100 IM and the free skins on day two of Match 6.

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Swimming Canada Preparing For “Very Controlled” Olympic Trials In April

With the Trials scheduled for early April, High Performance Director John Atkinson says Swimming Canada has started to look at what the meet will look like.

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Relay Analysis: Haughey/Heemskerk Combo Leads Energy Standard To Mixed Free Win

In her first match of the season, Femke Heemskerk was a valuable asset for Energy Standard, producing multiple sub-52 relay legs.

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