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Lilly King Downs 100 Breaststroke American Record, Moves To #3 All-Time

Lilly King busted through the 1:03 barrier for the first time in 1:02.50, breaking Katie Meili’s 2016 American Record of 1:02.92.

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Caeleb Dressel Chops A Tenth Off His 100 Freestyle American Record In 45.08

After breaking the American Record on Saturday in 45.18, Dressel brought it down again early on during the final day of the ISL season in 45.08.

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Race Videos From Friday Night’s College Invites

Watch race videos from Friday night action at Auburn, Texas A&M and Georgia.

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Relay Analysis: All Four Winning Clubs Go Under Existing World Record

In addition to breaking the world record in the 400 medley relay, Cali’s Lilly King produced the fastest 100 breaststroke relay split in history (1:02.40).

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Cali Women, Energy Standard Men Select Breaststroke Skins For ISL Final

The Cali Condors will rely heavily on Lilly King and Molly Hannis in the women’s breaststroke skins on the final day of the ISL season.

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Caeleb Dressel Shatters 100 Fly World Record In 47.78, First Man Sub-48

Dressel’s swim took a full three-tenths of a second off the world record of 48.08, previously held by Chad Le Clos.

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Caeleb’s Crushing: Dressel Downs 50 Free World Record In 20.16

Caeleb Dressel set his second world record inside 40 minutes in the men’s 50 freestyle, clocking 20.16 to erase his mark of 20.24 set in 2019.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Reclaims 100 Backstroke World Record In Blazing 48.58

The Russian chops three-tenths of a second off the existing record set by China’s Xu Jiayu in 2018.

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Sydney Pickrem Moves To #3 All-Time With Canadian Record In 200 IM

Pickrem’s time of 2:04.00 in the ISL Grand Final lowers the Canadian Record of 2:04.34 she set last year, and makes her the third-fastest woman in history.

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Ryan Murphy Sets American Record With Second-Fastest 50 Back Of All-Time

Murphy’s time of 22.54 broke his 2018 record by .09, and moves him up from fifth to second in the all-time rankings.

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King Breaks American, Pilato Ties European Record In Epic 50 Breast Showdown

Lilly King chopped nearly a tenth off her American Record in 28.77, while Italian Benedetta Pilato tied Ruta Meilutyte’s European Record of 28.81.

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Luke Greenbank Lowers British 200 Back Record For Third Time In Budapest

Greenbank, who entered the ISL season having never broken 1:50, has taken the British Record all the way down to 1:48.65.

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ISL Statement Sheds Light On Financial Challenges: “The Work Has Not Been Easy”

In a statement issued Friday, the International Swimming League discussed the financial realities it has faced in running the 2020 season amidst the pandemic.

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Andrew Wilson Planning To Retire Post-Tokyo, Will Attend Grad School At Oxford

The American Olympic hopeful was planning on calling it a career after the 2020 Olympic Games prior to the pandemic.

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All The Race Videos From Thursday Night’s College Invites

Georgia’s Courtney Harnish earned three wins on day two of the UGA Invite, claiming the women’s 200 freestyle along with the 200 medley and 800 free relays.

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