Articles by Lauren Neidigh

China’s Xu Jiayu Storms to 51.86 100 Back for New Asian Record

Jiayu threw down a 51.86, clearing the former Asian Record of 52.24 and missing Ryan Murphy’s World Record by just a hundredth of a second.

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Fu Yuanhui Downs National Record with 58.7 100 Back at Chinese Nationals

Olympic medalists Fu Yuanhui and Xu Jiayu gave China a great showing in the 100 back on day 4 of the 2017 Chinese Nationals.

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Sjostrom Lands #1 Ranking with 52.5 100 Free at Stockholm Open

Swedish Olympic champ Sarah Sjostrom blasted her way to #1 in the world in the 100 free final on day 4 of the 2017 Stockholm Open.

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Rylov Powers to 53.1 100 Back on Day 2 of Russian Nationals

On day 2 of the 2017 Russian National Championships, backstroke standout Evgeny Rylov stormed to gold in the 100 back.

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Li Zhuhao Downs Chinese Record in 50 Fly on Day 2 of Chinese Nationals

Chinese butterfly stud Li Zhuhao headlined day 2 of the 2017 Chinese National Championships with his 23.53 in the 50 fly final.

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WATCH: A Day in the Life of Olympic Champ Adam Peaty

Great Britain’s Olympic champion and World Record holder Adam Peaty took the time to make a video, giving his fans some insight into what a typical day in his life entails.

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Ferguson Qualifies for Worlds in 50 Back at Irish Open Championships

Ferguson became the 3rd swimmer to make the World Championships roster, shredding his way to a 25.24 in the 50 back.

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Ferguson Becomes 1st Irish Man Under 2:00 in 200 Back at Irish Open

2017 IRISH OPEN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, April 6th – Sunday, April 9th National Aquatic Centre, Dublin LCM Psych Sheets Live…

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Detti Closes Italian Nationals with World-Leading 200 Free

A talented field of men’s 200 freestylers stepped up to challenge Gabriele Detti at the 2017 Italian Championships, but the distance ace landed on top of the podium.

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Harnish Downs State Record with 1:44.7 200 Free at PIAA 2A Champs

Harnish finished over 5 seconds ahead of the field, flipping in 51.04 en route to her 1:44.73 victory.

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Gonzalez Downs Sprints with 19.9/43.6 at Pennsylvania 3A States

North Allegheny’s Mason Gonzalez was on fire at the 2017 PIAA 3A State Championships, sweeping the individual sprint freestyles with a 19.99 50 free and a 43.62 100 free.

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Caeleb Dressel Annihilates American Record with 40.00 100 Free

Dressel shot off the blocks en route to the fastest performance ever, touching in 40.00 to dominate a loaded field that included Olympic relay teammates Ryan Held and Blake Pieroni.

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Stanford Men Back in the Game with 5th Place Finish at NCAAs

After finishing 14th with 112.5 points in 2016, the Cardinal turned it around to take 5th at the 2017 NCAA meet, more than doubling their previous score with 242 points.

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Conger Wins 1st Title in Last Race with Record-Breaking 1:37.3 200 Fly

Conger wasted no time establishing his lead tonight, blasting a 45.78 opening split en route to a 1:37.35 victory.

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Clark Smith Smashes American Record to Win NCAA 1650 Free in 14:22.41

Texas’ Clark Smith made his way to the wall ahead of Michigan’s Felix Auboeck, South Carolina’s Akaram Mahmoud, and Northwestern’s Jordan Wilimovsky, as they became the 4 fastest 1650 freestylers in history.

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