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Kaylee McKeown Blasts 2:03.70 200 Back For 4th Fastest Performance Of All-Time

World Record holder Kaylee McKeown fired off one of the fastest 200m backstroke times of her career en route to winning gold at the Aussie World Trials.

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Manaudou On 50 Free Title: “I Try To Show The Younger Swimmers That I’m Still Here”

Hear what Olympic champion Florent Manaudou had to say after claiming the French national title in the men’s 50m free in Rennes.

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World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 4 Of Aussie Trials

Check out who made the grade for next month’s World Championships in Fukuoka on day four of the 2023 Australian World Trials.

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Charlotte Bonnet Continues Breaststroke Record Siege With 30.82

Charlotte Bonnet doubled up on French breaststroke national records, adding the 50m mark to her 100m PB clocked earlier at these French Championships.

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Grousset Puts Down 100 Fly Marker, Bonnet Tops 50 Breast Heats At French Championships

Maxime Grousset posted a new lifetime best of 51.71 to claim the top seed in the men’s 100m fly at the 2023 French Elite Championships.

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Marchand Drops 100 Fly On Final Day Of French Elite Championships

Leon Marchand has dropped his final race of the men’s 100m fly at the French Elite Championships but has already scored Fukuoka-worthy times in 5 events.

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Aussie Elizabeth Dekkers Clocks 2:05.26 200 Fly All Comers Record

19-year-old Commonwealth Games Elizabeth Dekkers crushed a lifetime best and All Comers Record of 2:05.26 in the 200m fly to qualify for Fukuoka.

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Tommy Neill Breaks Through With 1:57.74 Worlds-Worthy 200 IM

Tommy Neill hacked over a second off of his previous career-best to log a time of 1:57.74 in the men’s 200m IM tonight at the Aussie World Trials.

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World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 5 Of French Championships

32-year-old Florent Manaudou added the 50m free to his list of World Championships qualifying events, joined by teammate Maxime Grousset.

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2023 Australian World Championship Trials: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus captured the top seed in the women’s 200m free and will try to carry that momentum into tonight’s final.

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O’Callaghan Tops Titmus With World-Leading 1:53.83 200 Free At Aussie World Trials

19-year-old Mollie O’Callaghan crushed a lifetime best of 1:53.83 to win the women’s 200m free ahead of Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus tonight in Australia.

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Preparation Issues Cited In Milak’s Shrinkage Of World Championships Event Lineup

Hungarian national coach Csaba Sos lends insight into why Kristof Milak’s event lineup for next month’s World Championships has been reduced.

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Aussie Sam Short Blasts 7:40.39 800 Free To Become 10th Fastest Performer Ever

19-yr-old Sam Short ripped a lifetime best of 7:40.39 to win the men’s 800m free at the 2023 Aussie World Championship Trials, making history in the process.

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Manaudou Puts Up Fastest 50 Free Time Since Tokyo

32-year-old Florent Manaudou put up a time of 21.56 to take the men’s 50m freestyle top seed on day five of the French Elite Championships.

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2023 French Championships Day 5 Prelims: Terebo Drops 1+ Seconds In 200 Back

24-year-old Emma Terebo clocked a new lifetime best of 2:09.49 to take the top seed in the women’s 200m back at the French Elite Championships.

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