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Beyond the Lane Lines: Drew Kibler Takes On Grand Marshal Role

Get your fix on new happenings outside the pool with Beyond the Lane Lines, this time featuring U.S. Olympian Drew Kibler.

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2023 Sydney Open Day 1 Finals: Meg Harris Hits 50 Free PB, McEvoy Looks Sharp

Olympian Meg Harris produced a new lifetime best in the 50m free while Cameron McEvoy also looked good with his fastest result in nearly 6 years.

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Jung Yi Ong Takes 200 Fly As Singapore Closes Out 2023 SEA Games On Top

Ong Jung Yi captured gold in the men’s 200m butterfly on the final night of action at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

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Singapore Continues Dominance On Penultimate Night Of SEA Games Action

The penultimate night of action in Cambodia saw Singapore continue to dominate the swimming events at the 2023 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

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Budding British Backstroker Oliver Morgan Hits PB At West Midlands

19-year-old Oliver Morgan made major noise at April’s British Championships and the backstroke shows no signs of slowing down with Fukuoka on the horizon.

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Bronte Campbell Set To Race At First Meet Since 2020 Olympic Games

28-year-old Bronte Campbell of Australia is set to race in her first pool competition since the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

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Quah Siblings Help Singapore Win Mixed Medley Debut At SEA Games

Quah Zheng Wen joined his sisters Quah Jing Wen and Quah Ting Wen, along with Nicholas Mahabir, in clocking a new Singaporean mixed medley relay record.

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SEA Games Day 3: Vietnam’s Huy Hoang Nguyen Wins Men’s 1500 Free

22-year-old Huy Hoang Nguyen of Vietnam took the men’s 1500m freestyle in a time of 15:11.24 while Singapore remains atop the overall swimming medal table.

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Masse & Coetze Notch 100 Back Meet Records To Close Out Acropolis Swim Open

South Africa’s Pieter Coetze clocked a time of 52.96, a new meet record, en route to winning 100m back gold on the final night of Acropolis Swim Open action.

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Matt Sates Rips 1:56.34 Personal Best In 200 Fly, Hits QT For Fukuoka

While competing at the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open Matt Sates of South Africa produced a big-time personal best en route to winning the men’s 200m fly.

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Quah Siblings Score Multiple Medals For Singapore Through Day 2 Of SEA Games

Quah Zheng Wen led his trio of Singaporean siblings as they did damage on the swimming medal table through 2 days of racing at the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.

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Coetze & Masse Hit Acropolis Open Records While Andrew Wins 50 Breaststroke

Kylie Masse of Canada won the women’s 50m back event in a time of 27.97 on day two of the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Greece.

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Xu Jiayu Posts 1:56.33 200 Back, Li Bingjie 8:20.34 800 Free At Chinese Nationals

National record holder Xu Jiayu logged a new season-best time of 1:56.33 en route to winning gold on day six of Chinese Nationals.

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Chen Juner Takes Down Wu Peng’s 2008 Chinese Record In 200 Fly

Chen Juner took down Olympian Wu Peng’s Chinese national record in the men’s 200m fly while competing at the national championships this evening.

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Coetze Clocks Two Meet Records, Andrew Scores 50 Fly Win On Day 1 Of Acropolis Swim Open

American Olympian Michael Andrew topped the men’s 50m fly field to open the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Greece this evening.

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