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Nicholas Lia Becomes First Norwegian Sub-22 Second LCM 50 Freestyler

At the 2023 Bergen Swim Festival, Nicholas Lia became the first-ever Norwegian man to dip under the 22-second barrier in the 50m freestyle.

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Braunschweig Posts 50 Back German Record, Miroslaw Hits 1:45.83 200 Free In Berlin

22-year-old Rafael Mirsolaw cranked out a mark of 1:45.83 for gold on day one of the 2023 Berlin Swim Open, ranking 9th in the world on the season.

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Wellbrock Scorches 14:34.89 World-Leading 1500 Free German National Record

Florian Wellbrock just scorched the fastest 1500m free of his career, hitting 14:34.89 for a new German national record and #1 time in the world this season.

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Angelina Kohler Fires Off 57.22 German Record In 100 Fly

While competing on day one of the 2023 Berlin Open, Angelina Kohler produced a new German national record in the women’s 100m butterfly.

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Gaspard And Henveaux Clock National Records On Day 1 Of Belgian Championships

Lucas Henveaux, who competed for the Cal Bears last NCAA season, just fired off a big-time personal best in the men’s 200m free at Belgian Nationals.

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2023 Union Cup Kicked Off In Israel This Week

Nearly 850 swimmers are competing at the 2023 Union Cup in Israel this week with swimmers vying for multiple international competition rosters.

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2023 Australian National Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Olympic multi-medalist Kyle Chalmers will take on his bread-and-butter 100m freestyle event during the last night of finals at 2023 Australian Nationals.

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2023 Australian National Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus saw her 400m free World Record overtaken by Canada’s Summer McIntosh, so we’ll see how she responds at Aussie Nationals.

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2023 Hungarian Nationals Day 1: Milak 48.40 100 Free, Zombori Hits 1:58.94 200 IM PB

Kristof Milak was among the World Championships qualifiers on day one of the 2023 Hungarian National Championships, capturing 100m free gold.

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ICYMI: Aussie Sam Short Posts 7:42.96 800 Free On Day 3 Of Aussie Nationals

19-year-old Australian ace Sam Short already ranks #1 in the world in the 400m free but hit a new 800m free lifetime best to rank #2 on the season.

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Olympic Medalist Tamas Kenderesi Involved In Biological Passport Doping Allegation

2016 Olympic bronze medalist Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary is not racing this week and Nationals and now we know why he’s out of the competition.

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2023 Australian Swimming Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

We’re heading into day two finals of the 2023 Australian Swimming Championships with the session featuring World Record holder Kaylee McKeown in the 100 back.

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Le Clos ‘Confident’ He Can Win 100 Fly At 2024 Olympic Games

Chad Le Clos on his 100m fly performance this past weekend, “Now we try and win this race next year at the Olympic Games. Now I’m confident I can win.

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Kristof Milak Heads To Hungarian Nationals This Week

World Record holder Kristof Milak is headed to the 2023 Hungarian National Championships which kick off tomorrow, Wednesday, April 19th.

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Initial Italian Qualifiers For 2023 World Championships

The Italian Championships concluded yesterday which means we have our initial list of swimmers from the nation who clocked World Championships-worthy times.

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