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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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Qin Haiyang Continues Breaststroke Tear With 2:07.55

After scorching a 57.93 100m breast, Qin Haiyang produced a winning effort of 2:07.55 in the 200m distance at Chinese Nationals.

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Zhang Yufei Posts 56.48 100 Fly On Day Four Of 2023 Chinese Nationals

Olympic multi-medalist Zhang Yufei posted a time of 56.48, a new season-best, to rank #2 in the world in the women’s 100m butterfly event.

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18-Yr-Old Pan Zhanle’s 1:44.65 Puts Sun Yang’s 200 Free Chinese Record On Notice

18-year-old Pan Zhanle ripped a lifetime best of 1:44.65 in the men’s 200m free to become just the second Chinese man ever to dip under the 1:45 barrier.

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Chinese Men Get Back Into 4×200 Freestyle Relay Groove

Wang Shun was one of the members of the Chinese men’s 4x200m free relay which hit a 7:07 last night during the National Championships.

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Li Bingjie Ties Asian Record In 400 Free, Fei Liwei Scores 14:46.59 1500 Free

21-year-old Li Bingjie tied her own lifetime best, Chinese record and Asian record of 4:01.08 in the women’s 400m free on night three of Chinese Nationals.

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Qin Haiyang Rips 57.93 To Become Third Man Ever Under 58 Seconds In 100 Breast (Video)

History was made tonight in China as Qin Haiyang became just the third man ever to delve into 57-second territory in the men’s 100m breaststroke.

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Kolesnikov, Borodin & Chimrova Wrap Up Wins On Day Two Of Swimming Cup Of Russia

Bacstroking ace Kliment Kolesnikov was among the list of impressive day two winners to close out the 2023 Swimming Cup of Russia.

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Yu Yiting Hits 2:08.34 200 IM As China’s 3rd Fastest Woman In History

Yu Yiting scored a winning time of 2:08.34 to take the women’s 200m IM at Chinese Nationals, becoming her nation’s 3rd fastest woman in the process.

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