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Aussie Henry Allan Takes Down Aaron Peirsol’s 25-Yr-Old All Comers Age Record

17-year-old Henry Allan busted out the fastest 200m backstroke of his young career to take down American Aaron Peirsol’s long-standing All Comers Age Record.

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New Mom Sarah Sjostrom Hits 24.62 50 Free Morning Swim In First Race Back (Video)

32-year-old Swedish Olympic icon Sarah Sjostrom dove in for her first race back after having given birth to her first child last August.

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Olympic Medalist Mona McSharry Claims New Irish Record In 200 Breast

Olympic medalist Mona McSharry put up the fastest 200m breaststroke time of her career to take gold at the 2026 Irish Open Championships.

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2026 Irish Open Championships: Ellen Walshe Wrangles Up Her Third Gold

Already nailing a new Irish national record in the 200m free this morning, Ellen Walshe delivered a stellar performance in the 100m Fly.

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2026 Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm: Day Two Finals Live Recap

Olympic champion Florian Wellbrock is set to lead a formidable trio of Germans in tonight’s 1500m freestyle at the Malmsten Swim Open Stockholm.

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Mityukov Nabs 50 Back Gold On Day Two Of 2026 Swiss LC Championships

Olympic medalist Roman Mityukov won the men’s 50m backstroke event on day two of the 2026 Swiss Long Course Championships.

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Ellen Walshe Takes Down Own Irish Record In 200 Freestyle

24-year-old Olympian Ellen Walshe is on her way to claiming a third gold medal at the Irish Open, logging a new national record in the 200m freestyle.

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John Shortt & Jack Kelly Knock Down National Records On Day Two Of Irish Open Championships

19-year-old John Shortt continues to impress, delivering a new national record in the 100m back on night two of the Irish Open Championships.

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Noe Ponti Hits 50 Fly Season Best To Open Swiss LC Championships

Olympic medalist Noe Ponti did his thing in the men’s 50m butterfly on day one of the 2026 Swiss Long Course Championships.

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2026 Irish Open Championships: Daniel Wiffen Claims 1500 Free Gold

Find out how day one of the 2026 Irish Championships and Commonwealth Games Trials unfolded featuring Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen.

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2026 Australian Open: Day Three Finals Recap

Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan is set to do damage in the final of the women’s 200m freestyle at the 2026 Australian Open.

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Kyle Chalmers Rips 22.77 All Comers Record In 50 Fly

New dad Kyle Chalmers of Australia scorched an outing of 22.77 to set a new All Comers Record in the men’s 50m butterfly.

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Lewis Clareburt Crushes 1:45.57 NZL Record in 200 Free

Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic finalist Lewis Clareburt registered a new NZL record in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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2026 Australian Open: Day Two Finals Live Recap

We’ll see what Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers has up his sleeve in the men’s 50m fly as a follow-up to his day one gold in the 100m freestyle.

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O’Callaghan Delivers 52.66 100 Free, Pallister Posts 8:11.28 800 Free At Aussie Open

Olympic champion Mollie O’Callaghan clocked a new season-best of 52.66 en route to claiming gold in the women’s 100m freestyle at the Aussie Open.

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