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McKeown Closes Out Vic Open With 200 Free Gold

Kaylee McKeown closed out her 2023 Victorian Open Long Course Championships with a solid swim in the 200m freestyle event.

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Matsumoto Claims Double Gold, Narita With Another 4:37 400 IM At 2023 Konami Open

Katsuhiro Matsumoto doubled up on 200m free/100m fly gold while 16-year-old Mio Narita neared her season-best in the 400m IM to begin the 2023 Konami Open.

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16-Yr-Old Olivia Wunsch Takes 50 Free On Day Two Of 2023 Vic Open

16-year-old Olivia Wunsch captured the women’s 50m freestyle gold on day two of the 2023 Victorian Open Long Course Championships.

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Kaylee McKeown Rips 57.93 100 Backstroke At Vic Open

In Australia, multi-Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown ripped one of the fastest 100m backstroke times of her career and her quickest since Tokyo.

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Honda, Irie Head To This Weekend’s 2023 Konami Open

The 2023 Konami Open kicks off in Japan tomorrow, with the two-day affair taking place at the International Swimming Center within the Chiba Prefecture

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Kaylee McKeown Posts Back-To-Back 1:06.86 100 Breast & 54.66 100 Free

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown put her versatility on display on day one of the 2023 Victorian Long Course Championships.

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Brazil Follows World Aquatics ‘A-Cuts’ For Fukuoka Qualification

The Brazilian Swimming Federation (CBDA) has released its selection criteria for the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan this July.

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Rapsys & Teterevkova Get Golden Start To Lithuanian Winter Championships

Danas Rapsys made his presence known early at the 2023 Lithuanian Winter Championships, taking the men’s 200m freestyle with ease.

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Hwang Sunwoo & Company Eye Historic Asian Games 800 Free Relay Gold

The Korean men’s 4x200m free relay, led by short course world champion Hwang Sunwoo, is eyeing potential gold at the 2023 Asian Games.

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Seto Joins Up With Kalisz, Heads To Flagstaff

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto of Japan is beginning his 2023 year of traveling with a stint in the United States, ultimately heading to Flagstaff, Arizona.

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Under New Coach, Danas Rapsys Heads To Lithuanian Winter Championships

Short Course World Championships bronze medalist Danas Rapsys of Lithuania has changed coaches leading into his nation’s Winter Championships.

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UK Sport Increases Funding Across 33 Sports On Road To Paris 2024

This week British Swimming welcomed the news that UK Sport is injecting an additional £158,395 ($190,000 USD) into its programming heading into Paris 2024.

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Sandwell Aquatics Center Undergoing Transition To Community Facility

Sandwell Aquatics Center, the only entirely new venue constructed for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, is now set to become a community facility.

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Amelie Blocksidge Clocks British Age Record In 1500 Freestyle

A big-time swim took place over the weekend at the hands of 13-year-old Amelie Blocksidge at the 2023 Lancashire County Age Group Championships in England.

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Teens Take Down Zac Stubblety-Cook, Leisel Jones Queensland Age Records

Current World Record holder and Olympic champion Zac Stubblety-Cook saw his 50m breaststroke age record go down at the hands of 13-year-old Oscar Kolenbet.

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