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Aussies Maintain Medal Table Lead Through Day 2 Of Short Course World Championships

The Aussie women set a new World Record in the 800m free relay, with their gold being added to the host nation’s overall haul through day 2.

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2022 Short Course World Championships Day 2 Digest

Catch up on the highs and lows of day two of the 2022 Short Course World Championships taking place in Melbourne, Australia.

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Nicholas Santos Breaks Own Record As Oldest World Champion At Age 42

Brazilian Nicholas Santos has broken another boundary, overtaking his own record as the oldest world champion in history at the age of 42.

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Ryan Murphy Rocks 48.50 Personal Best, Championship Record In 100 Back

Multi-Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy of the United States took the men’s 100m back in Melbourne, producing a big-time personal best and Championships Record.

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Rebecca Smith Slices .09 Off Own 200 Freestyle Canadian Record

Rebecca Smith of Canada lowered her own national record in the women’s 200m freestyle while leading off her squad’s silver medal-winning relay.

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Teong Tzen Wei Ties Day-Old Singaporean, Asian Record In Men’s 50 Fly

Singapore’s Teong Tzen Wei tied his day-old national and Asian Record in the men’s 50m butterfly competing in Melbourne.

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Lorenzo Mora Lowers Own Italian Record En Route To 100 Backstroke Silver

24-year-old Lorenzo Mora of Italy just downed his own national record en route to earning silver in the men’s 100m backstroke.

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Zhang Yufei Posts 24.71 50 Fly For Chinese, Asian Records

Olympic champion Zhang Yufei posted the fastest 50m fly of her career to establish new Chinese national and Asian continental records.

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Miyu Namba Puts Up Fastest Japanese 800 Free In Over 15 Years For Bronze

Japanese freestyle ace Miyu Namba logged a new national record en route to earning bronze in the women’s 800m freestyle in Melbourne.

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World Junior Record Holder Diogo Ribeiro Makes Some Noise At Portuguese Nationals

World Junior Record holder Diogo Ribeiro ripped more than one personal best while competing at Portuguese Nationals over the weekend.

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Host Nation Australia Leads Medal Table After Day One Of Short Course Worlds

Aussie Kaylee McKeown has something to smile about as her nation leads the overall medal table after one day of action in Melbourne.

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Who’s Hot And Who’s Not On Day 1 Of Short Course World Championships

Find out who was ‘hot’ and who was ‘not’ on day one of the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

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Joshua Edwards-Smith Rocks 1:55.42 LCM 200 Back, Now #2 Aussie All-Time

Joshua Edwards-Smith posted the fastest long course 200m backstroke of his young career, firing off a time of 1:55.42 in Queensland.

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Canadian Men & Women Both Crack National Records In 400 Free Relays

While the Italian men and Australian women were busy breaking World Records in the 4x100m free relay event, the Canadian squads did damage in their own right.

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Italian World Championships Medalist Matteo Rivolta Disqualified In Men’s 50 Fly

Multi-medalist from the 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships, Matteo Rivolta of Italy was disqualified in the men’s 50m butterfly.

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