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Chalmers, McKeon, McKeown & Americans Headed For Aussie Short Course Championships

The 2022 Australian Short Course Championships kick off tomorrow with a plethora of talent headed to Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

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Siobhan Haughey Punches 4:08 400 Free National Record In Comeback Meet

Multi-Olympic medalist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong competed at her nation’s Open Swimming Championships over the weekend.

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Siobhan Haughey Hits 1:56.47 200 Free In Hong Kong Comeback Meet

The 2022 Hong Kong Open Swimming Championships kicked off this weekend, with national record holder Siobhan Haughey back in the water.

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Cody Simpson Eyeing Other Events En Route To Paris 2024

The 2022 Duel in the Pool is upon us and one of the highest-profile racers on the Australian side is pop-star-turned-Commonwealth Games swimmer Cody Simpson.

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For The First Time Ever, Italy Tops European Championships Medal Table

The 2022 European Championships wrapped up tonight from Rome, Italy but not before the host nation sealed its spot atop the overall swimming medal table.

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Mityukov & Djakovic Rack Up Swiss Records In 100 Back & 400 Free

19-year-old Antonio Djakovic snagged 400m free silver tonight in Rome, establishing a new Swiss national record in the process.

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Ben Proud Makes History As Worlds, Commonwealth & European Champion

British sprinting ace Ben Proud just became the first man ever to become World, Commonwealth and European champion in the same year.

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Sarah Sjostrom Now Tops All-Time European Championships Medalists

While competing on the penultimate night of these 2022 European Championships, Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden cracked a monumental record.

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Martinenghi Rips 26.33 50 Breast For Italian Record, #2 Swim Of All-Time

Tonight at the 2022 European Aquatic Championships, we saw Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi clock a new national record in the men’s 50m breaststroke.

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Van Niekerk Clinches Breaststroke Trifecta At South African SC Championships

19-year-old Lara van Niekerk ended her 2022 South African Short Course Championships on a high note, taking the women’s 200m breaststroke.

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Brazilian Olympic Medalist Bruno Fratus Undergoes Another Shoulder Surgery

“The rest of this year will focus on recovery,” says 33-year-old Olympic bronze medalist Bruno Fratus of Brazil after shoulder surgery.

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Italy’s Breaststrokers Help The Nation Stay Atop The Euros Medal Table

Italy remains atop the overall swimming medal table through five days’ worth of competition at these 2022 European Championships.

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David Popovici Busts Out 1:42.97 200 Free World Junior Record

Romania’s Davic Popovici continued his freestyle tear, putting up the 4th fastest performance of all-time in the 200m distance for a new World Junior Record.

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Christou & Ceccon Check In With National Records As 1-2 In 50 Backstroke

Tonight’s final of the men’s 50m backstroke at the 2022 European Championships saw two national records bite the dust when all was said and done.

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Newly-Minted World Record Holder David Popovici Set To Race At SC Worlds

Newly-minted long course 100 freestyle World Record holder David Popovici of Romania still has events to go here in Italy but he is also eyeing Australia.

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