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Hinata Ando Takes Down Kosuke Hagino’s SCM 400 Free JPN High School Record

The 48th All Japan Junior Olympic Spring Competition got underway, with a new National High School Record going down on the men’s side to kick things off.

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Hwang Sunwoo Takes 200 Free Title On Penultimate Night Of 2026 Korean Trials

Olympian and world champion Hwang Sunwoo topped the podium in his signature 200m freestyle at the 2026 Korean National Team Trials.

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2026 Australian Open: Big Guns Ready For Pre-Trials Tune-Up

Olympic multi-gold medalist Kaylee McKeown is among the strong domestic contingent headed to the 2026 Australian Open in April.

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High-Level International Meets For April 2026

21-year-old Pieter Coetze made some major noise at the China Open and is primed to do damage at April’s South African National Swimming Championships.

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2026 Korean National Team Trials: OLY Medalist Kim Woomin Takes Two Golds Thus Far

Olympic and World Championships medalist Kim Woomin has topped the men’s 800m and 1500m free podiums thus far at the Korean National Team Trials.

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World Rankings Get Rattled On Final Day Of 2026 Giant Open

Mary-Sophie Harvey of Canada checked in with a season-best in the women’s 200m IM on the final day of action at the 2026 Giant Open.

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John Shortt Takes Down Shane Ryan’s 100 Back Irish National Record

19-year-old world junior champion John Shortt registered a new Irish national record in the men’s 200m back on the final day of action at the 2026 Giant Open.

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Naoya Shiota Clocks JPN High School Record In 50 Back & Other Final Day Japan Swim Results

18-year-old Naoya Shiota established a new Japanese National High School Record In the 50m back on the final day of the 2026 Japan Swim.

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Kaito Tabuchi Nabs 1500 Free JPN Record In 14:45.57 For #1 In The World

23-year-old Kaito Tabuchi ripped his former personal best to shreds en route to capturing a new Japanese national record in the me’s 1500m freestyle.

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World Champion Ichika Kajimoto Takes Down Japan’s Oldest Women’s National Record (800 Fr)

22-year-old Ichika Kajimoto, left, just became Japan’s fastest-ever women’s 800m freestyler, downing a record that’s been on the books since 2004.

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Matsushita Blasts 4:06.93 PB In 400 IM, 17-Yr-Old Kojima Crushes 4:08.84 WJR

The final of the men’s 400m IM in Japan set the pool on fire, with Olympic medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita hitting a new PB and Yumeki Kojima posting a WJR.

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John Shortt Lowers Own 200 Back Irish National Record At Giant Open

19-year-old John Shortt put up the best 200m backstroke time of his career on his way to winning Giant Open gold in France.

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Steenbergen Blasts 50 Back Personal Best, 52.93 100 Free On Day Two Of Giant Open

Versatile 26-year-old Marrit Steenbergen of the Netherlands delivered a pair of head-turning performances on day two of the 2026 Giant Open.

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Three-Time Olympian Rikako Ikee Logs Season-Best 50 Fly To Rank #3 This Season

25-year-old Rikako Ikee clocked a season-best of 25.55 tonight in Tokyo to rank 3rd in the world in the women’s 50m butterfly.

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17-Year-Old Yumeki Kojima Fires Off 1:56.53 200 IM World Junior Record

17-year-old Yumeki Kojima clocked a big-time personal best of 1:56.53 in the 200m IM, producing a new World Junior Record.

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