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Great Britain Grabs Top Spot In Overall Swimming Medal Standings In Budapest

With the 2021 European Aquatics Championships now having concluded, we can reflect on the swimming medal table resulting from action in Budapest, Hungary.

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Wild Snags 200 Back Silver For OLY Qualification, Grabowski Lowers AUT Record

20-year-old Cassie Wild just became Great Britain’s 3rd fastest performer all-time in the women’s 200m backstroke, snagging Euros silver.

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Not A Fluke: Pilato Swims #2 Performance In 50 Breast History To Win Gold

16-year-old Benedetta Pilato nearly matched her same World Record-setting 50m breaststroke mark en route to gold tonight in Budapest.

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WADA, Sport Integrity Australia’s Shayna Jack Appeal Hearing Set For June

Australia’s Shayna Jack is back in the water but it may be short-lived depending on what happens at her appeal hearings next month.

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NC State’s Nyls Korstanje Clocks Olympic-Qualifying 100 Fly Time

After falling just .01 short of the Dutch Olympic qualifying standard in the men’s 100 fly last month, Nyls Korstanje got it done today.

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Great Britain’s Banner Night Yields Trio Of Golds & Medal Table Lead

Take a look at the overall medal standings through day 5 of the European Championships, with a new leader atop the table.

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Malyutin Joins 1:44 Club En Route To 200 Free Euros Gold

The men’s 200m free was a lights-out race, as another member of the 1:44 club has been officially initiated with Russia’s Martin Malyutin’s 1:44.79 victory.

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Switzerland’s Lisa Mamie Claims 200 Breast Silver In New Record

Making it onto the podium tonight with the silver medal in the women’s 200m breaststroke event was Lisa Mamie of Switzerland.

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Greenbank Lowers Hours-Old British National 200 Back Record

Luke Greenbank did it again, breaking his own hours-old British national record in the men’s 200m backstroke for top seed here in Budapest.

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Dawson Blasts 58.18 100 Back Euros Gold As 6th Fastest Woman Ever

British ace Kathleen Dawson broke the European Championships record en route to 100m backstroke gold tonight in Budapest.

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Kapas & Hosszu Inch Hungary Up The Euros Medal Table

World champion Boglarka Kapas helped move her nation of Hungary into the 3rd slot on the overall European Championships medal table.

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Gonzalez Wreaks Havoc On Men’s 200 IM Field For Gold, Spanish Record

Hugo Gonzalez of Spain just threw down the race of his life en route to capturing 200m IM gold at these European Championships. 

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Seemanova Snares European Championships Gold In Czech Record

21-year-old Barbora Seemanova grabbed gold in a tightly-fought women’s 200m freestyle event, clocking a new Czech Record in the process.

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Hanson Takes Down Nearly 3-Decades Old Swedish 200 Free Record

Robin Hanson just became the fastest 200m freestyler ever from Sweden, clinching his spot in tomorrow night’s European Championsihps final.

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Toussaint Ties, Dawson Surpasses Euros Record In Women’s 100 Back

Kathleen Dawson and Kira Toussaint have set up a dynamic duel for tomorrow night’s final of the women’s 100m backstroke here in Budapest.

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