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British Men Wipe Out Supersuited 400 Free Relay National Record

James Guy was a key difference-maker for the British men’s 400m free relay squad which took silver in a new national record time.

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British Women Topple Vaunted Dutch Relay With New National Record

The British women’s 4x100m freestyle relay made history tonight in Budapest, reaping gold at a European Championships for the first time since 1927.

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Djakovic & Zirk Lower Newly-Minted 400 Free National Records

Both Swiss swimmer Antonio Djakovic and Estonian Kregor Zirk lowered their national records in tonight’s 400m free final.

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Hungary’s Newest 400 IM Wunderkind Pushes Her Country Past GDR

While competing day 1 of the 2021 European Championships, 17-year-old Viktoria Mihalyvari made her presence known en route to the women’s 400m IM podium.

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Moon Seungwoo Takes Down Korean 200 Fly Record To Qualify for Tokyo

Moon Seungwoo snagged a new national record in the men’s 200m fly en route to qualifying for the Korean Olympic squad for Tokyo.

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Korea’s Lee Eunji Blasts 1:00.03 100 Back National Record At Just 14

14-year-old Lee Eunji of Kore set a new national record of 1:00.03 in the women’s 100m back, qualifying for her 2nd Olympic event in the process.

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Swimming Entry Lists Published For European Championships

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will look to make her mark early at these European Championships, entered in the women’s 400m IM on day 1.

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18-Yr-Old Hwang Sunwoo Blasts 1:44.96 200 Free World Junior Record

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo is congratulated by Korean Swimming Federation President Cho after hitting a new 200m free World Junior Record.

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McKeown Caps Off Sydney Open With 27.16 50 Back Scorcher

19-year-old Kaylee McKeown was unstoppable over the weekend, ending her Sydney Open campaign with a 50m back Commonwealth Record.

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Australia’s Stubblety-Cook Enters The 200 Breaststroke Chat With 2:07.00

The men’s 200m breaststroke field just saw another Olympic medal contender emerge in the form of Australia’s Zac Stubblety-Cook.

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Korea’s 18-Yr-Old Hwang Sunwoo Clocks 48.04 100 Free Record

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo of Korea just produced his fastest 100m freestyle yet, nearing the 48-second barrier in 48.04 for a new national record.

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McKeown Looks To End Sydney Open With 200 IM/50 Back Double

Look out for 19-year-old Kaylee McKeown, who already came close to a world record in the 100m back. She has more racing to do in Sydney.

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McKeon Continues Frightening Speed With 100 Fly/50 Free Double In Sydney

Australia’s Emma McKeon is tearing up the pool at this week’s Sydney Open, this time doubling up on gold in the 100m fly and 50m free.

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Cho Earns Korea’s First Sub-Minute 100 Breast; Hwang Sunwoo Hits 48.38 100 Free

Cho Sungjae became Korea’s first-ever sub-minute breaststroker with his new record of 59.65 at Trials, while Hwang Sunwoo came close to his 100m free record.

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Korean Trials: 14-Yr-Old Lee Eunji Clocks 2:09.87 200 Backstroke

A 14-year-old named Lee Eunji (KOR) just produced one of the fastest 200m backstroke performances in history for her age.

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