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Emma McKeon Rips 55.72 100 Fly Aussie & Oceanic Record For Bronze

27-year-old Renaissance woman Emma McKeon has surged to the wall here in Tokyo for 100m fly bronze, hitting a national record again.

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200 Freestyle Top Seed Hwang Sunwoo: “I’m Surprised At My Time”

During day 2 prelims of these Olympic Games, we saw a World Junior Record go down in the form of Hwang Sunwoo in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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Fairweather Drops 4 Seconds, Hits 4:02.28 NZL National Record

17-year-old Erika Fairweather swam fearlessly in the 400m free heats, cracking a New Zealand national record to make the final.

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Li Bingjie Looks Solid with 400 Free Asian Record In Tokyo Heats

Li Bingjie of China hit a new national record and Asian continental record en route to taking the 2nd seed in the women’s 400m free.

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Trio Of Olympic Records Fall In Women’s 100 Backstroke Heats

Scary swimming already in this women’s 100 backstroke already with a trio of Olympic Records biting the dust in Tokyo heats.

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Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo Blasts 1:44.62 200 Free World Junior Record

Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo looked smooth as silk en route to clocking a new World Junior Record in the men’s 200m freestyle heats in Tokyo.

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Schoenmaker Rips 1:04.82 100 Breast; 5th Fastest Performer All-Time

Tatjana Schoenmaker crushed the fastest 100m breaststroke of her career in the Tokyo heats, nailing a new African continental record in the process.

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Aussies Include Chalmers, Apple In For USA’s Men’s 400 Free Relay Heats

Lineups are out for the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, one of the most anticipated events on the Olympic swimming schedule.

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Kalisz Takes 400 IM Gold, But About Those Final Times

The Americans went 1-2 in the en’s 400m IM here in Tokyo, led by Chase Kalisz and then Jay Litherland. But what happened with the times?

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Tokyo 2020, Asia Recap Day 1: Ohashi Brightens Up The Day

Get up to speed on the Asian continental highlights from just day one of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, featuring gold medalist Yui Ohashi.

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Sjostrom Back To Form With 100 Free Olympic Record Lead-off

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom may have broken her elbow earlier this year but the star is showing great shape already on just day 1 here in Tokyo.

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Hungary’s Teen Mihalyvari-Farkas Joins Hosszu In 400 IM Olympic Medal Hunt

Two Hungarians enter the women’s 400m IM final, reigning Olympic champion Katinka Hosszu and a swimmer 15 years her junior in Viktoria Mihalyvari-Farkas.

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Daiya Seto’s Recap Of His 400 IM: “I Made A Mistake”

Hear what reigning 400m IM world champion Daiya Set of Japan had to say after his 400m IM mishap in the heats here in Tokyo.

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Japan Starting Off Slowly In Crowd-less Venues

Some of Japan’s key athletes are missing their marks on day one of these Games, leaving the question of a home-based advantage in doubt.

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Australian Swimming League (ASL) CEO Offers More Insight Into Venture

Just days after the Australian Swiming League (ASL) was announced, its CEO Stuart Coventry provided a few more details about the unique organization.

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