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Wang Shun Adds 3rd Individual Olympic Event For Tokyo

Versatile Olympic bronze medalist from Rio Wang Shun is getting ready to shine in Tokyo, having qualified for his third individual Olympic event.

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Japan’s 200 Breast Olympic Qualifier Mura Tests Positive For Coronavirus

One of Japan’s Olympic qualifiers in the 200 breaststroke, Ryuya Mura, has tested positive for coronavirus and is out of the pool.

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Rapsys Checks In With 1:46.39 200 Free At LTU Time Trials

Freestyle dynamo Danas Rapsys raced over the weekend in his native Lithuania, putting up a solid 200m and 400m free combination.

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Zhang Yufei Ties Own Chinese 100 Free Record – 52.90

On-fire Zhang Yufei already tied her own Chinese national record in the women’s 100m free just in prelims at Olympic Trials.

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Chinese Olympic Roster Update Through Trials Day 4

World champion Xu Jiayu is among the list of individual Olympic qualifiers for China through day 4 of the nation’s first Trials meet.

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China’s Yu Yiting Overtakes Rikako Ikee’s 200 IM World Junior Record

With the Olympic Games on the horizon, 15-year-old Yu Yiting strikes down the World Junior Record in the women’s 200m IM.

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Six Chinese Swimmers Notch Names Onto Olympic Roster Thus Far

Check out the shortlist of Chinese Olympic qualifiers through 2 days of action at the nation’s first Olympic Trials meet.

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Kamminga Joins Peaty As Only Members of Sub-58 Second 100 Breast Club (Video)

Dutchman Arno Kammninga moved into entirely new territory in the 100 breast, registering 57.90 as the 2nd fastest man ever.

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Kamminga Casually Clocks 2:07.71 200 Breast In Eindhoven

Following up on his extraordinary 57.90 100m breaststroke from yesterday, Arno Kamminga clocked another sub-2:08 time in the 200m distance.

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Tang Qianting Becomes China’s #2 Breaststroker All-Time

Tang Qianting made her mark on the women’s 100m breaststroke, beating the heats field by over 1 1/2 seconds in Qingdao, China.

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Korstanje Busts Out 51.65 100 Fly Dutch Record At Eindhoven Time Trials

Just weeks before the European Championships, Dutchman Nyls Korstanje produces the fastest 100 butterfly of his life in Eindhoven.

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Zhang Yufei Fires Off 55.96 100 Fly Prelim At Chinese Olympic Trials

Competing on day 1 of the Chinese Olympic Trials, Zhang Yufei made a statement in the women’s 100 fly heats, hitting 55.96.

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Kamminga Slices .01 Off Dutch Record – 58.42 To Remain 4th Fastest Man Ever

Dutch ace Arno Kamminga just lowered his own national record in the 100 breaststroke, putting his would-be Olympic rivals on notice.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Tchaikovsky To Serve As Temporary Russian Anthem

Learn something new in this latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring China, Russia and New Zealand among the topics.

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Olympic Champion Adam Peaty Swaps Pool For Race Track

Olympic breaststroking champion Adam Peaty of Great Britain recently channeled his competitive energy into racing of a different sort.

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