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Wan Letian Puts Up 27.09 50 Backstroke In China, #4 All Time

Wan Letian fired off a time of 27.09 to win the women’s 50m backstroke at the Chinese Spring Swimming Championships to become #4 in history.

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Lee Ju-Ho Leads Initial Korean World Championships Qualifiers

30-year-old Korean national record holder Lee Ju-Ho led the initial World Championships qualifiers competing in Gimcheon this week.

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18-Yr-Old Kim Youngbeom Blasts 47.96 100 Free At Korean Championships

The reigning Junior Pan Pacific Championships gold medalist Kim Youngbeom blasted a lifetime best of 47.96 in the 100m free in his native Korea.

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55th SNAGs: Quah Siblings Dominate SEA Games Qualifier

Competing in his native nation of Singapore, former Cal Bear Quah Zheng Wen qualified for multiple events for December’s SEA Games.

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Qin Haiyang Speaks On Training With Michael Bohl, Powerhouse Performances This Week

Hear what world record holder Qin Haiyang of China has to say on his performances this week as well as working with Aussie Michael Bohl.

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34-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Completes Breaststroke Treble For First Time Since 2010

34-year-old Olympic medalist Satomi Suzuki earned gold in the 50m/100m/200m breaststroke in her native Japan, something she hadn’t done in over a decade.

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Olympic Medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita Takes Over World’s #1 400 IM

Japan’s sole Olympic medalist last year in Paris, Tomoyuki Matsushita hit a new lifetime best for gold in the men’s 400m IM at the Japan Swim.

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Mio Narita Shaves .01 Off Japanese National High School Record In 400 IM

Olympic finalist Mio Narita shaved .01 off her previous lifetime best to produce a new Japanese National High School Record in the women’s 400m IM.

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Castelluzzo Clocks 200 Fly Personal Best To Close Out 2025 NSW Championships

Brittany Castelluzzo closed out her 2025 NSW Championships campaign with a tough 200m fly/200m free double, hitting a new PB in the former event.

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17-Yr-Old Kazushi Imafuku Scorches 14:50.18 1500 Free JPN National Record

17-year-old Kazushi Imafuku ripped a time of 14:50.18 to take the men’s 1500m free in Tokyo, overtaking the Japanese national record from 2014.

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Kaylee McKeown Rips 27.06 50 Back, 4th-Fastest Performance Ever

23-year-old Olympic multi-gold medalist Kaylee McKeown of Australia fired off a time of 27.06 in the heats of the women’s 50m back at NSW Championships.

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2025 Korean World Trials Begin Sunday, March 23rd

Two-time Olympian and world champion Hwang Sunwoo heads up the entries for the Korean World Championship Trials which begin on Sunday.

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Ponti Powers Way To 22.91 50 Fly On Day Two Of 2025 City Of Livorno Meet

Having already won the 100m fly on day one, Olympic medalist Noe Ponti of Switzerland logged a time of 22.91 in the 50m fly at the City of Livorno Meet.

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17-Yr-Old Tatsuya Murasa Clocks 48.75 100 Free JPN High School Record

17-year-old Tatsuya Murasa continued his successful Japan Swim, clocking a new Japanese National High School Record of 48.75 in the men’s 100m freestyle.

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Olympic Medalist Daiya Seto To Miss First World Championships Since 2013

30-year-old Daiya Seto has withdrawn from the 2025 Japan Swim, the sole qualifying opportunity for this summer’s World Championshps.

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