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Korea’s Teen Machine Hwang Sunwoo Clocks World’s #1 100 Free Time

18-year-old world champion Hwang Sunwoo now tops the men’s 100m freestyle world rankings for 2022 with his 48.42 clocked in Gimcheon.

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Benedetta Pilato Punches 1:03.56 SCM 100 Breast At Italian Juniors

Olympian Benedetta Pilato turned heads today in her native Italy, competing on day one of the 2022 National Junior Championships.

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Noe Ponti Nearly Hits His 200 Fly Time From Tokyo With 1:55.49 In Uster

Olympic bronze medalist Noe Ponti is in the water in his home nation of Switzerland, taking on several events at the long course championships in Uster.

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Popovici Slides Into World Rankings With 48.50/1:46.72 Freestyle Combo

Teen weapon David Popovici of Romania was in the water this week, taking on his signature 100m/200m freestyle combo and doing damage in both.

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World Champion Hwang Sunwoo Puts Up 48.69 100 Free Heats Swim

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo dove in for his first race of the 2022 Korean Trials, posting a quick 48.69 100m free prelim outing.

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Cho Sungjae Hits 59.9 100 Breast In Korean Trials Heats

Korea’s national record holder Cho Sungjae is already near his lifetime best in the heats of the men’s 100m breaststroke in Gimcheon.

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Atakan Malgil Lowers Turkish National Age Group Record In 400 IM

Turkish teen Atakan Malgil posted another national age group record, continuing his tear across the men’s 400m IM history books for his nation.

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LEN Launches New Integrity Reporting Hotline

LEN has established an integrity partnership with external sports ethics, integrity, and governance experts Quest Global Ltd.

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Vancouver Aquatic Center Suffers Roof Damage From Unknown Cause

The Vancouver Aquatic Centre suffered roof damage earlier this week, which rendered parts of the facility closed to the public.

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Teen World Champion Hwang Sunwoo In Action Later This Month

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo, the breakout star who made two Olympic finals in his Games debut last year in Tokyo, will be racing in his native Korea soon.

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Olympic Champion Kaylee McKeown May Add 3 Events To Commonwealth Lineup

20-year-old multi-Olympic gold medalist Kaylee McKeown has some decisions to make regarding her 2022 Commonwealth Games event lineup.

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Joseph Schooling Makes Cut For 2022 Asian, Commonwealth Games

2016 Olympic champion Joseph Schooling of Singapore was back in the water for his first races since the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Japan’s Roster For 2022 Asian Games Nearly Identical To Budapest

On the heels of revealing its roster for the 2022 FINA World Aquatic Championships, the JASF has revealed the lineup for the Asian Games.

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Quah Siblings Qualify For Asian Games Early On At Singapore Qualifier

As the only swimmers to notched Asian Games qualifying times on day 1, of the SGP qualifier the Quah trio made a statement to kickoff their campaign.

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Olympic Medalist Herasimenia & Family Flee To Poland

Belarusian Olympic medalist Aliaksandra Herasimenia is in the news once again as war rages on within her new home of Ukraine.

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