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Maggie MacNeil Rips New 50 Back World Record

Canadian Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil just collected a World Record tonight in Abu Dhabi en route to topping the women’s 50m back podium.

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Van Niekerk Hits New South African LCM 50 Breast Record In Pretoria

The 2021 Northern Tigers Swimming Championships took place in Pretoria, with swimmers given a chance to compete in long course meters before the holidays.

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Multiple National Records Fall In Women’s 100 Breast Abu Dhabi Final

Day 5 finals here at these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships brought the heat, epitomized by the women’s 100m breaststroke event.

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Ilya Borodin Smashes 400 IM World Junior Record To Become 3rd Best Ever

18-year-old Ilya Borodin just fired off a big-time personal best in the 400 IM to take silver, a new World Junior Record and new European Record.

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Miressi Posts 45.58 100 Free Italian Record For Top Seed At SC Worlds

Alessandro Miressi lowered his own Italian national record while competing in the men’s 100m free semi-finals today in Abu Dhabi.

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Yu Yiting Takes Down 200 IM World Junior Record, Ye Shiwen’s CHN Record

The women’s 200m IM saw a World Junior Record and Chinese national record fall at the hands of 16-year-old swimmer Yu Yiting.

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Russia & USA Tie For Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay Championships Record

The Russian Swimming Federation and the United States each touched in 1:30.51 to take co-gold medley relay gold here on day 5 in Abu Dhabi.

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Walshe & Wiffen Score Huge New Irish Records On Day 5 Heats In Abu Dhabi

A pair of Irish records went down on day 5 of these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships, one at the hands of freestyle ace Daniel Wiffen.

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Peaty & Daley Highlight Aquatics’ Presence At BBC SPOTY Awards

Although he didn’t ultimately win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Olympic champion Adam Peaty finished third in the voting for the prestigious award.

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Kromowidjojo Rips 24.44 Lifetime Best 50 Fly, #2 Performance Ever

Dutch Olympian Ranomi Kromowidjojo successfully defended her Short Course World Championships title tonight in the women’s 50m fly.

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Britain’s Ben Proud, USA’s Michael Andrew No-Show Men’s 50 Fly Heats

Among the handful of no-shows in the men’s 50m fly heats, British swimmer Ben Proud and American Michael Andrew decided not to swim.

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Peng Xuwei Cracks Chinese National Record In 200 Back

Although she landed off the podium in 4th place, Peng Xuwei of China fired off a new national record in the women’s 200m backstroke.

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Zhang Yufei Becomes Just 2nd Asian Woman Ever Under 25 Seconds In 50 Fly

Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei fired off a new national record in the women’s 50m butterfly while competing in the semi-finals.

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Study Up On Short Course World Championships Day 3 Heat Sheets

Save any other swimmer who may be pulled at the last second, the fields for day 3 heats of these Short Course World Championships remain intact.

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Sjostrom’s 23.96 Fly Split Helps Sweden Tie 200 Medley Relay World Record

Sweden crushed a World Record in the women’s 200m medley relay on night two of the 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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