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Hungary’s Newest 400 IM Wunderkind Pushes Her Country Past GDR

While competing day 1 of the 2021 European Championships, 17-year-old Viktoria Mihalyvari made her presence known en route to the women’s 400m IM podium.

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Moon Seungwoo Takes Down Korean 200 Fly Record To Qualify for Tokyo

Moon Seungwoo snagged a new national record in the men’s 200m fly en route to qualifying for the Korean Olympic squad for Tokyo.

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Korea’s Lee Eunji Blasts 1:00.03 100 Back National Record At Just 14

14-year-old Lee Eunji of Kore set a new national record of 1:00.03 in the women’s 100m back, qualifying for her 2nd Olympic event in the process.

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Swimming Entry Lists Published For European Championships

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will look to make her mark early at these European Championships, entered in the women’s 400m IM on day 1.

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18-Yr-Old Hwang Sunwoo Blasts 1:44.96 200 Free World Junior Record

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo is congratulated by Korean Swimming Federation President Cho after hitting a new 200m free World Junior Record.

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McKeown Caps Off Sydney Open With 27.16 50 Back Scorcher

19-year-old Kaylee McKeown was unstoppable over the weekend, ending her Sydney Open campaign with a 50m back Commonwealth Record.

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Australia’s Stubblety-Cook Enters The 200 Breaststroke Chat With 2:07.00

The men’s 200m breaststroke field just saw another Olympic medal contender emerge in the form of Australia’s Zac Stubblety-Cook.

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Korea’s 18-Yr-Old Hwang Sunwoo Clocks 48.04 100 Free Record

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo of Korea just produced his fastest 100m freestyle yet, nearing the 48-second barrier in 48.04 for a new national record.

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McKeown Looks To End Sydney Open With 200 IM/50 Back Double

Look out for 19-year-old Kaylee McKeown, who already came close to a world record in the 100m back. She has more racing to do in Sydney.

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McKeon Continues Frightening Speed With 100 Fly/50 Free Double In Sydney

Australia’s Emma McKeon is tearing up the pool at this week’s Sydney Open, this time doubling up on gold in the 100m fly and 50m free.

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Cho Earns Korea’s First Sub-Minute 100 Breast; Hwang Sunwoo Hits 48.38 100 Free

Cho Sungjae became Korea’s first-ever sub-minute breaststroker with his new record of 59.65 at Trials, while Hwang Sunwoo came close to his 100m free record.

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Korean Trials: 14-Yr-Old Lee Eunji Clocks 2:09.87 200 Backstroke

A 14-year-old named Lee Eunji (KOR) just produced one of the fastest 200m backstroke performances in history for her age.

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Jeffcoat Slices .01 off New Zealand 50 Back National Record

New Zealand’s Andrew Jeffcoat clocked the fastest 50m back time of his career to take the silver at the 2021 Sydney Open.

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McKeown Hits Big-Time 58.14 100 Back, Tamsin Cook Returns To Form

Olympic finalist Tamsin Cook continues her comeback journey while Kaylee McKeown wows again in prelims of the women’s 100m backstroke.

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17-Yr-Old Isaac Cooper (AUS) Now Ranks 4th In The World In 50 Back

Topping the men’s 50m backstroke podium this morning at the 2021 Sydney Open, 17-year-old Isaac Cooper rocked the fastest time of his career in 24.69.

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