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Josha Salchow Drops To 48.02 100 Free At German Championships

Josha Salchow put up a season-best time of 48.02 to take the men’s 100m freestyle on day two of the 2025 German Championships.

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Germany’s Sven Schwarz Overtakes Daniel Wiffen’s 800 Free European Record

U23 Championships gold medalist and Olympic finalist Sven Schwarz ripped a new European Record of 7:38.12 in the men’s 800m freestyle.

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Ntountounaki Hits 25.63 Greek Record In Women’s 50 Fly

29-year-old Anna Ntountounaki of Greece shaved .02 off her former national record to hit 25.63 in the women’s 50m fly while competing at a domestic meet.

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Kaii Winkler Logs 48.41 100 Free Prelim Swim For New German Age Record

NC State’s Kaii Winkler notched a big new personal best of 48.41 in the heats of the men’s 100m freestyle at the German Championships.

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International Swimming Record Roundup: Tolu Young Hits Fijian 100 Free Record

Catch up on several national records that have gone down during the busy World Championships Trials month of April and beyond.

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Sieradzki Out-Touches Masiuk For 100 Free Gold On Final Night In Poland

Versatile ace Ksawery Masiuk had to settle for silver in the men’s 100m free as Kamil Sieradzki got it done for gold at the Polish Championships.

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Lucas Henveaux Crushes 1:57.60 Belgian Record In 200 IM

Lucas Henveaux crushed a huge lifetime best of 1:57.60 to become the first-ever Belgian under the 2:00 barrier in the event.

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Luca Armbruster Busts Out 51.21 100 Fly Lifetime Best As Germany’s #2 Performer

Check out day one action from the 2025 German Championships, the last chance opportunity for the nation’s swimmers to add their names to the Singapore roster.

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Germany’s Lukas Märtens Rocks 3:40.61 400 Free World Record Follow-up

Olympic champion Lukas Märtens fired off another impressive time of 3:40.61 to win the men’s 400m free in his native Germany.

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Hear Aussie Olympian Kyle Chalmers Predict Inaugural 50s Stroke OLY Champions

Hear who Olympic multi-medalist Kyle Chalmers of Australia has tabbed as the inaugural winners of the stroke 50s added to LA 2028.

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Ivan Kozhakin Clocks 59.31 100 Breast At 2025 Russian Swimming Cup

Newly minted national record holder Ivan Kozhakin put up a near-lifetime best of 59.31 to take the men’s 100m breast in his native Russia.

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Ksawery Masiuk Posts 24.46 50 Back, Just .02 Outside Polish Record

University of Texas commit Ksawery Masiuk kept his momentum going at the Polish Championships, posting a season-best 24.46 in the 50m back.

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2025 German Championships: Märtens/Wellbrock/Klemet Showdown Coming

Teammates Lukas Märtens and Oliver Klemet are set to race against one another in multiple events at this week’s German Championships.

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Piskorska, Knop Among Worlds Qualifiers On Day Two Of Polish Championships

Adela Piskorska notched a time of 1;00.338 to sneak under the World Aquatics ‘A’ standard of 1:00.46 needed to qualify for Singapore.

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Gui Caribe Rips 22.95 50 Fly To Close 2025 Brazilian Swimming Championships

On-fire Gui Caribe concluded his 2025 Brazilian Swimming Championships campaign with a head-turning 22.95 50m fly victory.

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