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Horton Grabs 400 Free Gold To Kick Off 2021 Vic Open

The 2021 Victorian Open kicked off today, with this year’s edition of the annual event changed up due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mizunuma & Kawamoto Have A 100 Fly Battle Of the 51’s In Tokyo

The premier Japanese men’s butterfliers are epitomizing consistency as of late, with Naoki Mizunuma and Takeshi Kawamoto (pictured) getting it done in Tokyo.

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Rikako Ikee Goes Sub-1:00 In First 100 Fly Return Race

20-year-old Japanese swimming superstar Rikako Ikee contested her first 100 butterfly since returning to racing post-leukemia treatment.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Volunteer Medical Staff For Olympics In Short Supply

Catch up on additional stories from around the globe, including news on the medical situation of the Olympic Games, in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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Seto & Ikee Set To Compete At this Weekend’s Tokyo Open

Daiya Seto is set to race in his second meet back from suspension, taking on the 2021 Tokyo Open in his native Japan this weekend.

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Horton Heads To Changed-Up 2021 Victorian Open

Australian Olympic champion Mack Horton is entered in this weekend’s Victorian Open, but the competition has some changes for the 2021 edition.

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Rafaela Azevedo Ties Portuguese 50 Back Record

19-year-old Rafaela Azevedo made some waves over the weekend while racing at her Portuguese National Team Evaluation Competition.

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Kobori Takes Down Japan’s Longest-Standing National Record

Waka Kobori just put up the fastest SCM 1500 free of her life, taking down a nearly 20-year-old Japanese record in the process.

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O’Callaghan & Cooper Impress At QLD Sprint C’ships

The 2021 Queensland Sprint Championships took place over the weekend, with budding elite stars taking to the Brisbane Aquatic Centre pool.

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Smits Lowers Own Belgian 50 Backstroke Record

19-year-old Jade Smits raced at the 2021 Open Flemish Qualification Meet over the weekend, breaking her own 50m back record.

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Abbie Wood Becomes #2 British 200 IMer All Time

The final session of the 2021 Manchester International Swim Meet took place tonight, with NY Breaker Abbie Wood turning some heads in the 200m IM.

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Hansson Hits 57.59 100 Fly Prelim In Manchester

Loughborough’s Louise Hansson of Sweden looked strong in this morning’s heats of the women’s 100m butterfly in Manchester,.

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Peaty Downs 58.82 100 Breast For Dinner In Manchester

Olympic champion Adam Peaty kept the momentum going tonight in Manchester, becoming the world’s 3rd fastest 100m breaststroker this season.

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Renshaw Matches British Record In 200 Breast

While competing on day 1 of the 2021 Manchester International Swim Meet, Molly Renshaw hit the British national record in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

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Peaty Puts Up 58.87 100 Breast For Breakfast

Adam Peaty is doing Adam Peaty things already on day 1 of the 2021 Manchester International Swimming Meet in his native England.

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