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Kobori & Koga Among Top Performances On Japan Open Day 3

Coming back to racing just six months ago, Junya Koga took the men’s 50m back event on day 3 of the Japan Open in Tokyo.

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Daiya Seto Takes On Tough Double, Honda Hits Another 1:55 200 Fly

Read on to see how Olympic medalist Daiya Seto fared taking on the 200m fly and 200m IM with juts minutes between each race at this Japan Open.

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World Champion Daiya Seto On Comeback: “This Is A New Start”

Back in the water with the postponed Olympic Games on the horizon, Daiya Seto gives insight into where his mind and body are at with his return to racing.

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Ohashi Rips 4:36 400 IM On Day 2 Of Japan Open

World Championships medalist Yui Ohashi lowered her season-best in the women’s 400m IM while competing on day 2 of the Japan Open.

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Kings Park Reportedly In Doubt As South Africa’s OLY Trials Location

The dates for the South African Olympic Swimming Trials competition may indeed be set but the location is not yet a sure thing.

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Amidst National Lockdowns, Manchester Int’l Meet On Schedule

The Manchester International Swim Meet slated for February 12th-14th has been given the green light, despite national lockdowns.

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Waka Kobori Becomes Japan’s 4th Fastest 400 Freestyler Ever

20-year-old Asian Games multi-medalist Waka Kobori of Japan made some waves in the women’s 400m free tonight at the 2021 Japan Open.

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2021 Japan Open: Sato Tops Watanabe In 100 Breaststroke Battle

The 2021 Japan Open kicked off today with some solid swimming from some of the nation’s brightest Olympic hopefuls, including 19-year-old Shoma Sato.

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Daiya Seto Is Back, Enters Top 5 Men’s 400 IM Rankings

The double gold medalist from the 2019 World Championships, Daiya Seto, is racing for the first time in months, doing damage right off the bat.

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2021 Japan Open: Seto & Hagino Headed To Heated 400 IM Final

A domestic dual is about to go down between Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino and Olympic bronze medalist Daiya Seto in Tokyo.

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First Of COVID-19 Playbooks Published For Tokyo Olympics & Paralympics

The IOC/IPC and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee (Tokyo 2020) today published the first Playbook for member federations regarding coronavirus protocols.

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Hagino & Seto Set For First Head-To-Head In Over A Year

While Kosuke Hagino was racing his way to an undefeated 400 IM record in the ISL, domestic rival Daiya Seto was on the sidelines. They’ll meet up next month.

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Japanese PM Suga: “We Are Holding The Olympics This Summer”

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga reiterated once again last week that his nation’s intention is to indeed move forward with hosting the Games.

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Titmus Tending To Shoulder & Opts Out Of Aussie Camps

World champion Ariarne Titmus of Australia has revealed she will be opting out of the Dolphins’ high-intensity camps due to an injury.

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Aussie Olympic Swimming National Camps Reboot After Year Off

Building on the Dolphins national team camps from 2019, the Australian Olympic swimming program will soon be entering National Event Camps (NEC) season.

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