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Watanabe Beats Sato With 2:07.0 200 Breast Performance

The men’s 200 breaststroke at this non-selection Japan Swim was a battle to behold and a preview of next year’s Japanese Olympic Trials.

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Zamorano & Belmonte Head Up Open Castalia Day 2 Prelims

Mireia Belmonte already qualified for her 4th Olympic Games in the 1500m free but will look to add the 400m IM on day 2 in Castalia.

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World C’ships 200 Freestyle Medalist Matsumoto Rips 51.66 100 Fly

Katsuhiro (Katsuo) Matsumoto busted out the fastest 100 fly race of his life to take gold on the final day of the 2020 Japan Swim.

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Ever-Consistent Irie Hits 1:55 200 Back To Close Out Japan Swim

The 2020 Japan Swim concluded tonight in Tokyo but not before 30-year-old Ryosuke Irie put up another beautiful performance in the men’s 200m back.

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Toussaint Gets Under 59.0 For First Time (Updated with Video)

Dutch racer Kira Toussaint just keeps getting faster, nailing a new national record n the women’s 100 back this morning Rotterdam.

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Belmonte, Vall & Gonzalez Clear Olympic Qualifying Marks In Castellón

Check out the action from Castellón, where Mireia Belmonte, Jessica Vall and Hugo Gonzalez each made their marks on just day on2.

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Heemskerk Retains 100 Free Olympic Spot; Corbeau Hits 59.5 100 Breast

Read on to find out the 2020 Olympic implications of today’s swims at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet (RQM) in the Netherlands.

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Future Wolfpack Swimmer Noe Ponti Clocks 1:56.48 200 Fly Swiss Record

It was another big day for NC State commit Noe Ponti of Switzerland, as the 19-year-old fired off his 2nd national record in as many days.

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Belmonte Is In The Water At Spanish Olympic Qualifying Meet

Although absent from Team Iron for ISL season 2, Spanish Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte is racing this weekend in her home nation.

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2020 Japan Swim: Hagino Hits Untapered 1:57.67 200 IM

Directly off the ISL season, Kosuke Hagino posted a time of 1:57.67 to take his 2nd Japanese national title in Toky9o this weekend.

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Watch Arno Kamminga Become World’s 4th Fastest 200 Breaststroker

Yesterday Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands joined the 2:06 club of men’s 200m breaststrokers, just the 4th man ever to do so.

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Rotterdam: Schouten Shaves .04 Off Dutch Record In 100 Breast Prelims

Firing off her 2nd national standard in as many days, Tes Schouten produced a new lifetime best in the 100m breast today in Rotterdam in a time of 1:06.92.

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Kamminga Joins Exclusive Club With 2:06.85 200 Breaststroke

The Netherlands’ Arno Kamminga made history tonight, becoming just the 4th swimmer ever to dip under the 2:07 threshold in the men’s 200m breast.

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Toussaint Takes 50 Back Dutch Record Down To 27.37

Already this morning at the RQM, Kira Toussaint matched her own Dutch national record in the heats of the women’s 50m backstroke. She just did it again.

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Texas’ Corbeau Hits 2:08.57 200 Breast PB In Rotterdam

Read all about day 2 of the 2020 Rotterdam Qualification Meet (RQM), a Dutch competition bringing the heat across the board.

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