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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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Wolfpack’s Noe Ponti Lowers Hours-Old Swiss 100 Fly Record To 51.15

Earlier today at the 2020 RQM, Switzerland’s Noe Ponti put up the swim of his life in the men’s 100m fly to notch a new national record at 51.24.

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Check Yourself: Answers To The ISL Season 2 Crossword Puzzle

Check yourself: It’s now time to find out how you did on the official SwimSwam International Swimming League Season 2 crossword puzzle.

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NC State-Bound Noe Ponti Hits 51.24 Swiss 100 Fly Record

The records keep falling at the Rotterdam Qualification Meet in the Netherlands, but this particular swim features a visiting Swiss athlete.

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Matsumoto Grabs 2020 Japan Swim 200 Free Win In 1:46.10

The men’s 200m free saw national record holder Katsuo Matsumoto produce a time of 1:46.10 to take the national title in Japan.

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Toussaint Ties Own Dutch 50 Back Record At Rotterdam Prelims

26-year-old Kira Toussaint produced a time of 27.49 in the women’s 50m backstroke this morning, a time which matches her Dutch national record.

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