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Peaty Shaves .02 Off Day Old 50 Breast British Record

Adam Peaty fired off a new British record yesterday in the 50m breaststroke but he sliced more time off in today’s skins races.

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NYB’s Surkova Ends ISL Season On Record-Setting High Note

Russia’s Arina Surkova took the women’s 50m fly in record-setting time to close out her ISL season #2 tonight in Budapest.

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2020 ISL Semifinal #1 Day 2 Start Lists: Banic Joins Sjostrom In Fly Skins

Maddy Banic will be joining Sarah Sjostrom in the women’s 50m fly skins for Energy Standard in its bid to stay on top here in Budapest.

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Kaylee McKeown Enters New LCM 200 Back Territory: 2:04.49 For #3 Ever

19-year-old Kaylee McKeown got under 2:05 in the LCM 200 back for the first time in her young career, overtaking a huge record in the eprocess.

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Peaty’s 54.84 Breast Split Stunner Has Game-Changing Effect

Adam Peaty earned his ISL paycheck in spades today, taking the men’s 50m breast and also logging the fastest medley relay breast split in history.

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Toussaint Takes Down 50 Back World Record With 25.60

Meet the newest world record holder, Kira Toussaint of the Netherlands, who produced a wicked-fast 50 back mark of 25.60.

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London Roar’s Adam Peaty Produces Fastest 50 Breast Of His Career

London Roar’s Adam Peaty has channeled his new dad strength into a British record in the men’s 50m breast en route to taking the SF #1 title.

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Duncan Scott Nails British, Scottish 200 IM Records For Roar

The 2020 ISL semifinal #1 just saw Duncan Scott crush a new British Record in the men’s 200 IM for his breakout swim of the season.

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Energy Standard Women Unofficially Break 400 Free Relay World Record

The women’s 4x100m freestyle relay at this semifinal #1 of the International Swimming League (ISL) just put up the fastest time in history.

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Greenbank Busts Out 1:49.31 British 200 Back Record In Budapest

Look out for Luke Greenbank as the 23-year-old lowered his own British national record in the men’s 200m backstroke in Budapest.

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Kaylee McKeown Takes Down Seebohm’s LCM 100 Back Aussie Record

Kaylee McKeown busted out a new Australian national and Oceanic record with a monster 58.11 100 backstroke tonight in Brisbane.

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Retired Aussie Olympic Gold Medalist Armstrong Has Heart Surgery

Retired Australian Olympic gold medalist Duncan Armstrong has undergone emergency bypass heart surgery in Brisbane and is expected to make a full recovery.

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Banned Hiromasa Fujimori Eyes January 2021 Racing Return

While younger brother Takeharu Fujimori saw his doping suspension lifted in time to compete in October, Hiromasa Fujimori is now eyeing his own return.

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Japan Reportedly Exploring Relaxed Coronavirus Measures For Tokyo Frog Kings

If the Tokyo Frog Kings make the ISL final, then there is some potential conflict of time frames for its Japanese swimmers.

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An Inventory Of The 10 ISL Squads’ Unique Hand Symbols

Think you know your favorite ISL team inside and out? Ok, what’s their go-to hand symbol when walking out as a team in Budapest?

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