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ISL-Inspired Virtual Relays Set For This Week In Australia

Swimming Australia has unveiled virtual relay training time trials, taking place in  Gold Coast, Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth.

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Dumont’s 200 Free Belgian Record Helps Rocket Her Up ISL MVP Standings

20-year-old Valentine Dumont has been putting on quite the show in freestyle events over the course of this International Swimming League (ISL) match 2.

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Freestyle Ace Femke Heemskerk Now Negative For COVID-19

Good news for ISL Team Energy Standard as dynamic squad member Femke Heemskerk will soon be on her way to Budapest this week.

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Korstanje & Steenbergen Look Sharp At HPC Invitational

Nyls Korstanje logged a new Dutch national record in the men’s short course meters 50 fly competing domestically over the weekend.

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2020 ISL Match 2 – Day 2 Live Recap

Guilherme Guido & Christian Diener wracked up major points in the back for London Roar, leading coach Mel Marshall to select the discipline for today’s skins.

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Recovering Rikako Ikee Most Likely Out Of December’s Japan Swim

20-year-old Rikako Ikee of Japan has been making remarkable strides both in and out of the pool as she recovers from leukemia.

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Takeda Takes Down 800 Free JPN Record As Part Of 1500 Swim

A new national record in the men’s 800m free was set by Shogo Takeda en route to his silver medal in the men’s 1500m freestyle event at Japan’s SC C’ships.

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London Roar Weapons Guy, Dean, Anderson Out Of ISL Match 2

Swimmers haven’t even gotten wet on day 1 of match 2 of the ISL here in Budapest, but already we’ve got some potential points-impacting news.

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Kosuke Hagino Shows 200 IM Improvement At JPN SC C’ships

Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino already made waves yesterday in the 400m IM but tonight he doubled up with an impressive 200 IM performance.

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Kawamoto Adds Another JPN Record With 49.54 100 Fly

Takeshi Kawamoto nailed a new 100m fly Japanese national record, following up on his 50m fly new mark from day 1 here in Tokyo.

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Yui Ohashi Lowers Own 200 IM JPN National Record

Competing at Japan’s Short Course Championships, Olympian Yui Ohashi lowered her own national record in the women’s SCM 200 IM.

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Haughey Lowers Newly-Minted 100 Free Asian Record, Wasick Hits Polish Mark

Siobhan Haughey took second place in the women’s 100m free today in Budapest, but rocked a new HOng Kong national and Asian record in doing so.

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Atherton Tries Open Water On For Size At QLD C’ships

The women’s 5k race at the Queensland Open Water Championships saw an unexpected competitor in backstroke world record holder Minna Atherton.

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Arno Kamminga Qualifies For World SC C’ships With 200 Breast Dutch Record

Opting out of season 2 of the ISL, reigning European Short Course champion Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands is making waves of his own this weekend.

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Germany Cancels National C’ships Amid Coronavirus Spike

The DSV has just announced that the championships have ultimately been cancelled due to the latest coronavirus-related situation in Germany.

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