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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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Hagino Puts Up Fastest 400 IM In 2 Years At JPN SC C’ships

Check out the fast times getting thrown down by several ISL Tokyo Frog Kings members at the Japan Short Course Championships.

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Littlejohn Takes Back NZL 100 Free Age Record From Fairweather

At 16 years of age, Laura Littlejohn of St. Paul’s Collegiate produced a new lifetime best time of 54.26 to take the age group title in the women’s 100m free.

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18-Year-Old Tomoru Honda Replaces Daiya Seto On Tokyo Frog Kings

World Junior Championships silver medalist Tomoru Honda now joins the ISL team of the Tokyo Frog Kings in place of Daiya Seto.

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Junya Koga Takes First Post-Suspension JPN National Title

Junya Koga collected his first post-suspension national title, reaping gold in the men’s 50m back tonight at the 2020 Japan Short Course Championships.

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Kawamoto Overtakes Schooling’s 50 Fly Asian Record

Takeshi Kawamoto hit a new lifetime best in the men’s 50 fly en route to producing a new Japanese national record in Tokyo.

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16-Year-Old Yanagimoto Hits 1:44.08 SCM 200 Free JPN High School Record

On-fire Konosuke Yanagimoto posted a new lifetime best of 1:44.08 in the SCM 200 free at just 16 years of age, hitting a Japan High School Record.

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World C’ships Silver Medalist Matsumoto Lowers 200 Free JPN Record

One of our top 5 races to watch did not disappoint, as Katsuhiro Matsumoto unleashed a new national record in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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Birmingham Releases Sporting Schedule For 2022 Commonwealth Games

With under 650 days to go until the quadrennial event, Birmingham 2022 organizers have revealed the competition schedule for all 12 days’ worth of sport.

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