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Van Wijk, Giele Shake Up World Rankings At Blue Marlins Qualification Meet

Catch up on swimming action which took place in the Netherlands, featuring sprinting standouts Milou van Wijk and Tessa Giele.

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2025 Aussie Age Championships: 16-Yr-Old Henry Allan Blasts 24.88 50 Back

At the Aussie Age Championships, 16-year-old Henry Allan crushed his first-ever time under the 25-second barrier to win his age category’s 50m backstroke.

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2025 Italian Championships Day 4 Prelims: Sara Curtis Blasts 24.52 50 Free National Record

There’s no stopping 18-year-old Sara Curtis at the Italian Championships. She just ripped another national record, this time in the women’s 50m free.

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2025 Aquatics GB Championships Day 2 Prelims: Duncan Scott Is Hunting 200 Fly Qualification

Olympic multi-medalist Duncan Scott lurks among the men’s 200m butterfly field after this morning’s heats at the London Aquatic Centre.

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Chalmers Puts Up Another Sub-22-Second 50 Free To Close Out Swim Open Stockholm

26-year-old Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers of Australia continued his impressive string of swims with another sub-22-second 50m free in Sweden.

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Ellen Walshe Nabs New Irish Record In Women’s 200 Free

Ellen Walshe continued her tear across the women’s events at the 2025 Irish Championships, putting up a new national record in the 200m free.

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Lukas Märtens Negative Splits 7:39.10 800 Free Performance At Swim Open Stockholm

Lukas Märtens of Germany followed up his newly-minted 400m free World Record with another impressive performance, this time in the 800m free.

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Noe Ponti Blasts 47.98 SCM 100 Fly As Third-Best Performance In History

Noe Ponti of Switzerland logged a head-turning time of 47.98 to take the men’s SCM 100 butterfly at his nation’s club championships.

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2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships Day 1 Prelims: Guy Stakes Claim On 400 Free

29-year-old James Guy raced his way to the top of the men’s 400m free heats on day one of the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships.

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17-Yr-Old Hayley Mackinder Wows With 1:07.70 100 Breast At Aussie Age Championships

Hayley Mackinder is fueled by coaches Thomas Fraser-Holmes and Mel Marshall with the duo helping power her to a new personal best in the 100m breaststroke.

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‘Disappointed’ Daniel Wiffen Posts World’s #1 800 Free At Irish Championships

Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen notched the men’s 800m free win in the world’s #1 time this season at the 2025 Irish Open Championships.

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Daniel Wiffen Collects Gold #2 At 2025 Irish Open Championships

Check out day three happenings at the 2025 Irish Championships, featuring Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen in the men’s 400m freestyle.

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18-Yr-Old John Shortt Fires Off 1:56.61 200 Back Irish Record

18-year-old John Shortt ripped a lifetime best of 1:56.61 in the men’s 200m backstroke, establishing a new Irish national record in the process.

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All The Links You Need For The 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships

Here are all the links you need to follow along with the 2025 Aquatics GB Swimming Championships, Great Britain’s sole qualifying meet for Singapore.

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Chalmers Posts 48.03 100 Free, Gaspard Logs 24.42 50 Free Belgian Record In Stockholm

Kyle Chalmers of Australia kept his momentum from recent racing while Florine Gaspard notched a new Belgian national record.

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