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High-Level International Meets For October 2023

David Curtiss will be among the U.S. contingent headed to Santiago, Chile to race at the 2023 Pan American Games set for October.

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2023 Asian Games: Japan Has 3 Golds Compared To 14 Through Day 4 Of 2018 Edition

Katsuhiro Matsumoto topped the men’s 100m fly podium on day four of the 2023 Asian Games, although his nation is falling well behind their 2018 performance.

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2023 Asian Games Day 4: Meet & National Record Roundup

Day four of the 2023 Asian Games saw multiple meet and national records bite the dust, including Zhang Yufei notching a new Games Record in the 100m fly.

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Hwang Sunwoo Beats Pan Zhanle For 200 Free Asian Games Gold – 1:44.40

20-year-old Hwang Sunwoo grabbed the men’s 200m free gold ahead of Chinese speedster Pan Zhanle on day 4 of the 2023 Asian Games.

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2023 Asian Games Day Three: China Rips 3:27.01 As #2 Men’s Medley Relay All-Time

Xu Jiayu clocked an opening split of 52.05 on backstroke to help China produce one of the fastest men’s 4x100m medley relays in history.

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2023 Asian Games: Japan’s Tomoru Honda Scores Nation’s First Gold Of The Meet

Olympic medalist Tomoru Honda struck gold in the men’s 400m IM to give Japan its first podium-topping performance of the 9th Asian Games

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2023 Asian Games Day Three: National Record Roundup

19-year-old Pan Zhanle was a member of the Chinese men’s Asian Record-breaking 4x100m medley relay on day three in Hangzhou.

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Siobhan Haughey Clocks 52.17 Asian Record In 100 Free

Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey fired off a new lifetime best and Asian Record en route to winning Asian Games gold in the women’s 100m freestyle.

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2023 Asian Games Day 2: Korea & Hong Kong Break China’s Gold Medal-Winning Streak

Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey grabbed gold in the women’s 200m free to get her nation on the board on day 2 of the 2023 Asian Games.

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2023 Asian Games: Day Two Meet Record Roundup

Multi-world champion Qin Haiyang of China churned out a time of 57.76 to grab the men’s 100m breast gold, busting out a new Asian Games Record in the process.

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Mission Accomplished: South Korea Grabs Asian Games Gold In Men’s 800 Free Relay

Hwang Sunwoo and relaymates made history by helping Korea win its first-ever Asian Games gold in the men’s 4x200m free relay.

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Korea’s Ji Yuchan Scores 50 Free Win In New Record Of 21.72 At Asian Games

21-year-old Ji Yuchan of Korea became the first-ever man from his nation to dip under the 22-second barrier in the men’s 50m freestyle.

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Xu Jiayu Hits New Chinese Record Of 24.38 For 50 Back Gold

28-year-old Xu Jiayu just posted the fastest 50m backstroke of his career en route gold on day two of the 2023 Asian Games.

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China Claims All Available Golds On Day One Of 2023 Asian Games

Li Bingjie grabbed gold in the women’s 1500m freestyle, one of seven podium-topping performances by host nation China on day one of the 2023 Asian Games.

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Pan Zhanle On His 46.97 100 Free: “It Was A Bit Disappointing”

19-year-old newly-minted Asian Games champion Pan Zhanle speaks after his monster 46.97 100m freestyle victory in Hangzhou.

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