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Abbey Webb of Australia Hits 200 Free PB To Begin 2024 Japan Open

23-year-old Abbey Webb of Australia nailed a new personal best in the women’s LCM 200 freestyle at the 2024 Japan Open in Tokyo.

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High-Level International Meets For December 2024

4-time Olympic champion Leon Marchand of France is heading to December’s Short Course World Championships. Check out other competitions on the calendar.

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Rapsys & Meilutyte Head Up 12-Strong Lithuanian Roster For Budapest

Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte heads up the 12-strong Lithuanian roster headed to Budapest for next month’s Short Course World Championships.

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2024 Rotterdam Qualification Meet Begins On Thursday

Olympian Freya Anderson is among the British contingent set to race at the 2024 Rotterdam Qualification Meet which begins on Thursday.

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Egor Kornev Denies Kliment Kolesnikov 100 Free Gold To Conclude Russian SC Championships

24-year-old Kliment Kolesnikov settled for 100m free silver on the final night of the 2024 Russian Short Course Championships.

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Russia’s Ilya Borodin Overtakes Leon Marchand As Top SCM 400 IM Swimmer This Season

European record holder Ilya Borodin put on a show in the men’s 400m IM on the penultimate night of action at the 2024 Russian SC Championships.

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Luzin Cracks Russian Record In Men’s 800 Free As #2 In The World This Season

The 2024 Russian Short Course Championships continued from St. Petersburg with another national record biting the dust on the men’s side.

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2024 Russian SC Championships: Chikunova Takes Women’s 50 Breast

World record holder Evgenia Chikunova was too quick to catch in the women’s 50m breaststroke final on day 2 of the 2024 Russian SC Championships.

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Kirill Prigoda Fires Off 55.95 SCM 100 Breast Russian Record

28-year-old Kirill Prigoda just put up the fastest time of his career, 55.95, to establish a new Russian record in the SCM 100 breaststroke.

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Lifincev, Samusenko & Kolesnikov Headed For 100 Back Showdown In St. Petersburg

Kliment Kolesnikov will try to surge ahead for gold in the men’s 100m backstroke but Miron Lifincev and Pavel Samusenko stand in his way.

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Ellen Walshe, Tom Fannon, Nathan Wiffen Lead Irish Charge For Budapest

Newly-minted women’s 100m IM Irish record holder Ellen Walshe headlines her nation’s roster for next month’s Short Course World Championships.

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Hansson Sisters Headline Sweden’s Short Course Worlds Roster

Next month in Budapest, Louise Hansson will try to improve upon her two individual bronze medals earned at the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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Texas Commit Fente Damers Downs Agnel’s SCM 100 Free French Age Record

French rising freestyle ace Rafael Fente Damers hit a massive new national age record of 46.82 in the SCM 100 free while competing in Spain over the weekend.

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Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen Opting Out Of Short Course Worlds

Olympic multi-medalist Daniel Wiffen of Ireland will not take on next month’s Short Course World Championships in Budapest.

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Rylov, Kolesnikov & Chikunova Among Racers Expected At Russian SC Championships

Versatile Olympian Kliment Kolesnikov is ready to race at the Russian Short Course Championships beginning on Thursday from St. Petersburg.

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