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16-Year-Old Hauck Takes Aussie 2Free Title, Lowers Age Record In 200 Back

All Saints’ Thomas Hauck is nicknamed ‘tomahawk’ for a reason. Tonight in Melbourne he earned his 2nd Aussie senior national title at just 16 years of age.

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High-Level International Meets For November 2019

France’s Florent Manaudou will be back in action in November representing Team Energy Standard at ISL meets, but check out additional action around the world.

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Schooling Tops Aussies In 100 Free While Setting National Record

24-year-old Olympian Joseph Schooling broke the Singaporean national record in the men’s SCM 100 freestyle in Australia tonight.

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Two-Time World Champion Daiya Seto Ready For JPN Short Course C’ships

The 61st Japanese Short Course Swimming Championships are slated for this weekend in Tokyo, with double world champion Daiya Set set to race.

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Aussie Age Group Standout Hauck Wins First Senior Title, Horton Places 10th

The 2019 Australian Short Course Championships kicked off in Melbourne today, with 16-year-old Thomas Hauck nailing his first-ever senior national title.

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Swim England Inducts First Hall Of Fame Class

Earlier this month, as part of its 150th-anniversary festivities, Swim England announced the first 26 members of its inaugural Hall of Fame class.

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Sjostrom & Coleman Not Competing For Sweden At European SC C’ships

Sarah Sjostrom won 4 individual medals at the 2017 edition of the European Short Course Championships, but the Swede will be opting out of this year’s event.

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China’s Chen Denies Medeiros 50 Back Gold To Close Out Military Games

China ran away with the pool swimming team trophy at the 2019 Military World Games, with Chen Jie just one of the nation’s 5 gold medalists tonight.

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ISL-Type Skins Events Bleed Over To Aussie SC Championships

Olympic champion Mack Horton is ready to race at the 2019 Australian Short Course Championships and his events will include a rapid-fire sprint onslaught.

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Swim England Reveals 2019-20 Performance Squad

Swim England has revealed its roster of 17 rising stars set for its 2019-20 Performance Squad, which includes backstroker Chloe Golding.

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Gallagher Best Female At African Games; Schuster Best Male At Pacific Games

Erin Gallagher and Brandon Schuster were honored by ANOC for their outstanding performances at the respective African Games and Pacific Games.

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Anton Chupkov Clocks 2:07.95 200 Breast On Military Games Day 4

Russia’s Anton Chupkov showed the men’s 200m breast who’s boss on day 4 of the 2019 Military World Games in Wuhan, China.

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British Swimming & Swim Ireland Release Selection Policies For 2020 Euro Jrs

British Swimming & Swim Ireland each released its selection policy for the 2020 European Junior Swimming Championships set for Aberdeen.

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Wang Shun Doubles Up On IM Events To Keep China In Military Games Medal Lead

Wang Shun was just over a second off of his Chinese national record in the men’s 400m IM tonight in Wuhan, getting another gold to add to his 200 IM victory.

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Day 3 Military Games: China Takes Down National Record In Mixed 400 Free Relay

Zhu Menghui helped power China to a new national record and Military World Games gold in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay.

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