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Markus Lie Takes 2 Golds, Christiansen Tops 1500 Podium At North Sea

Norway’s Markus Lie got his hand on the wall first in the men’s 200m IM and 50m back on night 1 of the North Sea Swim Meet.

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Chupkov Takes Down Prigoda’s Russian Record, Clocks 58.94 100 Breast

Russia’s Anton Chupkov just became the first man from his nation to get under 59 seconds in the 100m breaststroke, clocking 58.94 for World Cup gold.

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Arno Kamminga Becomes First-Ever Dutchman In 58-Second 100 Breast Land

Arno Kamminga just blasted a new lifetime best of 58.98 in the men’s 100m breast, becoming the first-ever Dutchman under 59 seconds in the event.

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Kennedy & Josa Join Cielo & Guido At 2019 Bolzano Meet

Madison Kennedy of the United States is headed to Bolzano this weekend to take on Brazilians and Italians at Swim Meeting Suditrol.

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Cate Campbell & Vlad Morozov Lead The Way Into FINA World Cup Kazan

Australian Cate Campbell leads the women’s FINA World Cup standings by just 3 points over Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu entering Kazan, Russia.

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Heemskerk & Toussaint Head Up 8-Strong Dutch Euro SC C’ships Roster

Olympian Femke Heemskerk took silver in the women’s 200m free at the 2017 European Short Course Championships. She’s bound for Glasgow this December.

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European Junior Champion Djakovic Among Swimmers Set For North Sea

Swiss national record holder and 2019 European Junior Champion Antonio Djakovic is among the talent headed for this year’s North Sea Swim Meet.

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Quadarella Clocks SCM 1500 Free Italian Record, Becomes 5th Fastest Ever

While competing at Circolo Canottieri Aniene this weekend, Simona Quadarella broke the Italian national record in the women’s short course 1500m freestyle.

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Watch Daiya Seto’s Near World Record-Breaking SCM 400 IM

Watch Japanese Olympic medalist Daiya Seto come within .03 of American Ryan Lochte’s short course meters 400 IM World Record.

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Coming Back To Form, Hagino Throws Down 4th Fastest JPN 200 IM Ever

Olympic champion in the men’s 400m IM, Kosuke Hagino of Japan, is becoming more dangerous with every competition since coming back from a 5-month hiatus.

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Aoki & Koseki Take Down Japanese Records In 50 Breast

Reona Aoki and Yasuhiro Koseki both cracked national records in the women’s and men’s SCM 50 breast event competing in Tokyo.

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Aussie Teen Sam Short Knocks Down Another Horton Age Record

16-year-old Sam Short of Albany Creek produced a new 800m free Aussie Age Record in Melbourne, taking over a Mack Horton mark.

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Daiya Seto Comes Within .03 Of Lochte’s SCM 400 IM World Record

Two-time world champion in Gwangju, Korea Daiya Seto of Japan fired off a new national record in the 400 IM, coming within .03 of the world record.

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17-Year-Old Peiniger Takes 200 IM, Becomes 6th Fastest Aussie Ever

17-year-old Gabriella Peiniger continued her impressive swimming at Aussie SC Championships, taking the women’s 200m IM national title.

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Yasuhiro Koseki Lowers Own SCM 100 Breast JPN Record

Yasuhiro Koseki nabbed a new Japanese and Asian record in the men’s 100m breaststroke event tonight while competing in Tokyo.

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