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Race Video: #KingKyle Puts Up 100 Free PB Of 47.48

Watch the Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers beat his winning time from Rio.

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2 Swimmers On South African Roster For Gwangju Through Day 1

Chad Le Clos and Erin Gallagher are headed to Gwangju.

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Le Clos Clears World Championships Qualifying Cut In Durban

Olympian Chad Le Clos completed the dirty double of the 200m fly and 100m free on night 1 of the 2019 South African National Swimming Championships.

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Updated Danish Worlds Roster With 1 Day Remaining

Check out who of the Danish elite have qualified thus far for this summer’s World Championships.

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Ottesen Comes Up Short In 100 Fly Worlds Bid, But Still Has Stocklhom

Jeanette Ottesen put up a speedy effort of 58.98 for 100m fly silver tonight behind winner Emilie Beckmann, but both women will need to try again to hit the World Championships qualifying time.

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Anton Ipsen Crushes 800 Free Lifetime Best For New Danish Record

Anton Ipsen continues with the meet of his life, logging a new Danish National Record in the men’s 800m free.

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Rikako Ikee Enters Nihon University While Battling Leukemia

The 2019 Japanese Swimming Championships wrapped up tonight in Tokyo, but throughout the competition Rikako Ikee’s absence was felt.

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Ellie Cole Earns 6th National Title In Women’s 100 Back (S9 Class)

With the 2019 Australian National Championships serving as qualification for the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships, there were plenty of multi-class swimmers in action on night 2 at the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre.

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Italy Announces 21-Strong Roster For 2019 World Championships

Introducing the 21 swimmers who will be representing Italy at the 2019 World Championships.

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Pellegrini & Detti Clock SCM National Records Post-Championships

Both Gabriele Detti and Federica Pellegrini powered out Italian National Records in short course meters events immediately after the Italian National Championships concluded.

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Bjerg Becomes Denmark’s First-Ever Sub-1:00 Breaststroker (59.17)

During the prelim session on day 4 of the 2019 Danish Open, Tobias Bjerg blew away his previous personal best and national record to clock a new standard of 59.17. 

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Watch Emma McKeon’s World-Leading 56.85 100 Fly

Not to be overshadowed by Matthew Wilson’s 200m breast performance and Kyle Chalmers big-time 100m free was the fact that Olympic medalist Emma McKeon put up the 7th fastest 100m fly time of her storied career.

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Race Video: Aussie Matt Wilson Hits 2:07.16 200 Breast

Watch how 20-year-old Matthew Wilson threw down the swim of his life on day 2 of the 2019 Australian National Championships.

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Japanese Worlds Qualifiers Through End of Japanese C’ships

Yui Ohashi already qualified for Gwangju in the women’s 200m IM, but she added the 400m IM to her line-up tonight.

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