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Shinnosuke Ishikawa Rips 51.10 100 Fly, Splits 50.72 On Medley Relay

World University Games gold medalist Shinnosuke Ishikawa busted out the best time of his life in the men’s 100 fly, coming within .11 of the JPN Record.

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Nicholas Santos Does His Thing For Gold At José Finkel Trophy

The ageless Nicholas Santo put another gold in his pocket by taking the men’s 50m fly event on night 4 of the 2019 Jose Finkel Trophy.

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Barratt Doubles Up On Night 1 Of 2019 Western Aussie State C’ships

31-year-old Holly Barratt took 2 gold medals to kick-off her Western Australian State Championships campaign tonight at HBF Stadium.

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Rio Shirai Cranks Out 2:07.87 200 Back At Japanese Student C’ships

19-year-old Rio Shirai busted out the fastest 200m back time of her career to take gold in Tokyo tonight at the 2019 Japanese Student Championships.

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Tokyo 2020 Organizers Testing Out Snow Machines As Cooling Measure

Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games organizers are toying with the idea of deploying artificial snow-making machines to help cool spectators.

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Medeiros & Lanza Double Up On Golds At José Finkel Trophy

Vini Lanza already took one gold here in Brazil by winning the men’s 100m fly on night 1, but the former Indiana Hoosier collected another top prize tonight.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Tokyo Airport Getting Booked, British Medal On Display

This week’s Beyond the Lane Lines includes updates on the world’s 5th busiest airport ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

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Etiene Medeiros Tops Women’s 50 Free On Night 2 Of José Finkel

Day 2 of the 2019 José Finkel Trophy in Brazil brought the heat, as both men’s and women’s fields contested the 50m freestyle event.

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De Deus Takes 200 Back Gold On Day 1 Of José Finkel Trophy

The action got underway in Brazil today at the 2019 José Finkel Trophy, with swimmers Vini Lanza, Leonardo de Deus, and Daynara Paula among the winners.

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Zhang Yufei, Wang Shun, Xu Jiayu Headline Chinese Nationals

100 backstroke world champion Xu Jiayu is headed to Anshan City this week to contest the 2019 Chinese National Championships.

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Less Than A Year Out From Tokyo, Olympian Emily Seebohm Changes Coaches

World Champion and Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm of Australia has moved her training home less than one year out from the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Newly-Minted French 400 IM Record Holder Leon Marchand Wins Open Water Race

17-year-old Leon Marchand usually swims the 400m IM and 200 breast pool events, but he tried his first open water race on for size.

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New Clark City’s Aquatic Center Readying For 2019 SEA Games

The swimming competition of this year’s SEA Games is taking place in the newly-constructed Aquatic Center at New Clark City in Capas Town, Tarlac.

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Once Derailed Kosuke Hagino Embraces Comeback With Marriage, Fatherhood

25-year-old Kosuke Hagino hit some hard times in 2018 into 2019, but the Japanese Olympic champion is getting his life back on track.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Phelps Throws First Pitch, U.S. Trials Tix Selling Fast

Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, U.S. Olympic Trials and the GOAT, Michael Phelps, highlight this edition of Beyond the Lane Lines

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