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British Summer Championships Continue In Glasgow

Hannah Miley, Kieran Bird, David Cumberlidge and more were in action in Glasgow for day 3 of the British Summer Championships.

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Poland Takes First Gold Of EYOF With Chowaniec’s 50 Free Victory

Day 5 of the 2019 Europan Youth Olympic Festival saw the nation of Poland snag its first gold medal, courtesy of Mateusz Chowaniec.

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Last Time Russian Anthem Failed To Play At A World C’ships Was In 2007

A Russian swimmer has yet to win gold at these World Championships taking place in Gwangju, Korea, something that hasn’t happened since 2007.

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Dressel & Smoliga Help U.S. Surge To Top Of Overall Gwangju Medal Table

The American flag is flying high after day 5 of the World Championships, with the nation taking the top spot on the overall swimming medal table.

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15-Year-Old Fairweather Notches 2Free PB To Lead-Off Tokyo Qualifying NZ Relay

Erika Fairweather fired off a new New Zealand Age Record for 15-year-olds while leading off her nation’s 10th place-finishing 4x200m free relay.

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Kristof Milak Speaks On 1:50.73 2Fly World Record, “I Thought It Was 1:51”

Hungarian teenager Kristof Milak wowed the world last night in Gwangju, producing a 1:50.73 World Record in the men’s 200m fly. Hear from the man himself.

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Kamminga Collects 200 Breast Dutch National Record

Arno Kamminga lowered his own Dutch National Record while competing in tonight’s 200m breaststroke semi-finals in Gwangju.

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Teen Titmus Fires Off Aussie National Record As Lead-Off On Golden 4×2 Relay

Ariarne Titmus’ opening split of 1:54.27 on the Aussie women’s 4x200m free relay checks-in as a new Australian National Record.

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Aussie Women Clock 4×200 Free Relay World Record Of 7:41.50

Ariarne Titmus’ 1:54.27 lead-off on the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay helped power Australia to the top of the podium in World Record-setting fashion.

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Osrin, Yendell & Van Der Merwe Rack Up Wins At British Summer C’ships Day 2

Plymouth Leander’s Honey Osrin (left) took the women’s 100m back British Summer Championships title for 16-year-olds in Glasgow.

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Three-Peaty For Great Britain On Night 4 In Gwangju

With his 50m breaststroke victory here in Gwangju, British star Adam Peaty became the first man in history to win 6 World Championships breaststroke titles.

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Edward Mildred Produces 200 Fly British Age Record For 16-Year-Olds At EYOF

Edward Mildred, seen here with Olympian James Guy, took silver in the 200m fly in Baku tonight, registering a new British Age Record in the process.

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Russia Cleans Up On Day 3 Of the European Youth Olympic Festival

The nation of Russia did major damage on night 3 of the 2019 Europen Youth Olympic Festival, which is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Japan’s Daiya Seto Pulls Off Tough 2Fly/2IM Double On Night 4

Daiya Seto of Japan took silver in the men’s 200m fly and also set himself up to gun for a medal in tomorrow night’s 200m IM final.

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McKeon Bounces Back From 200 Free Withdrawal With Mixed Medley Gold

After withdrawing from the women’s 200m free, an event in which she won Olympic bronze, Aussie Emma McKeon was back to her medal-winning ways.

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