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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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Australia’s Mixed Medley Moves Nation To Top Of Gwangju Medal Table

Australia just needs 1 more medal to surpass their overall total of 10 from the 2017 edition of these World Championships.

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17-Year-Old Burdisso Clocks 1:54.39 2 Fly To Lower Own Italian National Record

17-year-old Federico Burdisso hit a new lifetime best and new Italian National Record in the men’s 200m fly en route to 4th place.

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Haughey Lowers 200 Free Hong Kong Record To 1:54.98

Siobhan Haughey became the first Hong Kong woman under 1:55 in the 200m freestyle, earning 4th place in a very tight free in Gwangju.

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Christiansen Roars To 800 Free Silver In Norwegian, Nordic Record

Henrik Christiansen roared to a silver medal tonight in the men’s 800m free, lowering his own Norwegian and Nordic Records in the process.

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China & Japan DQ’d In Mixed Medley Heats; Singapore Earns National Record

The Chinese 4x100m mixed medley relay was disqualified during day 4 prelims, as was Japan’s foursome. Singapore qualified in a new national record.

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