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Lithuanian Sidlauskas Hits 59.9 100 Breast At Romanian Championships

22-year-old Lithuanian Andrius Sidlauskas hit his first 59-point 100m breaststroke of the season while competing at the Romanian Championships.

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2019 Sydney Open Photo Vault

Catch some of the vivid images from the inaugural Sydney Open, courtesy of Swimming NSW/Hanson Media.

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Daiya Seto Continues Streak Of Successful ‘Off Event’ Swimming Down Under

Olympic medalist and World Record holder Daiya Seto of Japan is used to trying different events on for size during his yearly trips to Australia,

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Armbruster Registers German Age Record To Close Out 2019 German Open

The 3-day German Open in Essen ended with a new German Age Record for 18-year-olds, courtesy of Luca Nik Armbruster.

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With No Meilutyte, Rapšys & Bilis Lead 8-Strong Lithuanian Worlds Roster

Danas Rapšys leads the 8-strong Lithuanian roster just announced for this summer’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea.

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Japan Cracks Men’s & Women’s 4×50 Free Relay National Records

Shinri Shioura was one of the relay members who fired off a new Japanese National Record in the 4x50m free relay.

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Seto Clocks 1st Sub-52 1Fly While Omoto Rocks World’s #2 200 IM In Sydney

Daiya Seto and Rika Omoto powered their way to big-time personal bests to close out the inaugural Sydney Open.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Masato Sakai Puts Up Fastest 2Fly Since 2017 Worlds

Japan’s Masato Sakai might not have won the men’ 200m fly race in Budapest, but he still put up a meaningful performance of his own.

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Milak Is The Man, As The Hungarian Teen Takes 2Fly Crown In Budapest

The reigning World Junior Record holder and Hungarian National Champion Kristof Milak put on a show in front of his home country while competing on night 1 of the FINA Champions Series.

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Another Quiet Night In Essen On Night 2 Of 2019 German Open

Poul Zellmann won the men’s 200m free tonight in Essen, but it was a subdued session of competition on the whole.

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Back From The Brink, Strauch Logs Wins On Journey To Gwangju

“To make this (World Championship) team would mean everything for me,” says 22-year-old Bond swimmer Jenna Strauch.

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Despite 7 Second PB, Winnington Not Taking 800 Seriously….Yet

19-year-old Elijah Winnington put the pedal to the ‘medal’ tonight in Sydney to take 800m free gold ahead of 2 Olympians.

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Aussie Men Shut Out Of 200 Free Medals On Night 2 Of Sydney Open

Japanese national champion and World Championships qualifier in the men’s 200m free event, Katsuhiro Matsumoto, put down the hammer in his pet event tonight on Aussie soil. That left home swimmers, such as Cameron McEvoy, off the podium.

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No Additional World Championships Qualifiers Through Day 1 Of German Open

Marco Koch won the men’s 100m breaststroke in a time of 1:00.98 in Essen, Germany tonight, not enough to qualify for Gwangju, although he will be representing Germany there is much better 200m breast event.

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