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Chalmers Answers Dressel’s 200 Free PB With New Lifetime Best 50 Free

On the heels of American Caeleb Dressel firing off his fastest 200m free ever, in-season to boot, halfway around the world his speeding bullet rival Kyle Chalmers of Australia threw down a personal best of his own.

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Swim Open Stockholm Opens With Top Talent

The 3rd and final stop of the 2019 Nordic Tour will get underway in Stockholm tomorrow, with elite swimming stars from around the world convening on Eriksdalsbadet for the 5-day affair

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8 Swimmers Qualified With 1 Day Of South African World Trials Left

Take a look at the list of 8 South African swimmers who have nailed FINA A cuts through the penultimate night of their nation’s World Championships Trials.

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Schoenmaker Scores 3rd Fastest 100 Breast In The World

Commonwealth Games double gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker made some magic happen tonight in Durban by clocking the 3rd fastest women’s 100m breaststroke time this season.

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Bobby Hurley-Trained William Yang Snags 2nd Australian National Title

Picking up his 2nd national title ever, with both occurring at these championships, 20-year-old William Yang doubled up on his 50m victory from earlier with a 50m back gold tonight in South Australia.

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Watch Teen Titmus Produce Her 2nd 3:59.66 400 Free

You’ve read about 18-year-old Ariarne Titmus’ historic 3:59.66 record-matching swim at tonight’s Australian National Championships, but see how the race unfolded.

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Titmus Equals 3:59.66 Aussie & Oceanic Record At Aussie C’ships

Ariarne Titmus proved once again she is the real deal, repeating her Pan Pacs 3:59.66 performance tonight to take the 400m free title in South Australia.

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Dutch Still In The Hunt For FINA Cuts In Eindhoven

The 2019 Swim Cup – Eindhoven is slated to kick-off on Friday, with Dutch swimmers not already qualified in their desired events from last week’s Swim Cup – The Hague getting another chance.

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Check Out The South African Worlds Qualifiers Through Day 3

Ayrton Sweeney joined the list of South African World Championships qualifiers with his 400m IM gold tonight in Durban.

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Erin Gallagher Hits 57.67 100 Fly To Wipe Out 11-Year-Old National Record

Competing on day 3 of the 2019 South African National Swimming Championships, 20-year-old breakout star Erin Gallagher clocked her 2nd National Record in as many days here in Durban. 

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Le Clos Takes 4th South African Title, 51.39 100 Fly

Chad Le Clos threw down the 4th fastest 100m fly time of the season to log another event win here in Durban.

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Ireland Partners With Fukuroi City For 2020 Olympic Games Training Camp

On the heels of Swim Ireland having announced its 10-strong roster for the 2019 World Championships, the nation’s Olympic Federation revealed where Team Ireland will set-up its pre-Games training camps ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Japan.

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Coetzee Catches World Championships Qualifying Mark In 100 Fly

While competing in the heats of day 3 of the 2019 South African National Swimming Championships, which serve as the selection meet for this summer’s World Championships in Gwangju, Korea, 23-year-old Ryan Coetzee hit a qualifying mark in the men’s 100m butterfly.

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#KingKyle Says “Some Of My Skills Aren’t World Class Yet”

Speaking of his historic 47.48 100 free race at his home pool of the SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre, Chalmers said, “I wasn’t expecting that at all.”

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Chalmers Collects 3rd Aussie National Title With 200 Free Victory

After firing off a warning shot to the world with his 47.48 personal best and 100m freestyle gold medal-winning time here at his home pool, #KingKyle Chalmers produced another top swim in the 200m free.

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