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19-Year-Old Norgaard Wipes Out Glaesner’s 1500 Free Record From 2009

One of storied Danish swimmer Mads Glaesner’s national records finally bit the dust, as 19-year-old Alexander Aslak Norgaard took over as the fastest Danish 1500m freestyler ever.

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Final Day of Italian Championships Brings 6 More Worlds Qualifiers

Fabio Scozzoli nabbed the World Championships qualifying time in the men’s 50m breast tonight in Riccione.

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Paltrinieri Powers His Way To Top Of 1500 World Rankings

Margherita Panziera and Gregorio Paltrinieri put on a show tonight in Riccione.

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Panziera Goes Sub-2:06 In 200 Back, 5th Fastest Performer Ever

Margherita Panziera’s 2:05.72 2back tonight checks the Italian in as the 5th fastest performer ever in the event.

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Italian 14-Year-Old Benedetta Pilato Qualifies For Worlds In 50 Breast

A 14-year-old Italian swimmer qualified to swim at this summer’s World Championships. Benedetta Pilato took silver in the women’s 50m breaststroke tonight in Riccione while competing on the final night of the Italian Championships, stopping the clock at 30.61.

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South Africa’s World C’ships Trials Arrive With Olympic Implications

Chad Le Clos arrives at Kings Park next week for South African Nationals.

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Toussaint Adds 50 Back To World Championships Line-up

Kira Toussaint took silver in the 50m back this morning in The Hague, but nailed a World Championships qualifying time to add this event to her 100m back.

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The Hague: Heemskerk Continues Hot Streak, De Waard Hits Meet Record

Femke Heemskerk made it happen in the women’s 100m freestyle this morning in The Hague.

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Updated List Of Japanese Worlds Qualifiers Through Day 5

Through 5 days of the Japanese Championships, we’ve seen just 5 individual qualifiers, speaking to the stiffness of the nation’s minimum selection times.

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Seto Scores 1:56 2IM, Hasegawa Tops Oashi In 200 Fly

Daiya Seto continues to produce stellar results here in Tokyo, earning his 2nd World Championships bid by winning the 200m IM.

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Gabriele Detti Dropping 1500 At Italian Nationals

Just as he did in 2017 before that year’s world Championships, Italian Gabriele Detti has decided to drop the 1500m freestyle from his event line-up on the final day of Nationals.

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Signe Bro Takes Women’s 100 Free To Make Danish Gwangju Roster

Just one swimmer nailed a World Championships-worthy time at Taastrup Swimming Center tonight to kick-off the 2019 Danish Open.

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Megli Makes It Onto Italian Worlds Roster In 200 Free

Filippo Megli notched his name onto the Italian roster for Gwangju with his 1:46.56 200m free tonight in Riccione.

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Filippo Megli Tops Gabriele Detti In Men’s 200 Free In Riccione

Filippo Migli beat out freestyle ace Gabriele Detti in the men’s 200m freestyle, becoming the 4th fastest Italian performer ever in the event.

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Dutch Qualifiers For Worlds Through Day 1 Of The Hague

The Swim Cup – The Hague kicked off today in Netherlands, with swimmers taking to the pool vying for spots on the nation’s roster for this summer’s World Championships. Dutch athletes will also get a shot at qualifying at the Swim Cup Eindhoven taking place next week.

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