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Turkey’s Arel Gultekin Wrangles Up 200 Fly Gold On Day Three Of EYOF

Turkish teenager Arel Gultekin reaped gold in the boys’ 200m butterfly on day three of the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival.

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European Junior Champion Blythe Kinsman Logs 50 Fly PB At Aquatics GB Next Gen

The 2025 Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships continued on from Sheffield with several young European Junior Championships stars taking to the Ponds Forge pool.

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Italian Men Help Propel Nation To Runner-Up Status So Far In WUGS Medal Table

On day six of WUGS, Italy saw its men’s contingent help propel results, with Gianmarco Sansone leading off with a gold in the men’s 100m butterfly.

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Japan’s 16-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Does It Again, Blasts 58.94 WJR

16-year-old Shin Ohashi broke another World Junior Record, this time blasting a new 100m breaststroke mark of 58.94 to rank #2 in the world on the season.

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14-Yr-Old Alessandra Mao Of Italy Puts Up 54.98 100 Free At EYOF

14-year-old Alessandro Mao busted out a personal best of 54.98 to win the 100m free on day two of the European Youth Olympic Festival.

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16-Yr-Old Theodora Taylor Clocks 24.98 50 Free British Age Record

European Junior Championships multi-medalist Theodora Taylor ripped a time of 24.98 to establish a new 50m free British Age Record.

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Japan Surges In The WUGS Medal Table But The United States Is Out Of Reach

With just two days remaining at the 2025 World University Games, the chase is on for nations to finish as far up on the swimming medal table as they can.

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2025 Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships: Matthew Ward Further Establishes Himself

Check on the highlighted performances at the 2025 Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships featuring backstroking ace Matthew Ward.

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2025 European Youth Olympic Festival Day One: Spain Strikes Gold

Catch up day one action at the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) taking place in Skopje, Macedonia, featuring Spain’s Maria Santana Beneyto.

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Leah Hayes Logs World University Games 200 IM Record – 2:10.01

University of Virginia’s Leah Hayes logged her fastest 200m IM time since 2022 en route to breaking the World University Games record.

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Shackley Hits World University Games Record In 50 Back, Nel Clocks RSA Record

American Leah Shackley downed the World University Games Record to capture the top seed in the women’s 50m back as South Africa’s record bit the dust.

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16-Year-Old Shin Ohashi Of Japan Blasts 2:06.91 200 Breaststroke World Junior Record

Competing at a domestic high school meet, 16-year-old Shin Ohashi blasted a new 200 breaststroke World Junior Record of 2:06.91.

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The United States Extends World University Games Medal Table Lead On Day Four

Kennedy Noble’s gold in the women’s 100m backstroke helped the Americans further set themselves apart in the World University Games medal table.

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Matthew Ward Hits 50 Back Lifetime Best On Day Two Of Aquatics GB Next Gen

Matthew Ward produced a new lifetime best in the men’s 50m backstroke to become Great Britain’s 6th-swiftest performer of all time.

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Japan’s 16-Yr-Old Yumeki Kojima Crushes 4:09.38 400 IM World Junior Record

16-year-old Yumeki Kojima of Japan blasted a lifetime best of 4:09.38 to score a new World Junior Record in the 400m IM.

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