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Shymanovich Joins Sub-59 Club With 58.79 1Breast In Marseille

Ilya Shymanovich just clocked the fastest 100m breaststroke time of his life, joining an exclusive club in the process.

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South Africa’s Youth Getting It Done At Age Group C’ships

The youth of South Africa continued to clean up FINA World Junior Championships cuts on days 3 and 4 of the nation’s Junior Age Group Swimming Championships.

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Mityukov Nails New 200 Back Swiss National Record

18-year-old Roman Mityukov got the job done in the men’s 200m backstroke in Uster tonight.

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Hosszu Rocks 2:08.55 2IM, Goosen Upsets Proud In 50 Fly In Marseille

Katinka Hosszu took the women’s 200m fly/200m IM double in Marseille, putting up the world’s fastest 200m IM mark this season in the process.

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London Roar Adds McEvoy, Team Iron Welcomes Morozov

More members are added to the London Roar and Team Iron International Swimming League (ISL) rosters.

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Heemskerk Produces 53.58 100 Free Prelim In Marseille

Katinka Hosszu and Miriea Belmonte were in the pool multiple times on day 2 in Marseille, while Femke Heemskerk made the most of her 100m free prelim.

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Schooling Enters 50 Fly World Rankings At SNAGS

After winning his 50m fly final, Joseph Schooling said, I think today was a lot better than yesterday for sure.

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Adam Peaty’s ISL Squad Now Named London Roar

Playing on its team captain Adam Peaty’s legacy as The Lion, the London-based International Swimming League squad will now be called London Roar.

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Proud 21.85, Hosszu 4:33.8, Baker 59.05 On Day 1 In Marseille

Ben Proud, Kathleen Baker, Katinka Hosszu were among the competitors in Marseille who threw down some head-turning times on day 1 of the FFN Golden Tour.

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16-Year-Old Djakovic Nails 1:48.57 200 Free At Swiss Championships

Swiss swimmer Antonio Djakovic followed up his 400m free from night 1 with another big swim this evening, wracking up the gold in the 200m free event.

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Mamié Becomes 1st Swiss Swimmer Under 1:08 In Women’s 100 Breaststroke

Following up on her impressive 200m breaststroke National Record last night in Uster, Lisa Mamié crafted a swift swim tonight in the 100m distance to take her 2nd gold of the Swiss Long Course Championships.

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Kisil, O’Connor & Ottesen Among ISL Team London’s Newest Members

Meet the newest members of the ISL Team London’s line-up.

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ISL Team Iron Beefs Up With Glinta, Verraszto & More

We reported last week how Team Iron was beefing up its talent line-up with the likes of Alia Atkinson of Jamaica and Ranomi Kromowidjojo of Netherlands, but even more new members have been added to the Katinka Hosszu co-owned squad.

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Schooling Takes 100 Fly In Singapore, But Has More To Give

Singapore’s Olympic champion Joseph Schooling was in the OCBC Aquatic Centre pool tonight, taking center stage in the men’s 100m butterfly final at the National Age Group Swimming Championships.

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