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Japanese Olympic Teenagers Make Waves At Inter-High School Championships

17-year-olds Mio Narita, Mizuki Hirai and Tatsuya Murasa all competed at the 2024 Olympic Games also made noise at the JPN Inter-High School Championships.

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Lincoln Wearing Overtakes Sam Short’s Aussie Boys’ 14-Yr-Old SCM 800 Free Record

The 2024 New Zealand Short Course Championships kicked off this week with a 14-year-old Aussie making some noise in the men’s 800m free.

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Joshua Gilbert Downs New Zealand Record In Men’s SCM 200 Breast

Joshua Gilbert of New Zealand produced a new national record en route to winning the men’s 200m breaststroke event at Short Course Nationals.

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Sun Yang’s Return To Racing Reportedly Set For China’s Summer Championships This Month

Once banned Sun Yang of China is set to return to his first races this month after having served a 4-year doping suspension.

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Balduccini Closes Out 2024 Jose Finkel Trophy With 100 IM South American Record

19-year-old Stephanie Balduccini completed her 2024 Jose Finkel Trophy campaign with a new South American record in the women’s 100m IM.

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Maria Fernanda Costa Scores Another South American SCM Record

Maria Fernanda Costa continued her siege on the South American short course freestyle records, setting a new mark in the 100m distance.

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Gui Caribe Comes Within .04 Of Cesar Cielo’s South American SCM 100 Free Record

Gui Caribe made major waves on day 3 of the 2024 Jose Finkel Trophy, nearing Cesar Cielo’s 2010 South American record in the 100m free.

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Paris 50 Freestyle Champion Cameron McEvoy Looking To 2028 & Beyond

Olympic champion in the men’s 50m free, Cameron McEvoy of Australia is already looking ahead of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

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Nick Albiero Among SC World Championships Qualifiers On Day 2 Of Jose Finkel

On Day 2 of the Jose Finkel Trophy, Nick Albiero was among the qualifiers for December’s Short Course World Championships.

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Coach Jacco Verhaeren Heads Back To The Netherlands In Unique Role

Jacco Verhaeren went from the Netherlands to Australia to France and now back to the Netherlands as the longtime coach returns to his roots.

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Maria Fernanda Costa Clocks South American SCM 400 Free Record At Jose Finkel

Maria Fernanda Costa followed up her 400m free Olympic final with a newly-minted South American record in the SCM edition of the event.

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2024 Sjostrom Invitational Live Recap

Olympic gold medalist Sarah Sjostrom is hosting a unique invitational today in Sweden, with rapid-fire rounds of racing on the agenda.

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Irish Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen Too Ill To Carry Flag At Closing Ceremony

Olympic gold medalist Daniel Wiffen of Ireland was set to carry his nation’s flag at the closing ceremonies but illness kept him away.

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Additional Records Go Down On Final Day Of 2024 Queensland SC Championships

Catch up on the final day’s action at the 2024 Queensland Short Course Championships featuring 27-year-old Grayson Bell’s new state record.

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Relive Emma McKeon & Company’s Celebratory Jump Into Paris Pool

30-year-old Emma McKeon celebrated her final swim in style, joining her medley relay teammates in a post-medal ceremony plunge.

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