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2018 Japan Swim: Hagino Bows Out of Men’s 200 Free

Japan’s mega star Kosuke Hagino dropped the 200 free unexpectedly at the Japan Swim, the meet which qualifies swimmers for the Pan Pacific Games.

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2018 Commonwealth Games: Peaty No Longer Listed Among 2Breast Entries

To the disappointment of fans wanting to see what he’s capable of, England’s Adam Peaty is no longer swimming the 200m breast in Australia.

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2018 Japan Swim Day 1 Finals: Koseki Back From Suspension With A 58

Yasuhiro Koseki is making the most of his time back after a suspension for a team altercation, racing to within .06 of the Japanese 100m breast national record.

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17-Year-Old Rikako Ikee Takes World’s #1 100 Fly Ranking With New NR

Teen Rikako Ikee is at it again, firing off the world’s fastest 100m butterfly time this season en route to lowering her own Japanese national record.

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2018 Japan Swim Day 1 Prelims: Suzuki Scores 50 Breast NR

Kicking things off in fast fashion in Tokyo, 2012 Olympic medalist Satomi Suzuki fired off a new 50m breaststroke national record at the Japan Swim prelims.

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Get Ready For The 2018 Commonwealth Games: All The Links You Need

Adam Peaty leads the charge for England, as the 2018 Commonwealth Games’ swimming competition kicks off on Thursday, April 5th.

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2018 Japan Swim: Pan Pacific C’ships Qualification On The Line

After a rather quiet first quarter, Olympic gold medalist Kosuke Hagino will try to make some noise at this week’s Japan Swim in Tokyo.

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Mitch Larkin Drops 400 IM From Commonwealth Schedule

Mitch Larkin, two-time World Champion and 2016 Olympic silver medalist, has decided to pare down his schedule by one event, dropping the 400m IM.

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Commonwealth Countdown: No Clear Women’s Breaststroke Favorites

British national record holder Jocelyn Ulyett, representing England, will try to shake up a very tightly packed women’s breaststroke field at the Commonwealth Games.

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2018 Hungarian Nats Day 4: Enter Nandor Nemeth

Sprint standout Nandor Nemeth crushed a new 100m free personal best en route to the top of the podium at Hungarian Nationals tonight.

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Katsumi Nakamura’s Japanese Sprint Records Have Trickle Down Effect

Junior swimmers competing at Japan’s Junior Olympic Cup this week are raising the sprint bar, just like their elder counterparts.

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Kesely Wins Round 2 Against Kapas At Hungarian Nationals

Yesterday, Boglarka Kapas took 2 events wins in Debrecen, but 16-year-old Ajna Kesely had other plans in the 400m free tonight.

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Irish Open Features Young American Talent

Next week’s Irish Open will see a young, swift American contingency compete against its nation’s best.

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Commonwealth Countdown: Le Clos Kicks Off Quest With Fly Races

South African Chad Le Clos will try to complete a trifecta of wins across the men’s fly events on the Gold Coast, but England’s James Guy and Ben Proud may crash his party.

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Kristof Milak Blasts 6th Fastest 2Fly Performance Of All Time

Kristof Milak just became the 3rd fastest performer ever, clocking the 6th fastest 200m fly time in history.

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