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Nyls Korstanje Hits Dutch 100 Fly Record En Route To Capturing Fourth Seed

Nyls Korstanje of the Netherlands notched a new national record en route to snagging the 4th seed in tonight’s men’s 100m butterfly.

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Frenchman Manaudou Becomes First Man Ever To Medal In 50 Free At Four Consecutive Olympics

33-year-old Florent Manaudou raced his way to bronze in the men’s 50m free in front of the French crowd, his 4th consecutive Olympic medal.

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South Africa’s Chad Le Clos Misses 100 Fly Semi But Doesn’t Rule Out LA 2028

32-year-old Chad Le Clos missed making the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly today in Paris but isn’t giving up on his career.

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Aussie Multi-Medalist Kyle Chalmers Says His Olympic Career Not Yet Over

Olympic silver medalist from the 2024 Games, 26-year-old speedster Kyle Chalmers of Australia says his career is far from over.

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Paris 2024, Asia Recap Day 6: 33-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Makes Japanese History

Finalist in tonight’s women’s 200m breaststroke, 33-year-old Satomi Suzuki of Japan is the nation’s oldest Olympic swimmer.

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Olympic Medalist Zac Stubblety-Cook Of Australia Reveals COVID & Injury

Zac Stubblety-Cook of Australia took silver in the men’s 200m breaststroke on night 5 of the Olympic Games but it wasn’t an easy path to get there.

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Paris, 2024 Asia Recap Day 5: Pan Zhanle Becomes China’s First-Ever 100 Free Olympic Champion

19-year-old Pan Zanle of China made history in more ways than one on night 5 of swimming action at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Noe Ponti Matches 1:54.14 Swiss Record From Olympic 200 Fly Semi

23-year-old Noe Ponti of Switzerland rocked a new national record in last night’s semi-final of the men’s 200m fly and matched it again in the final.

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Comparing Winning Russian Times To Those Of Olympics With Cash At Stake

Russian swimmers who won domestic events last week have a chance at some cold hard cash if they wind up outperforming their Olympic counterparts.

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2024 Olympic Games: Daniel Wiffen Earns Northern Ireland’s First Individual Gold Since 1972

Irishman Daniel Wiffen topped the men’s 800m freestyle podium tonight in Paris, establishing a new Olympic and European Record in the process.

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2024 Olympic Games: Japan’s Tokyo Medalist Tomoru Honda Overcome With Nerves

2020 Olympic Games silver medalist Tomoru Honda ruined many a pick ’em by missing the semi-finals of the men’s 200m butterfly.

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South Africa’s Chad Le Clos Dealing With Arm Injury In Paris

32-year-old Chad Le Clos of South Africa is competing in the 100m fly this week in Paris but perhaps not at 100% full power.

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Paris, 2024 Asia Recap Day 3: Xu Jiayu & Ryan Murphy Shake Hands Post-Race

28-year-old Xu Jiayu clinched silver in the men’s 100m backstroke to help put China ahead of the rest of the Asian nations in the swimming medal table.

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Eurosport Commentator Bob Ballard Dropped From Broadcast Due To Sexist Comment

While there is plenty of high-octane action taking place in the pool at the 2024 Olympic Games some drama is also unfolding on the pool deck.

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Adam Peaty Becomes First Man Ever To Medal Three Times In Olympic 100 Breaststroke

29-year-old Adam Peaty of Great Britain becomes first man ever to earn three Olympic medals in the 100m breaststroke event.

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