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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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Nathan Wiffen Strikes Gold To Open 2025 Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships

Cal commit Nathan Wiffen struck gold in the men’s 1500m freestyle to open the 2025 Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships in Sheffield.

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Japan’s Takumi Mori Clocks WUGS Record In Men’s 200 IM

Catch up on what transpired in the men’s 200m IM event at the 2025 World University Games taking place in Berlin, German

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USA’s Leah Shackley Downs Women’s 100 Back WUGS Record

American Leah Shackley clocked a time of 58.97 to not only take the women’s 100m back top seed but also to establish a new WUGs Record.

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South Africa’s Pieter Coetze Unleashes 51.99 100 Back

21-year-old Pieter Coetze of South Africa entered entirely new 100m backstroke territory by crushing a new African Record of 51.99.

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