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2024 Mare Nostrum Barcelona: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Olympic champion and world record holder Kristof Milak (HUN) dove in twice on day 2 of the 2024 Mare Nostrum – Barcelona, racing the 100m free and 200m fly.

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Popovici Punches 1:44.74 Season-Best 200 Free, Overtakes Biedermann’s Mare Nostrum Record

19-year-old David Popovici ripped a new season-best of 1:44.74 to overtake Paul Biedermann’s Mare Nostrum Tour Record en route to topping the podium.

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Gorbenko Slices More Time Off Newly-Minted Israeli National Record In 200 IM

20-year-old Anastasia Gorbenko is on fire, lowering her own days-old Israeli national record in the women’s 200m IM to a big-time 2:08.55.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2024

The month of June is just about upon us which means we have the U.S. Olympic Trials, Australian Olympic Trials and the European Championships on the docket.

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2024 AP Race International Day 2: Wellbrock, Corbeau & Kohler Grab Gold

Dutch Olympic qualifier Caspar Corbeau raced his way to gold in the 200m breaststroke on the penultimate night of action at the 2024 AP Race International.

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2024 Irish Olympic Trials Conclude With 5 Athletes Qualified for Paris

22-year-old Ellen Walshe qualified for both the 200m IM and 400m IM for this summer’s Olympic Games. Check out the other Irish Olympic qualifiers.

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Multiple National Records Go Down On Day 2 Of 2024 AP Race International

Day two of the 2024 AP Race International brought the heat with more than one national record biting the dust when all was said and done in London.

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Angharad Evans Scorches 1:05.54 100 Breast British Record At AP Race International

Quite unexpectedly, University of Stirling ace Angharad Evans ripped a new British record in the women’s 100m breast on day 2 of the AP Race International.

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2024 Mare Nostrum Canet: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Frenchman Maxime Grousset will try to capture gold in the men’s 100m free after taking the top seed this morning in a time of 48.80.

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Sarah Sjostrom’s Mare Nostrum Canet Absence Explained

Find out why 30-year-old world record holder Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden is notably absent from the first stop of the 2024 Mare Nostrum Tour.

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2024 Mare Nostrum Canet: Day 2 Prelims Features Honda’s 1:56.25 200 Fly

Reigning world champion Tomoru Honda of Japan put up a strong 1:56.25 200 fly to take the top seed on day two action of the 2024 Mare Nostrum Canet stop.

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Wellbrock, Kamminga & Gose Log Impressive Results On Day 1 Of 2024 AP Race International

Olympic champion Florian Wellbrock notched a solid performance in the men’s 1500m freestyle on day one of the 2024 AP Race International.

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Hill & Ryan Lower Newly-Minted Irish Records On Penultimate Night Of Trials

Danielle Hill added the women’s 50m free to her lineup of events for this summer’s Olympic Games, soaring to a new national record of 24.68 tonight in Dublin.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Scorches 2:08.63 200 IM Israeli Record

20-year-old Anastasia Gorbenko fired off a winning time of 2:08.63 to take the women’s 200m IM and establish a new Israeli national record in Canet.

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2024 Mare Nostrum Tour Canet: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Olympian Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong is slated to race the women’s 100m breast and 200m free during day one finals of the Canet stop of Mare Nostrum.

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