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Miki Uchida Lowers Her Own 50m Freestyle Japanese National Record

The 2nd Japanese National Record to fall at the World Cup Tokyo, the women’s 50m freestyle, was slain at the hands of Miki Uchida.

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Rikako Ikee Cranks Out New 100m Fly Japanese National Record in Tokyo

Meet the new Japanese National Record Holder in the 100m butterfly, 15-year-old Rikako Ikee.

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Watch Sarah Sjostrom Fire Off A 1:09 100m Flutter Kick

2015 World Champion Sarah Sjostrom slays the kickboard as she sprints to a phenomenal time in a 100m kick event.

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Stars Ready To Battle It Out In Tokyo: FINA Press Conference

Aussie Emily Seebohm is ready for the 2015 FINA World Cup Tokyo stop – are you? Prelims start at 8pm Eastern time tonight.

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Adrian, Clary, DiRado Announced As Members Of BMW Performance Team

Members of the BMW Performance Team feature a combination of U.S. Olympians and hopefuls including Tyler Clary, Nathan Adrian and Maya DiRado.

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Katie Ledecky Among Time Magazine’s 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015

Katie Ledecky lands herself on Time Magazine’s list of the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015.

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Georgia Bulldogs Top First Women’s Division I CSCAA Poll for 2015-16

Hali Flickinger’s triple individual winning outing against UNC helped position the Georgia Bulldogs as the CSCAA’s #1 team in its initial 2015-16 poll.

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Fritz Bedford Collects Two Masters World Records in Vermont

Fritz Bedford earned two Masters World Records while competing at the Annual UVAC Leaf Peepers Masters Mini Meet this weekend.

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Futures Breaststroking Champion Brian Ramsey Verbals to Pitt

2015 Futures (Greensboro) 200m breaststroke champion, Brian Ramsey, verbally commits to the Pitt Panthers.

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10/26/15 In Briefs: Swim Wales Seeks CEO, T&T Olympic Incentives

Today’s In Briefs: George Bovell and his Trinidad & Tobago Olympic teammates have extra monetary incentive to rake in the medals in Rio next year.

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Manchester Int’l Meet 2015: Photos & Quotes

What did YOU do this weekend? Of the Manchester International Swim Meet, Hannah Miley said “It’s been a really busy but good weekend, I think I’ve raced a total of 23 races.”

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Tokyo World Cup Preview and All the Links You Need

Primetime international players, including American speedster Nathan Adrian, are lined up for this week’s FINA World Cup stop in Tokyo, the first site of 2015’s final cluster.

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Simmonds Just Shy of National Mark At Manchester Int’l Meet

Elizabeth Simmonds came dangerously close to clocking a new British National Record in the women’s 50m backstroke (SCM).

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Lochte, Ledecky And Coventry Selected To Present 2015 ANOC Awards

Three high-profile athletes – Ryan Lochte, Katie Ledecky and Kirsty Coventry – will be in D.C. this week to present the 2015 ANOC Gala Awards.

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Budapest Passes Second FINA 2017 World Championships Inspection

“FINA is really proud that Budapest will have such a fantastic legacy after the 17th FINA World Championships”, says FINA Executive Director upon his recent inspection of Budapest’s construction progress for 2017.

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