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Leon Marchand Fires Off 200 IM European Record At World Cup Shanghai

Add another accolade to the resume of 22-year-old French superstar Leon Marchand as he clocked a new European Record in the men’s SCM 200 IM.

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2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Shanghai Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Follow along with all the action from day 2 finals in Shanghai, featuring Olympic multi-gold medalist Leon Marchand of France.

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China’s Qin Haiyang Clocks 55.73 100 Breast Asian Record In Front Of Home Crowd

China’s Qin Haiyang hit a new lifetime best of 55.73 to turn in a new national and Asian continental record en route to winning the 100m breast at home.

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Noe Ponti Fires Off 48.40 European Record For 100 Fly Gold At World Cup Shanghai

Olympic medalist Noe Ponti of Switzerland crushed a new lifetime best of 48.40 to take gold and establish a new European Record in the men’s 100m fly.

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Regan Smith Hits Lifetime Best, Lahtinen Finnish Record In 200 Fly At World Cup Shanghai

American Regan Smith put her nation’s record on notice en route to winning the women’s 200m fly on day one of the 2024 World Cup in Shanghai.

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Kaylee McKeown Lowers Australian, Oceanian 50 Back Record To 25.36 In Shanghai

23-year-old Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown smashed a new World Cup, Australian and Oceanian Record of 25.36 en route to winning the 50m back in Shanghai.

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How To Watch And All The Links You Need For 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Shanghai

The 2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Series kicks off in Shanghai on Friday and we’ve got all the links you need to follow along.

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Hwang Sunwoo Posts 1:45.03 LCM 200 Free At 105th Korean National Sports Festival

Korean record holder and Olympian Hwang Sunwoo posted a swift 1:45.03 LCM 200 Free at his national sports festival this week.

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Aquatics GB Coaching Change-ups: Jamie Main & Richard Dennigan Move On

Read up on two notable coaching changes within British Swimming as part of the post-Paris 2024 Olympic Games coaching carousel.

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Olympic Medalist Manaudou In Action At Saint Dizier Over The Weekend

33-year-old Florent Manaudou was in action over the weekend racing the sprints at Saint Dizier in his native nation of France.

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Newcomer Harrison Turner Takes Over Kaylee McKeown’s Spot On Aussie SC Worlds Roster

20-year-old Harrison Turner has been called onto the Australian roster for December’s Short Course World Championships, replacing Kaylee Mckeown.

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Mount Kelly’s Mantas Kauspedas Erases 2009 Lithuanian Record In SCM 50 Back

Read up on a shiny new Lithuanian national record in the men’s SCM 50 backstroke, courtesy of 16-year-old Mantas Kauspedas.

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17-Yr-Old Kazushi Imafuku Is A Promising Beacon To Japanese Swimming

17-year-old Kazushi Imafuku introduced himself at this summer’s Junior Pan Pacific Championships right when his nation of Japan needs some swimming hope.

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Balancing Work & Elite Swimming: Japan’s Yamato Fukasawa

23-year-old Yamato Fukasawa continues to balance work and elite swimming as he enters the new Olympic quad targeting Los Angeles 2028.

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Canadian Olympic Medalist Summer McIntosh Makes Time Magazine’s ‘100 Next’ List

TIME magazine has revealed its 2024 TIME100 Next list and Canadian Olympic swimming superstar Summer McIntosh has made the cut.

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