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High-Level International Meets For December 2023

The 2023 Italian Open carries over into December with the month’s elite meets also including the European Short Course Championships.

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Peaty Looking Forward To Showdown With Kamminga In Rotterdam

Fresh off the World Cup, British Olympic champion Adam Peaty is headed to Rotterdam where he’ll battle Tokyo silver medalist Arno Kammiga of the Netherlands.

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2023 Italian Open LC Championships Begin This Week As Paris Qualification Meet

Olympian Gregorio Paltrinieri is among the plethora of talent expected to race this week in Riccione, Italy with Paris 2024 qualification on the line.

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Hwang Sunwoo, Baek Inchul Snag Victories At Korean National Meet

Asian Games champion Baek Inchul carried his momentum into the Korean National Team Selection Meet, topping the men’s 50m fly podium.

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Duncan Scott Implies He’ll Be Racing At 2024 World Championships

Multi-Olympic champion Duncan Scott is looking ahead to this year’s European Short Course Championships and has eyes on Doha in February of next year.

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Chikunova Produces 2:15.36 SCM 200 Breast For 4th-Fastest Swim Ever

19-year-old Evgenia Chikunova closed out her Russian Short Course Championships campaign by putting up the 4th-best SCM 200 breaststroke performance ever.

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Arina Surkova Scores Russian Record #2 To Close Out National SC Championships

25-year-old Arina Surkova fired off the fastest 100m butterfly of her career en route to registering a new Russian national record.

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Swimming Australia World Championships Qualifying Criteria – Japan Open In Play

Kyle Chalmers is among the Aussies already having qualified for the 2024 World Championships, though there are still opportunities on the calendar.

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Quah Zheng Wen Hits Singaporean 100 IM Record To Close Out SC Championships

Quah Zheng Wen closed out his Singaporean SC Championships campaign with a victory in the men’s 100m IM, posting a new national record.

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Kim Woomin & Kim Seo-Yeong Hit Doha-Worthy Times At Korean National Meet

Korean freestyle ace Kim Woomin topped the men’s 800m free podium at the national team selection meet in Gimcheon, a World Championships-qualifying meet.

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Kostin Comes Close To 50 Fly Record At Russian SC Championships

31-year-old Oleg Kostin came within a hair of his Russian national record en route to gold in the men’s 50m fly on night 5 of the Russian SC Championships.

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British Swimming To Select 2024 World Championships Team By End Of November

British Swimming is set to reveal its 2024 Worlds roster later this month but some swimmers may opt out of the competition due to its proximity to Paris.

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Multiple Records Fall Through First Days Of Singapore SC Championships

27-year-old Quah Zheng Wen put up the fastest SCM 100 backstroke of his career (51.55) to establish a new Singaporean national record.

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Lee Juho Clocks Korean 200 Back Record To Qualify For 4th World Championships Team

Asian Games silver medalist Lee Juho nabbed a new Korean national record in the 200m back to qualify for next year’s World Championships.

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Kolesnikov Earns 2 Golds At Russian SC Championships To Take Over World Rankings

Kliment Kolesnikov earned 2 additional gold medals on day 4 of the 2023 Russian Short Course Championships, ranking #1 in the 100m IM and 50m back events.

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