Swimming World Cup Series

Siobhan Haughey Smashes 52.02 Asian Record In 100 Free, #3 Performer All-Time

Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong just fired off the fastest 100m freestyle of her career, a time of 52.02 to break her own Asian Record.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Third World Cup Record of the Weekend in 200 Back (2:06.47)

McKeown was more than three seconds off her own world record (2:03.14), but her winning time still took down Emily Seebohm’s World Cup record from 2015. 

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Lani Pallister Crushes World Cup Record in 800 Free (8:16.82) By More Than Five Seconds

Lani Pallister’s winning time of 8:16.82 crushed the previous 800 free World Cup record of 8:22.24 set by fellow Australian Kiah Melverton in 2019.

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2023 World Cup – Berlin: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Germany’s Angelina Kohler swam the fastest time of the 100 FL heats, positioning her to upset favorites Zhang Yufei & Torri Huske on the last day in Berlin.

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Scoring Leaders, Likely Winners After Day 2 of the Berlin Swimming World Cup

Australian Kaylee McKeown (above) is the front-runner to win the $12,000 first place prize in Berlin, though Sarah Sjostrom has an outside chance.

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Jefimova Breaks a World Cup Record, Kohler Leads a Loaded Field at Berlin Day 3 Prelims

Teenager Jeneli Efimova took out a 2015 World Cup Record in the 50 breast that was previously held by World Cup queen Alia Atkinson.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: McKeown Wins 100 BK in Berlin, Hits 4th Fastest Back-Half Split

Kaylee McKeown hit 57.95 to break the World Cup 100 back record in Berlin, her second WC record of the meet. Her 2nd 50 split is now the 4th fastest all-time.

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Sarah Sjostrom Holds Off Zhang Yufei for New World Cup Record in 50 Fly (25.06)

Sarah Sjostrom just barely edged out Zhang Yufei (25.14) with a winning time of 25.06, taking down her own World Cup record of 25.22 from 2018.

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Qin Haiyang Lowers 50 Breast World Cup Record For 2nd Time Today With 26.29

In Berlin, Qin Haiyang lowered the 50 breaststroke World Cup record for the second time today, swimming 26.29 en route to the win.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Another World Cup Record in 100 Back (57.95)

Kaylee McKeown set her second World Cup record in as many days with a 57.95 in the 100 backstroke on Saturday in Berlin. 

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Siobhan Haughey Breaks Katinka Hosszu’s World Cup Record in 200 Free (1:55.10)

25-year-old Olympic silver medalist Siobhan Haughey erased Katinka Hosszu’s World Cup record in the 200 free on Saturday with a winning time of 1:55.10. 

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2023 World Cup Berlin Day 2 Prelims Recap: Zhang & Sjostrom To Face-Off In 50 Fly

Zhang Yufei of China is coming off a monster Asian Games and the Olympic champion holds the top seed in the women’s 50m fly in Berlin.

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World Cup Berlin: Qin Haiyang Fires Off 26.30 World Cup Record In 50 Breaststroke Heats

China’s multi-gold medalist in Fukuoka, Qin Haiyang, fired off a time of 26.30 to take the top seed in the men’s 50m breaststroke in Berlin.

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arena Swim of the Week: Letitia Sim Shatters 11-Day-Old Singaporean Record In 200 Breast

Sim has broken the Singaporean Record in the women’s 200 breaststroke five times in 2023, bringing it down from 2:28-high to 2:24-low in a matter of months.

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The First Finals of the Berlin World Cup Should Get You Excited for this Olympic Season

On the first day of the first World Cup stop in Berlin, finals were bananas. And it’s *October*.

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