Swimming World Cup Series

What Led to Sjöström’s Successful Summer?

Sjöström’s accomplishments have been the result of her training and applying lessons learned through several disappointments…

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SwimSwam Pulse: Direct Finals Access Most Unpopular World Cup Changes

SwimSwam voters overwhelmingly pointed to direct finals access for major medalists as the most disliked World Cup format change, with almost half of votes going for that rules update.

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Sjostrom Cracks $100K In Earnings After Eindhoven World Cup

Riding a pair of world records in Eindhoven, Sarah Sjostrom has charged past the six-figure barrier in prize money for the 2017 World Cup, sitting at $104,500 after winning the tour’s opening cluster.

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Sjostrom & Le Clos Win World Cup Cluster 1 Titles In Eindhoven

Sarah Sjostrom leads five-time defending World Cup champ Katinka Hosszu by a whopping 90 points at the end of cluster 1, taking advantage of four world record bonuses in the first three meets. Meanwhile Chad le Clos leads the men’s points.

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Back Half Mastery: Watch Mireia Belmonte’s 4:18.94 Short Course 400 IM

Spanish Olympic champion Mireia Belmonte blasted a new short course 400 IM world record while competing in Eindhoven this week. Watch how her monster race unfolded.

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Watch Sjostrom’s 50.58 Short Course 100 Free World Record

Re-live Sarah Sjostrom’s 50.58 100 freestyle world record set on day 1 in Eindhoven.

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2017 FINA World Cup Eindhoven Day 2 Finals: The WR Siege Continues

Sarah Sjostrom and Mireia Belmonte were tonight’s golden girls in Eindhoven, each having earned a shiny new world record to close out the first cluster of this year’s FINA World Cup Series.

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The Sjostrom Shockwave Continues, As Swede Clocks New SC 200 Free WR

The Sjostrom Show has escalated to shockwave proportions.

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Belmonte Blasts New Short Course 400 IM World Record In Eindhoven

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte became the first woman ever under 4:19 tonight in the short course 400 IM.

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2017 FINA World Cup Eindhoven: 2 National Records Go Down In Prelims

Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga raced his way to the #2 seed in the men’s 200m breaststroke in Eindhoven, clocking a new national record in the process.

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FINA World Cup Eindhoven: Sjostrom, Hosszu, Morozov, Belmonte Are MVPs

Sjostrom fires off a new SCM World Record, while Katinka Hosszu, Mireia Belmonte and Vlad Morozov collect double wins in Eindhoven.

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Again! Sjostrom Takes SCM 100 Freestyle World Record Down To 50.58

Sarah Sjostrom just knocked her own SCM 100 freestyle World Record down to a new low of 50.58.

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Sjostrom Scorches 51.02 Morning 100 Free In Eindhoven

Sarah Sjostrom gets it done again, clocking 51.02 in the women’s 100 SCM freestyle in Eindhoven this morning.

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Dubai Dropped From 2017 World Cup, 2nd Cluster Dates Shifted

FINA has dropped the Dubai stop from the 2017 World Cup series and shifted the date of the Doha event, with some format changes still being adjusted for the tour’s second cluster.

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Hungary’s On-Fire Dominik Kozma Leads National Record Charge In Berlin

Two world records fell today in Berlin, but several other swimmers also notched national records on the day.

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