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South Africa Tops Day 1 Medal Table At 2021 Swimming Championships

The 2021 African Junior/Senior Swimming Championships kicked off this week in Ghana, with Rebecca Meder of South Africa grabbing two titles.

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Key Takeaways From 2021 FINA World Cup – Budapest

Catch up on the key stories from the FINA World Cup Series stop in Budapest, including hearing what American Tom Shields had to say.

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Chalmers & Sates 200 Free Rematch Set For Budapest’s Final Night

On-fire Matt Sates will try to repeat as the men’s 200m free winner on this FINA World Cup Series circuit. But Aussie Kyle Chalmers is among his obstacles.

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2021 FINA World Cup Budapest: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Let’s see what multi-Olympic medalist Kyle Chalmers has in store for tonight’s 100m freestyle at the FINA World Cup stop in Budapest.

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17-Year-Old Aimee Canny Never Trained Long Course Before Making the Olympics

Canny talks us through what it’s like qualifying for her first Olympics at just 17 as well as doing so without having ever trained in a long course pool.

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2021 FINA World Cup Budapest: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Hungarian Kristof Milak nearly hit a lifetime best in the SCM 100 fly this morning. Let’s see what he’s got in the tank for tonight’s final.

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Matt Sates Scorches 3:37.92 For New World Junior Record In 400 Free (SCM)

Sates unloaded a massive back-half to rundown Lithuanian Danas Rapsys and win the event in 3:37.92, cracking the World Junior Record of 3:38.00.

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Kristof Milak Rips Near Lifetime-Best In 100 Fly To Kick-off Budapest

Stop #2 of the 2021 FINA World Cup Series got underway this morning in Budapest, with Kristof Milak making his presence known from the get-go.

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Chad Le Clos Out of Budapest World Cup With Minor Injury

Le Clos said he “picked up a knock” prior to the meet in Budapest, ruling him out of competing.

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Watch 18-Yr-Old Matt Sates Rock 1:40.65 SCM 200 Free World Junior Record

Watch how 18-year-old Matt Sates established a new World Junior Record in the mens’ short course 200 freestyle at the FINA World Cup in Berlin.

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Matt Sates Crushes SC 200 Free WJR in 1:40.65 After 400 IM Earlier in Session

South Africa’s Matthew Sates took down his second world junior records in as many days, becoming the fifth-fastest performer in history in the SCM 200 free.

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2021 FINA World Cup Berlin: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Australia’s Olympic golden girl Emma McKeon is the top-seeded 100m freestyler for tonight’s final on day 3 of the FINA World Cup stop in Berlin.

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2021 FINA World Cup Berlin: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

On a break from his London Roar ISL squad, Aussie Kyle Chalmers will try to double up on his 50 free victory here in Berlin with a 100 free gold tonight.

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Matt Sates Hits SC 200 IM World Junior Record As 8th Fastest Man In History

Sates swam a 1:51.45 to take gold at the Berlin stop of the 2021 FINA World Junior series, taking the WJR from Japan’s Daiya Seto.

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2021 FINA World Cup Berlin: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Australia’s multi-Olympic medalist from Tokyo, Emma McKeon, will vie for the 50m freestyle crown tonight in Berlin at stop #1 of the FINA World Cup Series.

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