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2026 China Swimming Open: Day Two Finals Live Recap

American dynamo Gretchen Walsh will try to carry her prelims momentum into the final of the women’s 50m freestyle tonight at the China Swimming Open.

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Jessica Thompson Breaks South African Women’s 50 Back National Record

18-year-old World Junior Championships finalist Jessica Thompson clocked a new South African national and African continental record in the women’s 50m back.

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13-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Beats Regan Smith In 200 Fly Battle At 2026 China Swimming Open

Yu Zidi, the youngest-ever World Championships medalist, topped the women’s 200m fly podium tonight in her native China, hitting a new PB in the process.

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Tang Qianting Sets New Asian Record In Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Tang Qianting shaved time off of her lifetime best to establish a new Chinese national and Asian continental record in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

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Livestream For 2026 China Swimming Open Which Begins Thursday

Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is among the host of international talent taking on elite Chinese swimmers at this week’s China Swimming Open.

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World Aquatics Drops Mixed 400 Free Relay from World Championships Schedule

The event was added to the World Championship schedule in 2015 and survived a decade. It will now be dropped, aligning the World Championship schedule with the Olympic program.

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4 Sentenced to 3 Years In Prison for Negligence in Death of 12-Year-Old Egyptian Swimmer

The Meet Director and three lifeguards were convicted in the case, while 14 others, including the head of the swimming federation, were acquitted.

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High-Level International Meets For March 2026

Eight-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith of the United States is headed to the China Open, one of just several high-profile meets taking place next month.

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Coetze, Haughey, Martens, Among Newly Announced Participants at China Swimming Open

Pieter Coetze (pictured), Siobhan Haughey, Lukas Martens, Nicolo Martinenghi, Arno Kamminga, and Kliment Kolesnikov will compete at the China Swimming Open.

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Siobhan Haughey Rips 52.77 100 Free To Close Out 2026 Dubai Open Championships

Hong Kong’s Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey has been on fire in Dubai, ripping a season-best 52.77 to take the women’s 100m freestyle event.

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Haughey Hits 24.67, Kornev Clocks 21.72 For 50 Free Victories At Dubai Open Championships

Olympic multi-medalist Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong ripped a time of 24.67 to establish a new 50m free meet record at the 2026 Dubai Open Championships.

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Callan Lötter And Matthew Caldwell Take 2026 Midmar Mile Titles

The aQuellé Midmar Mile took place this weekend in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, with Callan Lötter and Matthew Caldwell being crowned champions.

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Swimming South Africa Investigated Amid Corruption Allegations Related to Unfinished HPC

The World Aquatics-funded site, which was supposed to be an international hub, is instead what local media calls a “devastated wasteland”

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Callan Lötter Eyes Continued Open Water Dominance In Midmar Mile Women’s Race

Lötter, a national open water champion over the 1.5km, 5km and 10km distances, was 2nd last year and takes over as favorite with Catherine van Rensburg out.

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Mundial de natación Budapest 2027: calendario confirmado

World Aquatics y el Comité Organizador han confirmado las fechas de competencia para cada deporte. Todos los detalles, rama por rama.

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