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Hagino Puts Up Fastest 400 IM In 2 Years At JPN SC C’ships

Check out the fast times getting thrown down by several ISL Tokyo Frog Kings members at the Japan Short Course Championships.

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18-Year-Old Tomoru Honda Replaces Daiya Seto On Tokyo Frog Kings

World Junior Championships silver medalist Tomoru Honda now joins the ISL team of the Tokyo Frog Kings in place of Daiya Seto.

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Junya Koga Takes First Post-Suspension JPN National Title

Junya Koga collected his first post-suspension national title, reaping gold in the men’s 50m back tonight at the 2020 Japan Short Course Championships.

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Kawamoto Overtakes Schooling’s 50 Fly Asian Record

Takeshi Kawamoto hit a new lifetime best in the men’s 50 fly en route to producing a new Japanese national record in Tokyo.

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16-Year-Old Yanagimoto Hits 1:44.08 SCM 200 Free JPN High School Record

On-fire Konosuke Yanagimoto posted a new lifetime best of 1:44.08 in the SCM 200 free at just 16 years of age, hitting a Japan High School Record.

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World C’ships Silver Medalist Matsumoto Lowers 200 Free JPN Record

One of our top 5 races to watch did not disappoint, as Katsuhiro Matsumoto unleashed a new national record in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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Siobhan Haughey Breaks Rikako Ikee’s Asian Record in 100 SCM Free

Siobhan Haughey, who has switched teams from DC Trident to Energy Standard this season, has broken 2 Hong Kong and 1 Asian Record.

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17-Year-Old Hwang Sun Woo Hits LCM 1:46.31 200 Free/48.51 100 Free

17-year-old Hwang Sun Woo of Korea is now faster than American Olympian Caleb Dressel was in the 100 free for the age group.

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ISL Announces Full CBS Sports TV/Streaming Schedule, Japanese Rights Holder

One match day that includes last year’s top American team the Cali Condors and superstar Caeleb Dressel will be available to all American households this week.

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Powerhouse Daiya Seto Officially Out Of ISL Season 2

Japan’s Daiya Seto, a game-changer for the ISL in season 1 in terms of point, will no longer be racing as part of season 2.

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Watanabe vs. Koseki vs. Sato Among Top 5 Races To Watch In Tokyo

With a bye week, several ISL Tokyo Frog Kings swimmers such as Kosuke Hagino and Ippei Watanabe will be in the water for JPN C’ships.

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China Now Saying Pre-Competition Tests Won’t Decide Olympic Fate

The controversial pre-competition fitness tests imposed at the Chinese Swimming Championships are now reportedly only temporary.

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Sun Yang Case Costs WADA 600,000 USD

WADA’s annual report states that its case against Chinese Olympian Sun Yang has cost the organization more than 600,000 USD.

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Typhoon Forces Cancellation Of 2020 Japan Open Water C’ships

The Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF) has decided to cancel the 96th Japan National Open Water Swimming Championships due to the typhoon situation.

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Daiya Seto No Longer Competing At JPN SC Championships This Month

Daiya Seto has withdrawn from the 2020 Japanese Short Course Championships in addition to having given up his Olympic team captainship.

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