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2021 FINA World Cup Kazan: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov was in a league of his own in this morning’s 100m backstroke heats. We’ll see what he has in store in tonight’s finals in Kazan.

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McKeon Nabs Double Top Seeds, Kolesnikov 50.0 In 100 Back In Kazan Heats

We’re now on the final day of the final stop of the 2021 FINA World Cup Series with this competition here in Kazan set to conclude with tonight’s session.

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Daiya Seto Pumps Out 1:50.66 200 IM World Cup Series Record

Japan’s Daiya Seto continued his IM dominance here in Kazan, ripping a new World Cup Record to take the 200m title on day 2.

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Viktoria Gunes Hits New Turkish 400 IM National Record

Turkish swimmer Viktoria Gunes broke through with a new national record in the women’s 400m IM tonight in Kazan, Russia.

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Chalmers Eyes 100 Free WR Among Field With Kolesnikov, Popovici

After his 50m free race yesterday, Kyle Chalmers said he is eyeing the World Record in the 100m free, with the event taking place today.

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Daiya Seto Slices .01 Off Hagino’s Japanese, Asian 100 IM Record

Japan’s Daiya Seto continues to dominate the IM events at the last two stops of the FINA World Cup circuit, including here on day 1 in Kazan.

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Watch The Hwang Sunwoo/Matt Sates 200 Free Battle From Doha

An intense men’s 200m freestyle battle transpired in Doha where two 18-year-olds, Matt Sates of South Africa and Hwang Sunwoo of South Korea, led the way.

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Déjà Vu In Singapore As Gary Tan Among Head Coach Candidates Once Again

There is a little déjà vu happening in Singapore, with the national team head coach position once again open with a local candidate in the running.

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Playbooks For Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games Released

The Playbooks include the COVID-19 countermeasures that will be implemented during the Games next winter.

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Kosuke Hagino’s Retirement Announcement Now Official

We reported this past August that Olympic medalist Kosuke Hagino was set to retire later this year and the man has now made it official.

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Key Takeaways From FINA World Cup Doha: Tom Shields Doesn’t Quit

Let’s review the key takeaways from the FINA World Cup stop in Doha, which just concluded yesterday from Hamad Aquatics Center.

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South Korean Teen Sensation Hwang Sunwoo Hits 1:41.17 200 Free in Doha

The 18-year-old Hwang out-dueled South African teenager Matt Sates, the world junior record holder in the event, on Saturday in Doha.

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South Korea’s Han Dakyung, Ryu Jiwon Smash National Record in Women’s 800 Free

Both women were 11-plus seconds under the previous national record, set by Jo Hyun-Ju in 2015. Han ultimately came out on top in 8:24.06.

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Daiya Seto To Train In the United States, Officially Turns Pro

Read up on the latest news involving Japan’s superstar Daiya Seto, including Short Course Worlds and his future training plans.

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Japan Pulls Out Of 2021 Short Course World Championships

Japan made a surprising announcement today regarding its participation at the 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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