Asia

Daiya Seto & Rikako Ikee Training In Australia With Coach Michael Bohl

Daiya Seto and Rikako Ikee of Japan are both training with Australian coach Michael Bohl at Griffith University in Queensland.

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Yang Jae-hoon Lowers Hwang Sunwoo’s 100 Fly Korean Record To 51.85

Another Korean national record bit the dust this week, with Yang Jae-hoon downing the men’s 100m fly mark to 51.85 to take the gold.

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Budapest World Cup Will Add Unique ‘Golden Race’ to Test Masters of Different Strokes

Ever wanted to see a head-to-head race between Thomas Ceccon and Qin Haiyang? We might see that matchup this weekend in Budapest.

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Korea’s Baek In-Chul Lowers 50 Fly National Record To 23.15

Asian Games gold medalist Baek In-chul fired off a new Korean national record of 23.15, become the #3 performer in the world thus far this season.

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China’s Zhang Yufei Breaks World Cup Record in 100 Fly; Beats 3 Big Rivals in Athens

25-year-old Zhang Yufei, the defending World Champion in the 100 fly, beat out three big rivals and broke Sarah Sjostrom’s World Record on Sunday.

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2023 World Cup Athens Day 3 Prelims: Sjostrom & Andrew Cruise In Multiple Events

American Michael Andrew made two finals for the last night of action in Athens. He’ll be taking on the 50m fly and 100m back.

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2023 World Cup Athens Day 2 Prelims: Aussie Simpson In The 100 Free Spotlight

Australian Cody Simpson earned silver last night the 100m fly and will try to upgrade to gold in the 100m free, owning the top seed in 48.99 out of the heats.

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2023 World Cup Athens Day 1 Prelims Recap: Clash Of The Women’s 50 Free Titans

World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom looks primed to repeat her 50m freestyle gold medal-worthy performance from the first stop of the World Cup series.

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Seto, Matsumoto & Ohashi Head Up Japan SC Championships Entries

National record holder Daiya Seto is among the entrants headed to the Japanese Short Course Championships which begin on October 21st in Tokyo.

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IOC Suspends Russian Olympic Committee for Absorbing Ukrainian Sports Organizations

The ROC lost access to IOC funding after breaching the Olympic Charter by absorbing Olympic Councils in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia.

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United States, Host Nation Greece Beef Up Rosters For 2023 World Cup In Athens

U23 Championships gold medalist Stergios-Marios Bilas is among the host nation swimmers expected to race at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Athens.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Qin Haiyang Ties His Own Asian Record in the 100 Breast

Qin Haiyang ripped a 57.69 100 breast as part of his Berlin breaststroke sweep. The time tied his Asian record and set a new World Cup record.

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32-Yr-Old Satomi Suzuki Lowers Women’s 50 Breast Japanese Record To 30.10

After reaping two individual silvers at this year’s Asian Games, Satomi Suzuki raced domestically and posted a new 50m breast national record.

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Zhang Yufei & Qin Haiyang Both Named MVP Of 19th Asian Games

Chinese swimming powerhouses Zhang Yufei and Qin Haiyang were both named overall MVP of the Asian Games which just concluded in Hangzhou.

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Siobhan Haughey Smashes 52.02 Asian Record In 100 Free, #3 Performer All-Time

Siobhan Haughey of Hong Kong just fired off the fastest 100m freestyle of her career, a time of 52.02 to break her own Asian Record.

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