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Mio Narita, Hidekazu Takehara Notch Wins On Day One Of JPN Student Championships

World Championships bronze medalist Mio Narita earned 400m IM gold to open her 101st Japan Student Championships campaign.

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Olympic Medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita Fires Off 4:07.21 400 IM In Native Japan

Olympic silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita produced a monster time of 4:07.21 to take the men’s 400m IM at the Japan Student Championships.

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India, Nigeria Submit Bids To Host 2030 Commonwealth Games

The fact that there is any bid at all is good news for what’s been perceived as a shaky future for the event that’s held every four years. 

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How To Get The 2025 College Preview Magazine With The Rex Maurer Cover

This issue is big and it is packed with conference previews and recruiting intel on future NCAA stars who will shake up next year’s lists.

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High-Level International Meets For September 2025

The 101st Japan Student Swimming Championships is one of the high-level international meets on the calendar for September.

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Japan’s Imafuku Remarks On Gastro Illness Which Affected World Juniors Training

18-year-old Kazushi Imafuku of Japan came away with a trio of silver medals at this year’s World Junior Championships despite a less-than-ideal leadup.

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Top 10 Swims From the 2025 World Junior Championships

Rylee Erisman’s 52.79 100 freestyle was one of the top swims of the 2025 World Junior Championships, breaking the Championship Record by almost a second.

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US Comes Out on Top of World Juniors Medal Table After Winning 2 Golds on Final Day of Racing

Rylee Erisman helped bring home the final two gold medals for Team USA, winning the girls’ 50 free and anchoring the girls’ 4×100 medley relay.

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Yang Peiqi Blazes 1:56.25 200 Free Championship Record, Wins Fifth Gold At World Juniors

China’s Yang Peiqi clocked 1:56.25 to win the final individual event of the 2025 World Junior Championships, breaking the Championship Record in the process.

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Mizuki Hirai Lowers 100 Fly Championship Record To 56.87, Secures 2nd World Jr Title

Hirai, who holds the World Junior Record in the girls’ 100 fly, shaved another .15 off her own championship record that she set last night

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Australia Wins Its First Medal of World Juniors to Break onto the Medal Table After Day 5

Ainsley Trotter won gold for Australia in the girls’ 50 back, bringing home her nation’s first medal of the meet.

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Mizuki Hirai Swims 57.02 100 Fly to Take Down Championship Record in the Semifinal

Hirai, who holds the World Junior Record in the girls’ 100 fly, shaved .23 off of fellow Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee’s Championship Record from 2017.

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U.S. Continues to Lead Medal Table, New Countries Jump Into the Mix After World Juniors Day 4

Lena Ludwig (above) brought home Germany’s first medal of the meet, winning silver in the girls’ 100 breast in a lifetime best time of 1:07.60.

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Kim Seungwon Clocks 27.77 In 50 Backstroke, Breaks World Junior Championship Record

Kim Seungwon of South Korea clocked 27.77 in the girls’ 50 backstroke semifinals, breaking a championship record that had stood for a decade.

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arena Swim of the Week: Yumeki Kojima Drops 1:57.32 200 IM For Fastest Ever By a 16-Year-Old

The World Junior Record holder in the 400 IM, Kojima continued to amaze in Otopeni by swimming the fastest time ever recorded by a 16-year-old in the 200 IM.

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