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Olympic Champion Pan Zhanle Tries 50 Butterfly On For Size At Chinese Nationals

The reigning Olympic champion in the men’s 100m freestyle, Pan Zhanle, raced the 50m fly on day two of Chinese Nationals.

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Tomoyuki Matsushita Hits 1:56.58 200 IM At JPN Student Championships

Olympic Games and World Championships silver medalist Tomoyuki Matsushita nailed a gold medal-worthy time of 1:56.58 in the 200m IM while racing in Japan.

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Murasa Posts 1:45.62 200 Free Meet Record At JPN Student Championships

World Championships bronze medalist Tatsuya Murasa clinched 200m freestyle gold on night two of the 101st Japan Student Swimming Championships.

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15-Time Paralympic Gold Medalist Mayumi Narita Dies, Aged 55

Narita, a Japanese swimmer, was named the world’s Best Female Athlete by the International Paralympic Committee in 2005.

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Zhang Zhanshuo Fires Off 3:42.99 400 Freestyle World Junior Record

18-year-old Zhang Zhanshuo produced a new World Junior Record of 3:42.99 in the LCM men’s 400 freestyle while racing in his native China.

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arena Swim of the Week: Ei Kamikawabata Blasts 1:55.39 200 Fly At Japan Student Championships

Kamikawabata lowered his previous best time of 1:56.45, set at the 2024 Japan Open, to win the title in come-from-behind fashion.

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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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