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Six Turkish National Records Fall at 2019 National Team Selection Meet

Metin Aydin, who just finished his senior season at the University of Hawaii, broke a Turkish national record in the 200 IM at the 2019 Turkish National Team Selection Meet.

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17 Named To Japanese World Championships Roster So Far

The ageless Ryosuke Irie made the World Championships roster for Gwangju in the men’s 200m back, so far.

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Beril Böcekler Completes Distance Sweep On Day 5 Of Turkish Nationals

At only 15 years of age, Beril Böcekler set her third Turkish national record in the 400 free with her time of 4:15.75 on the final night of the 2019 Turkish National Team Selection Meet.

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Berlin to Fill Eindhoven’s Relinquished Spot in FINA World Cup Series

After cutting Berlin from the FINA World Cup Series back in 2018, FINA has reintroduced it into the schedule to replace the recently lost Eindhoven stop.

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Rikako Ikee Enters Nihon University While Battling Leukemia

The 2019 Japanese Swimming Championships wrapped up tonight in Tokyo, but throughout the competition Rikako Ikee’s absence was felt.

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Japanese Worlds Qualifiers Through End of Japanese C’ships

Yui Ohashi already qualified for Gwangju in the women’s 200m IM, but she added the 400m IM to her line-up tonight.

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Seto & Ohashi Solidify IM King & Queen Status On Final Night In Tokyo

Olympic bronze medalist Daiya Seto earned his 3rd title at the Japanese Championships, which concluded tonight in Tokyo.

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Jing Wen Quah Breaks Singapore National Record in 200 IM

2019 CANADIAN SWIMMING TRIALS April 3-7, 2019 Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, Toronto, ON LCM (50m) Prelims/Finals: 9:30 am /…

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SAI Glenmark Swimmer Kushagra Rawat Achieves B cut for Olympics 2020

Kushagra Rawat training at the SAI Glenmark TIDM program in Delhi created history by becoming the fastest Indian in the 800 m Freestyle category clocking a time of 08.07.99.

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Viktoria Günes Picks Up Second Event Win On Day 4 Of Turkish Nationals

Multiple-time Turkish national record holder Viktoria Günes earned her second individual title of the 2019 Turkish National Select Meet.

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Watanabe, Irie & Sunama Added To JPN Worlds Roster Through Day 6

Check out who has cleared the stiff JPN qualifying times for this summer’s World Championships through day 6 of the Japanese Swimming Championships.

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Ryosuke Irie Earns 12th 200 Back National Title En Route To Gwangju

The timeless Ryosuke Irie collected his 12th national title in the men’s 200m back to qualify for this summer’s World Championships.

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WR Holder Watanabe Fires Off 4th Fastest 200 Breast Ever

Coming within half a second of his own 2:06.67 World Record in the men’s 200m breast tonight in Tokyo was Ippei Watanabe.

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Shioura Thows Down 21.67 Asian Record On Penultimate Night In Tokyo

After having missed individual qualification in the men’s 100m freestyle earlier here in Tokyo, Shinri Shioura came back with a vengeance in the men’s 50m freestyle event, knocking down the Asian Continental and Japanese National Record in tonight’s semi-finals.

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Updated List Of Japanese Worlds Qualifiers Through Day 5

Through 5 days of the Japanese Championships, we’ve seen just 5 individual qualifiers, speaking to the stiffness of the nation’s minimum selection times.

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