Asia

16-Year Old Isabel Stadden Breaks Jr. Pan Pacs Record in Day 3 Prelims

Staden didn’t swim her lifetime best, but did break the two-year old Meet Record in the 200 back prelims.

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2018 Junior Pan Pacs: Day 2 Finals Recap

Emily Weiss lowered the 100 breast Jr. Pan Pac Championship Record for a second time to win gold on day 2 in Fiji.

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Watch The Furious Asian Games Medley Relay Battle

Watch how the final, closer-than-close race of the 2018 Asian Games unfolded in Jakarta.

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Korea Requests Investigation Into Asian Games Warm-up Pool Altercation

Chinese swimmer Shen Duo was allegedly involved in a warm-up pool altercation yesterday, August 23rd, at the Asian Games.

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2018 Asian Games: A Story Of Sweeps Helps Japan Top Overall Medals

Rikako Ikee’s winning of the sprint free and fly events, along with Yasuhiro Koseki’s breaststroke sweep helped give Japan the edge to take the top spot in the 2018 Asian Games medal table at the end.

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2018 Asian Games: China Notches New Asian Medley Relay Record

Li Zhuhao powered himself to a sub-51 split on the fly leg of the Chinese medley relay, giving the nation a new continental record en route to gold.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Rikako Ikee is after her 8th medal of these Games, leading heats of the 50 free. She’s already won the 100 free, 50 fly, 100 fly, 4×100 free relay and 4×100 medley relay, and took silver in both the mixed medley relay and the 4×200 free relay.

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Kim Seoyeong Sets Korean, Asian Games Records In Women’s 200 IM

Kim Seoyeong won the women’s 200 IM in a new Korean and Asian Games Record of 2:08.34.

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Wang Jianjiahe Downs Games 400 Free Record, Completes Distance Sweep

Wang Jianjiahe broke yet another Games Record to complete the women’s distance sweep in the 400 free.

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Ikee Blasts New Asian Games Record In 50 Free For Sixth Gold Medal

Rikako Ikee won her sixth gold and eighth medal total in the 50 free on the final night of the Asian Games, setting another meet record.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

China’s Li Bingjie will be eyeing her second title and fourth medal of the Asian Games in the women’s 400 freestyle on the final day of competition in Jakarta.

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Yan Zibei Lowers Chinese, Asian Games Records In 50 Breast Prelims

Yan Zibei broke both his Chinese and the Asian Games Record in the men’s 50 breast prelims in Jakarta.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The penultimate day of the 2018 Asian Games wraps up tonight with six medal events. China’s Xu Jiayu seeks a backstroke sweep for 2018, sitting second in the 200 back after winning the 50 and 100 earlier on. Meanwhile, Chinese teammates Li Bingjie (who won the 200 free) and Wang Jianjiahe (who won the 1500) will meet in the 800 free, clashing for gold.

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Physical Altercation In Asian Games Warm-up Pool

A South Korean swimmer was reportedly assaulted by a Chinese athlete during Asian Games warm-ups on Thursday, August 23rd.

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Pan Pacs Day 2: Gabe Mastromatteo is Canada’s Next Great Breaststroker

The 16-year old ranks 2nd in Canada this year in the 100 breaststroke, behind only Richard Funk.

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