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Japanese Duo Doubles Under Asian Games Record in W. 100 Breast

Satomi Suzuki (above) knocked off the defending champion Shi Jinglin in the women’s 100 breaststroke, and took her record as well.

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Xu Ties Irie’s Meet Record to Break Japan’s Stranglehold on 100 Back

Xu Jiayu tied Ryosuke Irie’s record in the 100 back,

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China’s Wang Jianjiahe Becomes First-Ever Asian Games Champion in W. 1500

SWIMMING AT THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES August 19th-24th, 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia Schedule & Results China’s Wang Jianjiahe became the first-ever Asian…

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Sun Yang Qualifies 1st in Pursuit of First 200 Free Asian Games Gold

Sun Yang is the defending World and Olympic Champion in the 200 free, but the title of Asian Games champion in the event has eluded him.

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No Danger Expected from Magnitude 8.2 Earthquake Near Fiji

As swimmers prepare for the start of the 2018 Jr. Pan Pac Championships, a massive 8.2 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean near Fiji.

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2018 Jr. Pan Pacs Entry Lists Released

Jake Foster (above) will swim 4 races at Jr. Pan Pacs.

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2018 Asian Games Arrival: Battle Between Li Bingjie & Wang Jianjiahe

Teen swimmers Li Bingjie and Wang Jianjiahe, both of China, look to have the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle events locked in Jakarta, but in what order will the two finish?

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2018 Asian Games Arrival: Hagino Tries To Repeat The Double

Japan’s Kosuke Hagino will be racing both the 200m and 400m IM events in Jakarta in a bid to repeat his titles from the 2014 edition of the prestigious Asian Games competition.

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2018 Asian Games Arrival: Sun Yang Is The 200 Free Man

Got Sun? Re-watch Chinese superstar Sun Yang’s monster 200m free performance that gave him gold in Rio.

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Asian Games’ Arrival: Re-Live Schooling’s Rio Olympic Gold

Remember when Joseph Schooling rocked the world with his 100m fly gold in Rio? He’ll try to reproduce a similar monster swim in Jakarta next week competing in the Asian Games.

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Asian Games’ Arrival: Re-Watch Watanabe’s 2:06.67 2Breast World Record

Get ready for the 2018 Asian Games by re-living Ippei Watanabe’s 200m breast world record from 2017.

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2018 Asian Games: Balandin, Schooling Gunning For Repeat Wins

Olympic champions Dmitriy Balandin and Joseph Schooling are among the high-profile athletes not from powerhouse squads Japan or China competing at the 2018 Asian Games.

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Court of Arbitration for Sport Opens Ad Hoc Division for Asian Games

The office, set up in Jakarta, aims to adjudicate disputes in less than 24 hours.

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Just Days Out From Asian Games, JPN Head Coach Hit w/ Appendicitis

The Japanese squad is arriving in Jakarta for the 2018 Asian Games, but will be without their leader, Norimasa Hirai.

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2018 Asian Games: Japan Comes To Jakarta Armed With Mega Weapons

Led by Pan Pacs gold medalists Rikako Ikee, Yasuhiro Koseki and Yui Ohashi, the nation of Japan is primed to challenge China as the overall winning nation in the pool at the 2018 Asian Games.

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