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Along with WR, Euro & Asian Records Fall In Mixed Medley Relay Final

Femke Heemskerk had a blazing 22.90 anchor for the Netherlands as they broke the European Record and went under the old world record.

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27-Year-Old Orsi Busts Out Italian Record In 100 IM

27-year-old Marco Orsi is keeping his medal hopes alive in Hangzhou, notching a new Italian NR in the 100 IM.

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Off The Podium, But Metella Still Lowers Own 100 Fly French Record

While competing in tonight’s final of the men’s 100m butterfly, Frenchman Mehdy Metella crushed a new National Record en route to 4th place.

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Qin Haiyang Breaks Asian Record, Now #4 All-Time In 200 Breast

Qin Haiyang set a new Asian Record in the men’s 200 breast final as he became the 4th fastest performer in history.

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Qin Haiyang Smashes Chinese Record, Moves To #7 All-Time In 200 BR

Qin Haiyang chopped two and a half seconds off his Chinese Record in the men’s 200 breast, becoming the 7th fastest performer in history.

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Race Video: American Women’s 4×50 Medley Relay Clocks World Record

The women’s 4x50m medley relay World Record went down tonight, courtesy of Americans Olivia Smoliga, Katie Meili, Kelsi Worrell and Mallory Comerford.

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Watch Pieroni Outside-Smoke His Way To 200 Free Gold In Hangzhou

Lane 8 was just a means to an end for American Blake Pieroni in tonight’s 200m freestyle at the Short Course World Championships.

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Race Video: Murphy Vs Xu Vs Kolesnikov In Men’s 100 Back

American Ryan Murphy hit the wall just .03 ahead of runner-up Xu Jiayu in tonight’s men’s 100m backstroke final at the Short Course World Championships.

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Watch Cameron Van Der Burgh Win Gold In One Of His Last Races Ever

In his most recent race before announcing his impending retirement, South African Olympic gold medalist Cameron van der Burgh showed the world why he’s been on top for so long.

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United States Advances SC World C’ships Medal Table Lead On Day 2

Olivia Smoliga’s win in the women’s 100m backstroke added another gold to the stars n’ stripes tally.

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Japanese Women’s 4×50 Medley Relay Steadily Improving At Worlds

The Japanese women’s 4x50m medley relay has steadily been making improvements over the years, finishing 8th in Doha at the 2014 FINA Short Course Championships, 7th in Windsor at the 2016 edition and now 4th place here in Hangzhou in a new National Record.

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Ji Xinjie Dips Under His Chinese Record In Men’s 200 Free Final

Ji Xinjie set a new Chinese Record in the men’s 200 free final.

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Nakamura Becomes Fastest SCM Japanese Man Ever

24-year-old Katsumi Nakamura fired off the fastest 50m freestyle time ever by a Japanese man.

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Japan Lowers Asian Record In Mixed Free Relay In Prelims And Finals

Katsumi Nakamura led off Japan’s mixed 4×50 free relay that reset the Asian Record once again.

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Li Zhuhao Lowers Own Asian Record In Men’s 100 Fly Semis

Li Zhuhao took out his own Asian Record in the men’s 100 fly semi-finals.

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