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Daiya Seto Stays Home From Training Camp, Still Expected To Race At Asian Games

2018 Asian Games champion Daiya Seto has been feeling ill and stayed home from the Japanese squad’s pre-Games training camp.

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How Jay Litherland Produces Triiipss Music And Trains For The Paris Olympics

400 IM Olympic silver medalist Jay Litherland is busy. He’s eyeing the Paris Olympic Games next summer and he’s dropping a TRiiiPSS EP soon.

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arena Swim of the Week: Wang Xizhe Runs Down 200 Fly Field With 28.94 Closing 50

Wang produced one of the rare sub-29 closing splits in the boys’ 200 fly final en route to the World Junior title in a time of 1:56.22.

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Pristina, Kosovo Awarded 2030 Mediterranean Games

The 2030 Mediterranean Games have been awarded to Kosovo’s capital of Pristina, as decided by the ICMG earlier this month.

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Korea Holds Big Expectations Ahead Of This Month’s Asian Games

The 2023 Asian Games begin later this month and the nation of Korea isn’t shy about voicing its goals against rivals China and Japan.

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2023 World Junior Championships Day Six: Swims You Might’ve Missed

The 2023 World Junior Championships have concluded but relive part of the final night’s action with swims you might’ve missed.

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The United States Concludes World Junior Championships At Top Of Medal Table

Addison Sauickie’s gold medal-earning 200m freestyle performance helped the United States cap off a stellar World Junior Championships.

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arena Swim of the Week: Zhang Zhanshuo Becomes Fastest 16&U 400 IMer In History

The 16-year-old Zhang dropped five seconds in the 400 IM with a time of 4:12.44, winning silver at World Juniors and becoming the fastest 16 & under ever.

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Japan’s Tomoyuki Matsushita Rallies for 400 IM Win in New Championship Record (4:10.97)

Matsushita took Friday night’s final out slower on the front half before blazing home more than two seconds faster on the freestyle leg (57.46 vs. 59.52).

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Medal Table Movements On Day Four Of 2023 World Junior Championships

See how things are shaping up in terms of the medal table through day four at the 2023 World Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel.

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2023 World Junior Championships Day 3: Swims You Might’ve Missed

Check out a trio of performances you may have missed during the World Junior Championships day three commotion in Netanya, Israel.

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U.S. And Aussies Hold Steady In World Junior Championships Medal Table Through Day 3

A total of 15 nations now hold a position within the swimming medal table through day three of the 2023 World Junior Championships.

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Storied Coach Norimasa Hirai Suspended Six Months By Japanese Swimming Federation

Today multi-Olympic coach Norimasa Hirai has been handed a six-month suspension by the Japanese Swimming Federation (JASF).

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Hong Kong Swimmers Scratch World Juniors Prelims After Typhoon Impacts Travel Plans

Travel issues related to Typhoon Saola forced three Hong Kong swimmers to scratch out of their events at World Juniors on Monday morning.

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IOC Changes Mind About Russian, Belarusian Inclusion at Asian Games Later This Month

The IOC said that Russian and Belarusian participation at the Asian Games later this month “was not feasible due to technical reasons.”

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