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Sun Yang Nearly Beats His 400 Time From Kazan On Day 5 of Chinese Nationals

The veteran distance swimmer dominated the men’s 400 freestyle with a time of 3:42.70.

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Missy Franklin Headed For Singapore Stop of FINA World Cup

Missy Franklin is set to make her World Cup debut in Singapore on October 3rd and 4th.

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81 km Open Water Swim Completes 72nd Annual Competition

No matter how you twist it, 11 hours is a very long time to be swimming (and that was just the winners…)!

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Wang Lizhuo Lowers Another Breaststroke Jr World Record At Chinese Nationals

After breaking the junior world record yesterday in the men’s 100 breaststroke, Wang Lizhuo has lowered another junior world record with an impressive 27.52 in the men’s 50 breaststroke.

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Wang Lizhuo Lowers 100 Breaststroke Jr World Record & Chinese Record

On the first day of competition in Huangshan at the 2015 Chinese Fall National Championship meet, Wang Lizhuo lowered Anton Chupkov’s junior world…

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Junior World Records Fall On First Two Days of Chinese Fall Nationals

The Chinese are taking advantage of an early opportunity to put themselves on top of the 2015-2016 World Rankings. The…

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Bronte Campbell, Emily Seebohm Headed to Singapore World Cup

Australian on-fire athletes, Bronte Campbell and Emily Seebohm, have been announced as attending the 2015 FINA World Cup in Singapore slated for October 3rd and 4th.

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Relay Record Falls On Night Two Of Japanese Collegiate Championships

On the second night of competition at the 2015 Japanese collegiate championships a meet record was downed in the women’s 400m medley relay.

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Miki Uchida shaves .01 off Japanese 50 free record at Intercollege Championships

For the second year in a row, Miki Uchida has set a Japanese record in the 50 free at the Intercollegiate Championships.

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Vietnamese Record Holder Phuoc Regrets Inconsistent Training Program

Hoang Quy Phuoc told a Vietnamese newspaper that he would have been able to be more successful in the pool if he had used a more consistent training regiment.

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Katie Ledecky, Sun Yang, Ning Zetao Invited To Hong Kong World Cup

The Hong Kong Swimming Federation extended an invitation to Katie Ledecky, Sun Yang and Ning Zetao for the upcoming FINA World Cup stop in Hong Kong.

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2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

In the finals of the women’s 200 breast, Turkey’s Viktoria Gunes obliterated the Junior World Record with a 2:19.64, closing in on Rikke Moeller Pedersen’s World Record of 2:19.11.

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Andrew, Gunes Earn FINA Swimmer Of The Meet Honors

Michael Andrew earned FINA male swimmer of the meet honors after winning 5 medals and swimming 25 races in the 6 day competition

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Schooling, Quah Earn $31K From Singapore For Southeast Asia Games Success

Singaporean swimmers Joseph Schooling and Quah Zheng Wen each earned $31,250 from the Singapore National Olympic Council based on their performances at the Southeast Asia Games earlier this summer.

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Russian Women Smash 4x100m Medley Junior World Record

The Russians have shown great strength in the relays in Singapore, capping it off with a new junior world record from the women’s 4x100m medley team

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