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Hagino Breaks Two Japanese Records; Women Start Slow But Finish Strong on Day 3 of Japanese Nationals

As more Japanese veterans fail to qualify for Pan Pacs, it’s unquestionable who the country’s star swimmers is: Kosuke Hagino.

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Suzuki Breaks National Record in 50 Breast; Irie and Hagino Swim World’s Best Times in 100 Back

Japan’s Satomi Suzuki Broke the Natioanl Record in the 50 breaststroke on Friday.

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Depth on Display, Hagino Nearly Breaks Asian Record on Day 1 of Japanese Nationals

A familiar pattern emerged in the men’s 400 IM final at Japan’s National Championships; but it might not be a good thing that Kosuke Hagino almost broke the Asian Record.

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Everything You Need For The Japanese Swimming Trials

The Japanese swimming trials will be taking place at the Tatsumi International Pool in Tokyo April 10-13 starting tomorrow. These trials will be Japan’s 90th swimming nationals and the selection meet for their Pan Pac roster.

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Sun’s Pockets Still Deep Despite An Embarrassing 2013

Chinese Superstar Sun Yang found himself in the second place position when it comes to his country’s top earning athletes…

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Sun Yang Reports On The Progress In His Training After Toe Surgery

After a very long and eventful fall and winter Olympic gold medalist and World Champion Sun Yang has given his fans an update on his training…

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Park Finally Receives Funding From The Korea Swimming Federation

Park Tae Hwan was supposed to be rewarded for his performances in London, but he did not see any such reward until Wednesday…

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Two Indonesian Swimmers Suspended for Methylhexaneamine Tests at Same Meet

A pair of Indonesian swimmers have been suspended for two years, and have results and prize money forfeited since their…

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Android Version Of “Whereabouts” App Now Available

WADA has just announced that the Android version of the “Whereabouts” app is now available for athletes to use…

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Horton Victorious Over Park In A Thriller At The NSW Open Championships

The final event at the New South Wales State Championships was a thriller between Mack Horton and Park Tae Hwan…

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Ashwood Has Another Strong Day At The NSW State Championships

Jessica Ashwood returned to the pool on the second night of competition at the New South Wales State Championships in Sydney winning the women’s 400 freestyle in an impressive fashion…

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Strong First Night For Ashwood, Park, Maggnussen and Hocking At NSW Championships

Jessica Ashwood, Tae Hwan Park, James Magnussen and Belinda Hocking provided highlights on the first night of the New South Wales State Open Championships…

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NSW State Open Championships Filled With Talent

The 2014 New South Wales State Open Championships will play host to not only some of Australia’s top swimmers, but will also see some top international competitors as well…

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2013 TYR World Rankings Breakdown

The World Swim Coaches Association has done an interesting analysis of the 2013 FINA World Rankings. In 2013 there were…

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Middle School All-Star Swim Meet in Seoul Korea Creates Competitive Drama

The Middle School swimmers of YISS and their hard work came to a testing point as Yongsan International School of Seoul hosted the first ever Middle school All-Star Championship where the elite boys and girls, from all over Korea and from the KAIAC International school league, converged in a highly tense and much anticipated show down.

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