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Daiya Seto Moves To #2 All-Time, Shatters Asian Record With 2:00.35 In 200 Breast

Seto came within two-tenths of the world record en route to a new Asian Record and the second-fastest swim in history in the men’s 200 breaststroke.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Shake Up At Top Of Medal Table

The host nation of Australia led the overall medal table through two days of competition in Melbourne, but the United States is on the move.

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18-Year-Old Pan Zhanle Crushes Asian Record With 45.77 Swim In 100 Free Final

Pan’s time makes him the first Asian swimmer to dip under the 46-second barrier in the event, as he erases the previous Asian and Chinese Record of 46.14.

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World Aquatics Appoints Stabilization Committee To Run Philippine Swimming Inc.

The three-member committee will take over the PSI’s day-to-day operations and has the ability to amend its constitution and conduct a new election.

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Aussies Maintain Medal Table Lead Through Day 2 Of Short Course World Championships

The Aussie women set a new World Record in the 800m free relay, with their gold being added to the host nation’s overall haul through day 2.

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2022 Short Course World Championships Day 2 Digest

Catch up on the highs and lows of day two of the 2022 Short Course World Championships taking place in Melbourne, Australia.

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Teong Tzen Wei Ties Day-Old Singaporean, Asian Record In Men’s 50 Fly

Singapore’s Teong Tzen Wei tied his day-old national and Asian Record in the men’s 50m butterfly competing in Melbourne.

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Zhang Yufei Posts 24.71 50 Fly For Chinese, Asian Records

Olympic champion Zhang Yufei posted the fastest 50m fly of her career to establish new Chinese national and Asian continental records.

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Miyu Namba Puts Up Fastest Japanese 800 Free In Over 15 Years For Bronze

Japanese freestyle ace Miyu Namba logged a new national record en route to earning bronze in the women’s 800m freestyle in Melbourne.

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Chinese Distance Star Li Bingjie Tests Positive for COVID-19 at SC Worlds

According to her American coach Mark Schubert, Chinese distance star Li Bingjie has tested positive for COVID-19 after scratching several of her events.

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Host Nation Australia Leads Medal Table After Day One Of Short Course Worlds

Aussie Kaylee McKeown has something to smile about as her nation leads the overall medal table after one day of action in Melbourne.

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Who’s Hot And Who’s Not On Day 1 Of Short Course World Championships

Find out who was ‘hot’ and who was ‘not’ on day one of the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

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Joly Rewrites French, Takeda Scores Japanese Record In Men’s 1500 Free

Two national records bit the dust in tonight’s 1500m freestyle final on day one of the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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Teong Tzen Wei Breaks Singapore Record in Prelims of the Men’s 50 Fly in Melbourne

25-year old Singaporean swimmer Teong Tzen Wei broke the Singaporean and Asian Records in the 50 fly in prelims at the World Championships.

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2022 Short Course Worlds Picks And Previews: Men’s Butterfly

South Africa’s Chad Le Clos carries successful World Cup momentum into the men’s butterfly events at the FINA Short Course World Championships.

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