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National, Age Records Go Down At Turkish Winter Championships

Berke Saka of Turkey lowered the national record in the event while competing at the Turkish Long Course Championships last month.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Asian Coach Of The Year – Jeon Dong-Hyun (KOR)

For the first time in the history of our annual Swammy Awards, a leader from Korea has been named the Asian Coach of the Year.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Asian Male Of The Year – Hwang Sunwoo

After repeating as short course 200m free world champion, 19-year-old Hwang Sunwoo of South Korea is the 2022 Swammy Award winner for Asian Male of the Year.

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2022 Swammy Awards: Asian Female Of The Year – Li Bingjie

With several key performances put up this year, 20-year-old Li Bingjie of China earns the 2022 Swammy Award for Asian Female.

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How To Get The 2022 Year In Review Magazine With The David Popovici Cover

The 2022 Year In Review is a big issue memorializing all of the pivotal moments you want to preserve in one keepsake magazine.

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Diana Taszhanova Sets Pair of Kazakhstani Records At Vladimir Salnikov Cup

Taszhanova set new Kazakhstani records in the women’s 200 fly (2:14.14) and 400 free (4:15.59) at the Vladimir Salnikov Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Olympic Champion Zhang Yufei Injured Elbow Midway Through Short Course Worlds

Zhang, one of the medal favorites in the women’s 100 fly, injured her elbow midway through SC Worlds and was forced to withdraw.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2023

Newly-minted short course world champion Kyle Chalmers has historically competed at the South Australian State Championships slated for late January.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: 14 World Records Broken In All

Catch up on day six action with our daily digest while also getting the grand total on World Records and World Junior Records broken in Melbourne.

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After Breaking Finger in Prelims, Hwang Sunwoo Overcomes Pain to Defend 200 FR Title

“I am very happy with the race today,” the 19-year-old South Korean said. “I was really, really in pain today but it wasn’t a problem in the race tonight.”

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2022 Short Course World Championships: U.S. Finishes On Top Of Overall Medal Table

The United States has something to celebrate as the nation topped the overall medal table with the conclusion of the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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Hwang Sunwoo Scares Biedermann’s World Record With 1:39.72 SCM 200 Free

Hwang is now the third-fastest performer of all-time in the men’s 200 free, and just 0.35 seconds off of Paul Biedermann’s supersuited world record.

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Katsuhiro Matsumoto Lowers His Own 200 FR Japanese Record to 1:41.29 in Prelims

Katsuhiro Matsumoto lowered his own Japanese record in the 200 freestyle with a 1:41.29 in prelims, qualifying second for tonight’s final behind Tom Dean. 

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Claire Curzan Drops 100 Fly Final for 200 Back, Which She Wasn’t Even Supposed to Swim

Claire Curzan pulled out of the 100 fly final on Sunday in favor of the 200 backstroke, where she’s the top qualifier. She entered the 200 back just days before the meet started.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Day Six Prelims Live Recap

The last day of prelims at the 2022 Short Course World Championships is set to see long course World Record holder David Popovici of Romania in action.

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