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Tennessee’s Aleksey Tarasenko One of Two Swimmers to Rep Uzbekistan at SC Worlds

University of Tennessee graduate student Aleksey Tarasenko will represent Uzbekistan alongside teammate Eldor Usmonov at Short Course Worlds in December.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Toronto: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Lithuanian Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte lowered the 50m breaststroke European Record last week. She’ll be in the water on this final day in Toronto.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Toronto: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning World Record holder Kyle Chalmers of Australia is set to dive in this morning in Toronto on day 2 of the FINA World Cup.

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Tang Qianting Posts 29.19 Asian Record In SCM 50 Breaststroke

Tang Qianting lowered her own hours-old Asian Record in the women’s 50m breaststroke to close out the 2022 Chinese Championships.

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Yang Junxuan Becomes First Chinese Woman Under 52 Seconds In SCM 100 Freestyle

Yang Junxuan put up the fastest short course 100 freestyle of her career, posting 51.78 to make national history in the event.

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WATCH: Li Bingjie Shatters SCM 400 Free World Record in 3:51.30 (Full Race Video)

Watch the full race video of Li Bingjie’s world record in the SCM 400 freestyle, where she ripped a 3:51.30 to shatter the previous mark.

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Yu Yiting, Zhang Yufei Among Chinese Championships Night 2 Winners

Zhang Yufei nabbed the women’s 50m fly win on night two of the 2022 Chinese Short Course Swimming Championships in Beijing.

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Li Bingjie Posts 1:51.25 200 Free CHN Record, 15:41.80 1500 Asian Record

20-year-old Li Bingjie ripped a new Asian Record in the women’s 1500m free, as well as a new Chinese record in the 200m free in Beijing.

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Tang Qianting Fires off 1:03.15 Chinese, Asian Record In 100 Breaststroke

The records continued to fall on day two of the 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships, with Tang Qianting joining the party in the women’s 100m breaststroke.

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China’s Chen Juner Posts 1:49.61 WJR In 200 Butterfly

18-year-old Chen Juner of China just ripped a time of 1:49.61 in the 200 butterfly to overtake the previous national record and World Junior Record.

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China’s Li Bingjie Rips 3:51.30 for 400 Free World Record (Negative Split)

While competing at the 2022 Chinese Swimming Championships, Li Bingjie crushed a new World Record time of 3:51.30 in the women’s short course 400 freestyle.

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The Women’s 400 Free World Record Was Ripe to be Smashed

The fact that the World Record in the 400 short course meter freestyle was only 3:53 should have made it obvious that a big drop was coming.

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N. Carolina or S. Korea: 2027 World University Games Host Vote Comes in 2 Weeks

The Triangle Area of North Carolina, centered around Raleigh (above), squares off against the South Korean megacity of Chungcheong for the rights to host one of the world’s largest sporting events.

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Qin Haiyang Nails 56.31 Chinese Record In 100 Breaststroke

Qin Haiyang produced a new Chinese national record in the men’s short course 100 breaststroke, hitting a time of 56.31 in Beijing this evening.

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Yu Yiting Takes Down Ye Shiwen’s SCM 100 IM Chinese Record

At the 2022 Chinese Championships, 17-year-old Yu Yiting clocked a new national record in the women’s short course 100 IM.

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