Asia

Australia Matches Its Best-Ever World Championships Gold Medal Count

Cam McEvoy’s victory in the men’s 50m freestyle help propel his nation of Australia to 13 total gold medals, matching its best-ever haul at a Worlds.

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Titmus Ties 800 Free Aussie, Oceanic Record En Route To Bronze

Olympic multi-medalist Ariarne Titmus tied her Australian and Oceanic Records as she claimed bronze in the 800 free this evening.

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Li Bingjie Fires Off Asian Record To Become #2 800 Freestyle Performer

Li Bingjie snagged silver tonight in the 800m freestyle, producing a new Asian Record en route to becoming the 2nd fastest woman in history.

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Zhang Yufei Rips 50 Fly Asian Record,#2 Performer All-Time

Zhang Yufei of China snagged the silver behind Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden in the women’s 50m butterfly, taking down the Asian Record in the process.

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Tang Qianting Lowers Own Asian Record During Women’s 50 Breast Prelims with 30.08

The 19-year-old Chinese Olympian from Shanghai secured the fourth qualifying spot for tonight’s semifinals with a personal-best 30.08 in prelims.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 6 Asia Recap: China, China & More China

Zhang Yufei will try to double up on her 100m fly gold by giving China another top prize in the 50m fly sprint on the penultimate day of action.

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U.S. Suddenly Leads Medal Table After Day Six, According To NBC

The latest and greatest medal table displayed at the end of NBC’s day six coverage showed the United States at the top of the medal table.

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Teen Nick Mahabir Breaks Singapore Record at TYR Pro Championships in Irvine

Teenager Nick Mahabir re-broke his own Singapore National Record in the 100 breaststroke on Friday at USA Swimming’s Pro Championships.

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How Qin Haiyang Made Breaststroke History Without Anyone Expecting It

After his sprint breaststroke sweep early in the meet, I thought I had Qin Haiyang figured out. I could not have been more wrong

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Qin Haiyang Breaks 200 Breast World Record (2:05.48), Completes First-Ever Stroke Sweep

Qin Haiyang was absolutley dominant in the men’s 200 breast, handing Zac Stubblety-Cook his first finals loss in the event since July 2019.

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Zhang Yufei Goes 25.17 To Break Her Own 50 Fly Chinese Record, Is #5 Performer All-Time

Although it will be a tall task to beat world record holder Sarah Sjostrom, Zhang will be in a very strong position to take silver on Saturday night.

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Richards, Dean, and Kibler Headline Men’s 4×200 FR Relay Prelims (Full Lineups)

Great Britain is going all-in on prelims, swimming 200 freestyle medalists Matthew Richards and Tom Dean on the 4×200 freestyle relay.

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2023 World Championships Day 6 Prelims Preview: Can Liendo Claim 100 Fly Victory?

In the absence of Caeleb Dressel and Kristof Milak, the men’s 100 butterfly is wide-open for Canadian Josh Liendo to claim his first World title.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 5 Asia Recap: Wang Shun Surprisingly A Non-Factor

Olympic champion Wang Shun missed out on the final of the 200m IM, despite entering the competition as a heavy medal favorite.

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Another Golden Night For Australia Keeps United States Treading Medal Table Water

Kyle Chalmers earned his first-ever individual World Championships gold medal, keeping Australia on top of the overall swimming medal table.

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