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Lee Joo-ho Cracks New Korean 100 Backstroke Record At Trials

While competing on day 4 of the 2022 Korean Trials, Lee Joo-ho made waves in the men’s 100m backstroke by firing off a new national record.

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Korea’s Teen Machine Hwang Sunwoo Clocks World’s #1 100 Free Time

18-year-old world champion Hwang Sunwoo now tops the men’s 100m freestyle world rankings for 2022 with his 48.42 clocked in Gimcheon.

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World Champion Hwang Sunwoo Puts Up 48.69 100 Free Heats Swim

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo dove in for his first race of the 2022 Korean Trials, posting a quick 48.69 100m free prelim outing.

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Cho Sungjae Hits 59.9 100 Breast In Korean Trials Heats

Korea’s national record holder Cho Sungjae is already near his lifetime best in the heats of the men’s 100m breaststroke in Gimcheon.

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Teen World Champion Hwang Sunwoo In Action Later This Month

18-year-old Hwang Sunwoo, the breakout star who made two Olympic finals in his Games debut last year in Tokyo, will be racing in his native Korea soon.

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Joseph Schooling Makes Cut For 2022 Asian, Commonwealth Games

2016 Olympic champion Joseph Schooling of Singapore was back in the water for his first races since the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Japan’s Roster For 2022 Asian Games Nearly Identical To Budapest

On the heels of revealing its roster for the 2022 FINA World Aquatic Championships, the JASF has revealed the lineup for the Asian Games.

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Quah Siblings Qualify For Asian Games Early On At Singapore Qualifier

As the only swimmers to notched Asian Games qualifying times on day 1, of the SGP qualifier the Quah trio made a statement to kickoff their campaign.

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2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships Confirmed For Honolulu In August

The 2022 Junior Pan Pacific Championships will take place in Honolulu, Hawaii, August 24-27.

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Japan’s 2022 World Championships Roster Is Sprinter-Less

Shinri Shioura was a men’s 50m freestyle finalist at the 2019 World Championships but he missed the cut this time around for Budapest.

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British Swimming Pulls Out Of World University Games

“British Swimming continues to condemn the atrocities being committed on the people of Ukraine,” impacting the organization’s decision to withdraw from WUGS.

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Japanese Worlds Team Headed To Mare Nostrum

Key swimmers on the Japanese national team are headed to the 2022 Mare Nostrum tour in May, marking the first time in three years they’ll have participated.

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Adam Peaty Thinks A Speedo Relay With Dressel Would Break the World Record

This pod was about signing with Speedo, but Peaty unpacked a few topics; coach Marshall, the uniqueness of breaststroke, and a Speedo medley relay.

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Key Performances From the 2022 Japanese Selection Meet

Get updated on the latest and greatest performances coming out of Japan after their Selection Meet concluded in Tokyo over the weekend.

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Chinese Broadcast Censors Call For Peace At Paralympic Opening Ceremonies

IPC President Andrew Parsons’ call for peace during the Paralympic Opening Ceremony was censored by China’s state broadcaster, CCTV.

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