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Three-Time Olympian Rikako Ikee Misses 100 Fly Asian Games Qualification

Three-time Olympian Rikako Ikee of Japan took 100m fly gold in her native country but fell short of the Asian Games qualification standard.

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Kazushi Imafuku Downs Kosuke Hagino’s 2013 JPN High School Record In 400 Free

Kazushi Imafuku ripped a new 400m free lifetime best in Japan, overtaking the national high school record Kosuke Hagino established over a decade ago.

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Tang Qianting Sets New Asian Record In Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Tang Qianting shaved time off of her lifetime best to establish a new Chinese national and Asian continental record in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

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Mitsunaga Ties National 50 Fly Record On Day One Of Japan Swim

On day one of the 101st Japan Swim, 20-year-old Shoon Mitsunaga tied the reigning national record to take men’s 50m butterfly gold.

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17-Yr-Old Shin Ohashi Lowers Own 100 Breast World Junior Record To 58.67

Shin Ohashi of Japan, who just turned 17 earlier this month, crushed a new World Junior Record of 58.67 in the 100m breaststroke tonight in Japan.

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Livestream For 2026 China Swimming Open Which Begins Thursday

Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is among the host of international talent taking on elite Chinese swimmers at this week’s China Swimming Open.

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2026 Japan Swim To Determine Pan Pacs, Asian Games Rosters

World Championships medalist Tatsuya Murasa is among the upper echelon of domestic talent headed to the 101st Japan Swim which begins on Thursday.

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14-Year-Old Russian Miron Bunakov Rips 50.78 100 Free At Singapore Age Championships

A monster swim went down at the hands of 14-year-old Miron Bunakov on day one of the 56th Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships.

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Japan Continues Down Stiff Qualification Path For 2028 Olympic Games

Japan has released the selection criteria for the 2028 Olympic Games set to be hosted in Los Angeles, California and the qualifying times are indeed tough.

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Three Former Singapore Underwater Federation Coaches Charged Over Falsified SEA Games Results

Three former SUF coaches are being charged for allegedly falsifying fin-swimming results used to qualify athletes for the 2023 SEA Games.

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World Aquatics Drops Mixed 400 Free Relay from World Championships Schedule

The event was added to the World Championship schedule in 2015 and survived a decade. It will now be dropped, aligning the World Championship schedule with the Olympic program.

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McKeown Delivers 2:05.08 200 Back At New South Wales State Open Championships

Olympic multi-gold medalist Kaylee McKeown logged a strong 200m back performance to make her presence known at the 2026 NSW State Open Championships.

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World Aquatics Says No Changes Yet to 2026 ‘Silk Road’ World Cup Series

World Aquatics says that they are closely monitoring the situation in the Middle East, but have not yet made any changes to the World Cup schedule. (Above: Baku, Azerbaijan)

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Most of the Chinese National Team Will Attend China Swimming Open (PSYCH SHEETS)

Olympic gold medalist Pan Zhanle was revealed as one of many participants in the upcoming China Swimming Open psych sheets.

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13-Yr-Old Phenom Yu Zidi Nominated For 2026 Laureus Award

13-year-old Chinese Phenom Yu Zidi is among the list of nominees for the 2026 Laureus Award in the ‘World Breakthrough of the Year’ category.

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