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World Aquatics Announces Competition Schedule For 2023 World Championships In Fukuoka

Pool swimming will return to its traditional slot in the second week of competition at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Rikako Ikee Captures 100 Free Victory At Tokyo New Year’s Meet

22-year-old Rikako Ikee of Japan is starting her new year off right, taking another victory at the Tatsumi International Swimming Center.

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Rikako Ikee Wins 50 Fly By More Than One Second At Tokyo New Year’s Meet

22-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee of Japan was back in the water tonight competing on day one of the 2023 Tokyo New Year’s Meet.

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The Man Who Ended Phelps’ 200 Fly Streak in 2012 Will Race at the Knoxville Pro Swim

Chinese swimmer Wu Peng, who in 2012 became the first man to beat Michael Phelps in the 200 fly in almost a decade, is entered to race in Knoxville.

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Rikako Ikee Set To Make 2023 Racing Debut At Tokyo New Year’s Meet

22-year-old leukemia survivor Rikako Ikee of Japan is set to make her 2023 racing debut at this weekend’s Tokyo New Year’s meet.

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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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