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Siobhan Haughey Breaks Sjostrom’s SC 200 Freestyle World Record – 1:50.31

Siobhan Haughey became the first-ever swimmer from Hong Kong to break a swimming world record, hitting a 1:50.31 in the women’s 200 freestyle.

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Four Singaporean Swimmers Test Positive For COVID-19 In Abu Dhabi

The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) revealed the news that four of its FINA Short Course World Championships swimmers have tested positive for COVID-19.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Breaststroke Events

Belarusian 27-year-old Ilya Shymanovich is a top 2 seed in all 3 men’s breast events.

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17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Is Sole Day One Start List Absence

Start lists for day one of the 2021 Short Course World Championships have been published and we noted one particular absence.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle

Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear in 2021, and enters this week as the top seed in the women’s 100 and 200 free.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Butterfly Events

The men’s butterfly events here in Abu Dhabi bring both veterans and newcomers to the potential medal contenders conversation.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s IM Events

The men’s 100m, 200m and 400m IM events at these Short Course World Championships will be a battle to the wall with some of the world’s best-ever in the mix.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Mens’ 50, 100, and 200 Freestyles

American Michael Andrew hasn’t raced since the Tokyo Olympic Games, but has a massive 6 individual event schedule lined up for the World Short Course Championships.

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Entry Lists Published For 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships

Get a first look at the entry lists for the 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships coming up less than one week out from today.

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Northeastern’s Jamie Koo Represent Singapore At SC World Championships

The sophomore has been stellar in the pool for the Huskies in her freshman season, highlighted by a school-record time of 53.41 in the 100 fly.

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Daiya Seto & Coley Stickels Bound For Short Course World Championships

Japan’s dynamic world record holder Daiya Seto is bound for Abu Dhabi, bringing Coley Stickels along with him in a coaching capacity.

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Daiya Seto’s Roadshow Arrives In Flagstaff With Coley Stickels

Japanese World champion Daiya Seto continues his roadshow of training across the United States with his latest pit stop taking place in Flagstaff, Arizona.

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U.S. Expected To Announce Diplomatic Boycott From 2022 Beijing Olympic Games

A diplomatic boycott would mean no U.S. government officials would attend the Games, but U.S. Olympic athletes would still be allowed to compete.

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Siobhan Haughey Breaks Asian, ISL Records in 100 Free

In the final day of ISL Season 3 competition, Siobhan Haughey broke the Asian and ISL records — both previously held by her — in the SCM 100 free.

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Records Fall Big-Time At Singapore National Swimming Championships

Read up on the highlights of the 2021 Singaporean Short Course Swimming Championships from the cutting-edge OCBC Aquatics Centre.

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