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After Australian Training Stint, Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo Eyes History

Korean world champion Hwang Sunwoo finished up his 35-day-long training stint in Australia and is now looking ahead to this summer’s biggest meets.

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Olympic Champion Kosuke Kitajima Entered In First Meet In Seven Years

Multi-Olympic champion and prolific Japanese sports figure Kosuke Kitajima is putting his competition suit back on this weekend.

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Ohashi Opts Out Of 400 IM, Ikee Aims For 5 Events At Worlds-Qualifier (Women’s Entries)

Reigning Olympic champion in the 400m IM Yui Ohashi will not be taking on the event at next month’s Japan Swim World Championships-qualifier.

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Daiya Seto Entered In 200 Breast At Worlds-Qualifying Japan Swim (Men’s Entries)

The 2023 Japan Swim is on the horizon with the all-important competition scheduled for Tuesday, April 4th through April 9th in Tokyo.

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World Record Holder Kristof Milak Hits 1:56.71 200 Fly To Begin His 2023

World Record holder and reigning Olympic champion Kristof Milak dove in last weekend at a domestic meet in his native Hungary.

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Japan’s Oldest Olympic Medalist Shiro Hashizume Dies At Age 94

On March 9th, Japanese Olympian Shiro Hashizume died of prostate cancer at 94 years of age. Hashizume was the oldest living Japanese Olympic medalist.

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Mollie O’Callaghan Tops Stacked 200 Free Field At New South Wales Championships

Teenage Olympian Mollie O’Callaghan got it done for gold in the women’s 200m freestyle tonight at the 2023 New South Wales State Open Championships.

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Japan Gold Medalists In Fukuoka Earn Auto Qualification For Paris 2024 Olympics

Japanese swimmers who win gold at the World Championships in Fukuoka this summer will automatically qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Japan Sets Fukuoka Qualifying Times At World Aquatics Paris 2024 ‘A’ Cuts

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto already hit the minimum time standard set by his federation for Fukuoka, but he’ll need to do it again at the Japan Championships.

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Polat Uzer Turnali Hits Turkish National Record In Men’s 200 Butterfly

The men’s 200m butterfly Turkish national record went down over the weekend at the hands of 20-year-old Polat Uzer Turnali. 

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Siobhan Haughey… is a Breaststroker Now?

time-trialed the 100 breast and competed in the 50 breast, breaking a national record in the 50 and going best times in both

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Siobhan Haughey Breaks Hong Kong National Record In 50 Breast With A 31.21

In only her second time ever racing the long course 50 breast, Haughey took down Jamie Young’s old Hong Kong record time of 31.69 set back in 2019.

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Schooling Withdraws From SEA Games Citing He’s Not At Performing Level

Although nominated to represent Singapore at this year’s Southeast Asian Games, Olympic champion Joseph Schooling will not be competing.

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Siobhan Haughey Smacks Hong Kong Record in 400 Free; Almost Gets Another in a Time Trial

Siobhan Haughey crushed her own Hong Kong Record in the 400 free, and came very close to another record – in an event she’s not really known for.

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Michigan Sophomore Gal Groumi Sets Big Ten Meet Record in 100 Fly with 44.50

Michigan sophomore Gal Groumi took down the Big Ten meet record in the 100 butterfly with a new lifetime best on Friday. 

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