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Reigning World Champion Hwang Sunwoo Leads Korean Roster For Melbourne

19-year-old world champion Hwang Sunwoo heads up the 8-strong Korean roster for this year’s FINA Short Course World Championships.

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Non-Selection Chinese Nationals Begin On December 6th

Initially scheduled for April, the 2022 Chinese Nationals will now occur this month. The elite domestic affair is set to span December 6th – December 9th.

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Olympic Roundup: Paris 2024 Unveils Mascots; Tokyo Bribery Scandal Continues to Grow

One of the two mascot characters, the “Paralympic Phryge,” has a running blade on his right leg, marking the first Olympic mascot with a visible disability.

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Matsumoto Hits 1:45.88 200 Free At JPN Professional Championships

Katsuhiro Matsumoto produced a gold medal-worthy 200m freestyle time of 1:45.88 at the Japan Professional Swimming Championships.

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Daiya Seto, Ippei Watanabe Among Those Headed To JPN Professional Championships

Olympic medalist Daiya Seto is among a group of top swimmers headed to the 5th Japan Professional Swimming Championships.

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Siobhan Haughey Looking Forward to Short Course World Champs

Siobhan Haughey got right back into racing in Toronto, taking the win in the 200 free and 100 free as well as a 3rd place finish in the 400 free.

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Japanese Olympic Finalist Yasuhiro Koseki Announces Retirement

Japanese national record holder and 2016 Olympian Yasuhiro Koseki announced his retirement after dealing with a lingering arm injury.

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High-Level International Meets For November 2022

The 2022 French Elite Short Course Championships are one of several key competitions taking place in the month of November.

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Siobhan Haughey Still Nailing Down Perfect 200m Free Strategy

With it being so early in the season, the world record holder is still toying with her race strategy, playing around with different focuses

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Tennessee’s Aleksey Tarasenko One of Two Swimmers to Rep Uzbekistan at SC Worlds

University of Tennessee graduate student Aleksey Tarasenko will represent Uzbekistan alongside teammate Eldor Usmonov at Short Course Worlds in December.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Toronto: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Lithuanian Olympic champion Ruta Meilutyte lowered the 50m breaststroke European Record last week. She’ll be in the water on this final day in Toronto.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Toronto: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning World Record holder Kyle Chalmers of Australia is set to dive in this morning in Toronto on day 2 of the FINA World Cup.

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Tang Qianting Posts 29.19 Asian Record In SCM 50 Breaststroke

Tang Qianting lowered her own hours-old Asian Record in the women’s 50m breaststroke to close out the 2022 Chinese Championships.

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Yang Junxuan Becomes First Chinese Woman Under 52 Seconds In SCM 100 Freestyle

Yang Junxuan put up the fastest short course 100 freestyle of her career, posting 51.78 to make national history in the event.

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WATCH: Li Bingjie Shatters SCM 400 Free World Record in 3:51.30 (Full Race Video)

Watch the full race video of Li Bingjie’s world record in the SCM 400 freestyle, where she ripped a 3:51.30 to shatter the previous mark.

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