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Zhang Yufei Swims 55.73 in 100 Fly Final, Slots in as #6 All-Time Performance

23-year-old Zhang Yufei fired off a 55.73 in the 100m fly final at the Chinese OLY Trials, a time that ranks as the #6 performance of all time

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Myanmar Swimmer Will Forgo Olympics In Protest of Country’s Military Coup

Win Htet Oo has called for the Myanmar Olympic Committee to be disallowed from participating in the Olympic Movement due to the ongoing military coup.

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China’s Yu Yiting Overtakes Rikako Ikee’s 200 IM World Junior Record

With the Olympic Games on the horizon, 15-year-old Yu Yiting strikes down the World Junior Record in the women’s 200m IM.

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Six Chinese Swimmers Notch Names Onto Olympic Roster Thus Far

Check out the shortlist of Chinese Olympic qualifiers through 2 days of action at the nation’s first Olympic Trials meet.

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Chinese OLY Trials: Bingjie Rattles 400 Free Asian Record, Yuanhui Disqualified

Li Bingjie won the 400 free final within .61 of her own Asian Record. In the 100 back semifinal, 2016 Olympic bronze medalist Fu Yuanhui was disqualified.

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Tang Qianting Becomes China’s #2 Breaststroker All-Time

Tang Qianting made her mark on the women’s 100m breaststroke, beating the heats field by over 1 1/2 seconds in Qingdao, China.

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Wang Shun Hits 4:12.03 in 400 IM Final at Chinese Olympic Trials

Two-time Olympian and Chinese National Record holder Wang Shun cracked the FINA ‘A’ cut in the 400 IM final by over 3.5 seconds, winning the heat in 4:12.03.

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Sun Yang Not Entered in Chinese National Championships, Contrary to Reports

After Chinese media reported last week that Sun Yang would participate in this week’s National Championships, his name didn’t appear on entry lists.

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Zhang Yufei Fires Off 55.96 100 Fly Prelim At Chinese Olympic Trials

Competing on day 1 of the Chinese Olympic Trials, Zhang Yufei made a statement in the women’s 100 fly heats, hitting 55.96.

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American Athletes Split on Rule 50 Olympic Protest Restrictions

The results of the recent IOC survey show that American athletes have mixed opinions about how and where they can protest.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: Tchaikovsky To Serve As Temporary Russian Anthem

Learn something new in this latest edition of Beyond the Lane Lines, featuring China, Russia and New Zealand among the topics.

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Daily Athlete Testing Among New COVID-19 Countermeasures For Tokyo Olympics

The coronavirus countermeasures put in place for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been greatly enhanced.

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Watanabe Emotionally Carries Olympic Torch In Home Town

Ippei Watanabe may not have made the Japanese Olympic team for this summer’s home-based Games, but he is still holding his head high.

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Japan Declares 3rd State of Emergency for Tokyo ahead of Olympic Games

With just 3 months to go until the Olympic Games, Tokyo has been placed under another State of Emergency because of COVID-19.

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Olympic Medals, Torches, and Other Memorabilia Up For Auction

Over 400 Olympic items are up for auction including a swimsuit from the gold medalist in the women’s 100 backstroke at the 1956 Olympics.

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