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Gretchen Walsh Swims 25.21 to Lead 50 Fly Heats on Final Day of 2026 China Open

Gretchen Walsh swam 25.21 ahead of her training partner Kate Douglass to lead the preliminaries of the women’s 50 fly on Sunday.

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2026 China Swimming Open: Day Three Finals Live Recap

We’ll see what reigning world record holder and Olympic champion Pan Zhanle has in store for us in the men’s 100m free final at the China Swimming Open.

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Gretchen Walsh Swims 55.7 in China Open Prelims, Jack Alexy Takes Top Seed Again

American Gretchen Walsh swam the 13th sub-56 second time of her career on Saturday morning in prelims of the 100 fly at the China Open.

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World Record Alert: Cameron McEvoy Erases Cesar Cielo’s 2009 Mark In 50 Freestyle

He’s done it. 31-year-old Cameron McEvoy of Australia takes down Brazilian Cesar Cielo’s long-standing world record in the men’s 50m freestyle.

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A Data Dive Into Cameron McEvoy’s World Record 20.88 50 Free

McEvoy took a total of 36 strokes in his 50 freestyle World Record. His distance per stroke remained steady, while his velocity decreased into the wall.

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2026 China Swimming Open: Day Two Finals Live Recap

American dynamo Gretchen Walsh will try to carry her prelims momentum into the final of the women’s 50m freestyle tonight at the China Swimming Open.

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Jack Alexy Leads Cam McEvoy in Heats of Men’s 50 Free at China Swimming Open

Jack Alexy will have the center lane on Friday evening ahead of the defending World and Olympic Champion Cam McEvoy of Australia.

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Kyle Chalmers Reportedly Chooses Commonwealth Over Pan Pacs as Rinehart Offers Big Cash Awards

While Australia has not yet chosen its swim team for the Commonwealth Games, one star will reportedly choose that meet over Pan Pacs.

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13-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Beats Regan Smith In 200 Fly Battle At 2026 China Swimming Open

Yu Zidi, the youngest-ever World Championships medalist, topped the women’s 200m fly podium tonight in her native China, hitting a new PB in the process.

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Livestream For 2026 China Swimming Open Which Begins Thursday

Australian Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers is among the host of international talent taking on elite Chinese swimmers at this week’s China Swimming Open.

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Where Races Begin: The Engineering Behind Anti Wave Starting Blocks

Anti Wave SuperBlock 800 with 5 Point Moveable TrackStart – FINA World Cup Event.

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World Aquatics Drops Mixed 400 Free Relay from World Championships Schedule

The event was added to the World Championship schedule in 2015 and survived a decade. It will now be dropped, aligning the World Championship schedule with the Olympic program.

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Jamie Jack Reaps 50 Free Gold To Close Out 2026 NSW State Open Championships

Aussie Jamie Jack put his his marker down for a potential Commonwealth Games bid in the men’s 50m freestyle at the 2026 NSW State Open Championships.

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Australian Milla Jansen Makes Training Move to St. Peters Western

Two-time relay world champion Milla Jansen has joined Dean Boxall’s powerhouse St Peters Western training group in Brisbane.

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