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Kaylee McKeown Slays 5th Fastest 200 Back Performance Of All-Time

Aussie Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown put up the second fastest 200m backstroke of her career en route to gold at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Center.

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Mark Spitz 50 Years After Munich in Docuseries “72 – A Gathering of Champions”

Mark Spitz’s episode in the docuseries “72 – A Gathering of Champions” drops today. It is live now. See the link at the top of this post.

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U.S. Clips Junior Pan Pacs Record in Mixed 4×100 Medley, Diehl Splits 53.42 Back

The American squad of Daniel Diehl, Zhier Fan, Alex Shackell, and Anna Moesch teamed up for a 3:46.83, finishing as the only team in the field under 3:50.

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Airi Mitsui Shatters Jr Pan Pacs Record in Girls 200 Fly as Japan Goes 1-2

Japan’s Airi Mitsui stormed to victory in the girls 200 fly tonight at the 2022 Jr Pan Pacs in Honolulu, swimming a blistering 2:07.82.

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15-Year-Old American Thomas Heilman Blasts 1:56.52 200 Fly for Jr Pan Pacs Silver

Though he’s just 15 years old, Heilman has now risen to #4 all-time among U.S. performers in the 15-16 age group.

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17yo Aaron Shackell Takes Down Jr Pan Pacs Record in Boys 200 Fly with 1:55.81

Shackell also took down the Junior Pan Pacs Record in the event, which stood at 1:55.92 from American Andrew Seliskar at the 2014 Championships.

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15-Year-Old Maximus Williamson Doubles Down, Lowers 200 FR PB in Finals – 1:48.21

Additionally, Williamson moves up to #2 all-time in the 15-16 age group among Americans. 

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Australia’s Flynn Southam Downs Jr Pan Pacs Record in Boys 200 Free with 1:47.11

In fact, Southam nearly even-split the race, taking it out in 53.23 then coming home in 53.88.

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Erin Gemmell Cracks Jr Pan Pacs 200 Free Record Twice in 1 Day, 1:56.15 in Finals

The previous meet record was a storied one, set by legendary junior swimmer Dagny Knutson (U.S.) in 2009.

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David Johnston Puts Up 7:30.41 SCM 800 Free American Record (RACE VIDEO)

David Johnston just became the fastest American ever in the short course meters 800 freestyle while competing on night 1 of the Aussie SC Championships.

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Aussies Hitting SC World Championships Qualifying Times Through Day 1

Mack Horton was among the SC World Championships qualifiers from day one of the 2022 Australian Short Course Championships.

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Beata Nelson Gets Edge Over Kaylee McKeown In 100 Backstroke Down Under

Racing on night one of the Australian SC Championships, American Beata Nelson beat out reigning Olympic gold medalist Kaylee McKeown in the 100 backstroke.

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Pallister Logs Aussie National Record In SCM 1500 Freestyle

Lani Pallister broke the Australian national record in the 1500m freestyle while competing on night one of the 2022 Australian Short Course Championships.

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Chalmers Rips 1:40.98 SCM 200 Free At Aussie Championships

Day 1 of the 2022 Australian Short Course Championships began with a bang as Kyle Chalmers ripped the fastest 200m freestyle time of his career.

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2022 Junior Pan Pacs: Top Five Boys Storylines

This post will be dedicated to highlighting 5 of the top storylines withing the boys events at these Championships.

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