Australia

Cody Simpson Makes First International Podium, Ties for Silver Medal in 100 Fly (51.92)

Cody Simpson said he was “finding some flow” at the World Cup stop in Athens, hitting his fastest unshaved/rested 100 butterfly of his career so far.

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Kaylee McKeown Scares 50 Backstroke World Record with 27.02 — 2nd-Fastest Swim of All Time

Kaylee McKeown put a scare into the 50 backstroke world record on Friday, blazing a personal-best 27.02 — just .04 seconds off the Liu Xiang’s world record.

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2023 World Cup Athens Day 1 Prelims Recap: Clash Of The Women’s 50 Free Titans

World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom looks primed to repeat her 50m freestyle gold medal-worthy performance from the first stop of the World Cup series.

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50 Free World Champion Cam McEvoy Commits to Swim at Doha 2024 World Championships

29-year-old Cam McEvoy is one of the first big global stars to confirm plans to race at the Doha 2024 World Championships before the Paris Olympic Games.

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United States, Host Nation Greece Beef Up Rosters For 2023 World Cup In Athens

U23 Championships gold medalist Stergios-Marios Bilas is among the host nation swimmers expected to race at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Athens.

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Ariarne Titmus Gearing Up To Defend Olympic Golds In Paris

Olympic multi-gold medalist Ariarne Titmus is laser-focused on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games where she’ll look to defend her 200m and 400m free titles.

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Who Is Maximillian Giuliani Of Australia?

Let’s find out more about 20-year-old Maximillian Giuliani of Australia, the man who took 200m free silver at the Berlin World Cup stop.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Third World Cup Record of the Weekend in 200 Back (2:06.47)

McKeown was more than three seconds off her own world record (2:03.14), but her winning time still took down Emily Seebohm’s World Cup record from 2015. 

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Lani Pallister Crushes World Cup Record in 800 Free (8:16.82) By More Than Five Seconds

Lani Pallister’s winning time of 8:16.82 crushed the previous 800 free World Cup record of 8:22.24 set by fellow Australian Kiah Melverton in 2019.

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Scoring Leaders, Likely Winners After Day 2 of the Berlin Swimming World Cup

Australian Kaylee McKeown (above) is the front-runner to win the $12,000 first place prize in Berlin, though Sarah Sjostrom has an outside chance.

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Jefimova Breaks a World Cup Record, Kohler Leads a Loaded Field at Berlin Day 3 Prelims

Teenager Jeneli Efimova took out a 2015 World Cup Record in the 50 breast that was previously held by World Cup queen Alia Atkinson.

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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: McKeown Wins 100 BK in Berlin, Hits 4th Fastest Back-Half Split

Kaylee McKeown hit 57.95 to break the World Cup 100 back record in Berlin, her second WC record of the meet. Her 2nd 50 split is now the 4th fastest all-time.

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Kaylee McKeown Breaks Another World Cup Record in 100 Back (57.95)

Kaylee McKeown set her second World Cup record in as many days with a 57.95 in the 100 backstroke on Saturday in Berlin. 

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World Champion Cameron McEvoy Turns In 22.00 50 Free At Queensland Prep Meet

Newly-minted men’s 50m freestyle world champion Cameron McEvoy competed at the Queensland Preparation Meet in his native Australia.

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2023 World Cup Berlin Day 2 Prelims Recap: Zhang & Sjostrom To Face-Off In 50 Fly

Zhang Yufei of China is coming off a monster Asian Games and the Olympic champion holds the top seed in the women’s 50m fly in Berlin.

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