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LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Sjostrom Dazzles With Fastest 50 Fly Time Since 2019 (24.89)

The 29-year-old Swedish sprint star returned to sub-25 territory in the 50-meter butterfly at Sunday’s Mare Nostrum Tour stop in Monaco.

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Mare Nostrum Digest: Top 10 Performances Of The 2023 Tour

Hong Kong’s Siobhan Haughey put up some fierce performances at Mare Nostrum. See where they rank among the best efforts across the Tour.

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14 Years After Breakout 2009 Worlds, Sarah Sjostrom Continues to Wow

The 2009 World Championships were unlike any swimming has ever seen. Of that group, only one swimmer is still getting it done at the same level.

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Retired Olympic Silver Medalist Michael Jamieson Details Mental Health Struggles

Retired Olympic silver medalist Michael Jamieson of Great Britain recently revisited his mental health struggles from his past.

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Greece Reveals World Championships Roster After Nationals Conclude

Olympian Kristian Gkolomeev heads up the 15-strong Greek roster headed to this summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Sarah Sjostrom Proves She’s Back To Form With 24.89 50 Fly/23.82 50 Free Combo

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom is performing back to her best, as evidenced by some eye-popping performances put up at the Mare Nostrum meet in Monaco.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Monaco: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Swedish superstar Sarah Sjostrom is set to race in the final two knockout rounds of the women’s 50m fly and 50m free to close out the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour.

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Anastasia Gorbenko Breaks Own 200 IM Israeli Record for Second Time in the Past Week

Gorbenko broke her own record that stood since May 2021 earlier in the week in Barcelona but was even faster today in Monaco.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Tour Monaco: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto claimed two top seeds on the final day of heats in Monaco, topping the men’s 200m free and 100m fly events.

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Petra Senanszky Breaks Katinka Hosszu’s LCM 50 Free Hungarian Record with 24.81

Hosszu previously held the record since 2014 as she led off a relay in a 24.89 then. Senanszky broke the record in the third round of the 50 free skins.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Monaco: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

American Olympic champion Lydia Jacoby has been on a tear during the Mare Nostrum Tour and we’ll see her race the 50m and 100m breast tonight in Monaco.

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2023 Mare Nostrum Tour Monaco: Day 1 Prelims Recap

After opting out of the second stop of the 2023 Mare Nostrum Tour, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom dove back in to take two top seeds this morning in Monte Carlo.

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Siobhan Haughey Takes Series Lead After Mare Nostrum – Barcelona (PRIZE MONEY)

Siobhan Haughey moved past $5,000 in earnings after the 2nd stop of the 2023 Mare Nostrum tour thanks to a sweep of the sprint freestyles.

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Harvard Commit Kiley Wilhelm, SwimSwam’s #2 Class Of 2023 Recruit, Will Take Gap Year

Wilhelm, who has best times faster than four Harvard team records, will put her NCAA enrollment on hold to train for the German Olympic team.

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Apostolos Christou Opens Greek Swimming Championships With 50 Back Gold

26-year-old Apostolos Christou topped the men’s 50m back podium to kick off the 2023 Greek National Swimming Championships.

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