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David Popovici Breaks National Record in the 100 Fly to Conclude Romanian Championships

2024 ROMANIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Wednesday, April 5th – Sunday, April 9th Otopeni, Romania LCM (50m) Meet Site Start List Day…

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Amelie Blocksidge Celebrates 14th Birthday with British Title in 1500 Free (16:19.67)

Amelie Blocksidge celebrated her 14th birthday on Sunday with a national title in the 1500-meter freestyle at the British Championships. 

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2023 British Swimming Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Follow along here as Great Britain’s fastest swimmers close out the 2023 British Swimming Championships in Sheffield, England.

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2023 British Swimming Day 6 Heats: Dean, Guy, Scott & Richards Hunt 200 Free QT

Tom Dean, James Guy, Matt Richards and Duncan Scott are all vying not only for individual 200 free Worlds qualification but to also punch a relay ticket.

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2022 World Champion Proud, Olympic Medalists Scott And Dean Miss World Champs Cuts

While they will all likely still get to race at the 2023 World Championships, three of Britain’s top men missed the auto-qualifying cuts.

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Kinsman, Blocksidge Set British Age Records on Day 5 of British Champs

A pair of British teens took down national age records at the 2023 British Swimming Championships on Saturday evening.  

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Ilya Shymanovich Swims 58.4 in the 100 Breast at Belarusian Open Championships

28-year-old Belarusian swimmer Ilya Shymanovich is the new world leader in the 100 breaststroke, completing a stroke sweep at the Belarusian Open.

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Matt Richards Breaks 22 For First Time in 50 Free; Lowers Own Welsh Record to 21.98

At the 2023 British Championships, Matt Richards finished 3rd in the 50 free with a 21.98, resetting his own Welsh Record and going sub-22 for the first time.

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David Popovici Swims 47.61 in the 100 Free, Hits Olympic “A” Cut, in Otopeni

An estimated 1000 fans were in Otopeni on Saturday to watch teen David Popovici swim his best event. They were treated to an Olympic qualifying time, along with a bunch of Romanian Records.

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Marrit Steenbergen Becomes 1st Dutch Woman Sub-2:10 in 200 IM — Twice in One Day

Marrit Steenbergen took down the Dutch record in the 200 IM on the back half of an epic double in Eindhoven on Saturday. 

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7 Irish Swimmers Nab World Championships Qualifying Marks At Open Championships

Danielle Hill punched a 100m backstroke time good enough to qualify for this summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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2023 British Champs: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Check in here to find out what’s happening at day five finals of the 2023 British Swimming Championships and World Champs Trials.

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2023 British Championships Day 5 Prelims: Dean & Scott Headed To 200 IM Showdown

Olympic champion Tom Dean posted the sole 200m IM time of the morning under the 2:00 threshold but Duncan Scott is right on his heels for tonight’s final.

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David Popovici Out-Duels Vlad Stancu in Men’s 400 Free at Romanian Nationals

The country’s top two male swimmers went head-to-head in the 400 free on Friday, with Popovici beating Stancu in front of a celebrity spectator.

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Tes Schouten And Marrit Steenbergen Break 200 Breast, 400 IM Dutch Records

Marrit Steenbergen took out the women’s 400 IM national record during prelims with a 4:44.28 but was absent from the final.

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