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16-Year-Old Maria Ramos Najji Becomes First Spanish Woman Under 30 Seconds in 50 Breast

At just 16 years old, Maria Ramos Najji became the first Spanish woman under 30 seconds in the 50 breaststroke during last week’s Spanish Championships. 

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Kamminga Takes Trio Of Breaststroke Events At Dutch SC Championships

Having opted out of this year’s Short Course World Championships, Dutchman Arno Kamminga got it done for gold three times in his native country.

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Jovan Lekic Takes 5+ Seconds Off Bosnian & Herzegovina Record in 400 Free

Jovan Lekic returned to racing two months ago after being found to have “no significant fault or negligence” in a 2021 doping case and has broken this record three times already.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2023

Newly-minted short course world champion Kyle Chalmers has historically competed at the South Australian State Championships slated for late January.

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Frederik Lentz Downs Danish Record In SCM 100 Freestyle

The Danish Short Course Championships wrapped up over the weekend but not before a national record fell at the hands of Frederik Lentz.

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The Wild Splitting That Led to the World Record Tie in the Men’s 400 Medley Relay

Kyle Chalmers had the fastest-ever relay split in a 100 freestyle on Sunday evening in Melbourne, securing a gold medal and co-World Record to end Worlds.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: 14 World Records Broken In All

Catch up on day six action with our daily digest while also getting the grand total on World Records and World Junior Records broken in Melbourne.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: U.S. Finishes On Top Of Overall Medal Table

The United States has something to celebrate as the nation topped the overall medal table with the conclusion of the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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David Popovici Becomes #2 Junior All-Time in 200 FR, Breaks Romanian Record – 1:40.79

in the final of the 200 free, David Popovici clocked a 1:40.79, marking a new Romanian record and making him the 2nd-fastest junior of all-time.

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Mewen Tomac Takes Down Men’s 200 Back French Record from 2009 with 1:49.61 in Prelims

21-year-old Mewen Tomac took down a super-suited French record in the men’s 200 back that had stood untouched since 2009. 

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Day Six Prelims Live Recap

The last day of prelims at the 2022 Short Course World Championships is set to see long course World Record holder David Popovici of Romania in action.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Medal Table Duel Between U.S. And Australia

Hali Flickinger’s 400m IM gold medal on night five of the 2022 Short Course World Championships helped the United States remain atop the overall medal table.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Day Five Marks A Series of ‘Firsts’

Japanese Olympian Daiya Seto made history on day five of the 2022 Short Course World Championships, but he wasn’t the only one.

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Italian Men Smash 4×50 Medley Relay World Record With A 1:29.72

The Italians became the first team under 1:30 in the 4×50 medley relay, beating out their own world record time of 1:30.14 from last year.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Swims 7:29.99 800 Free To Break Championship Record

In the first-ever men’s 800 free at short course worlds, Gregorio Paltrinieri broke the championship record in a time of 7:29.99.

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