Europe

Irish Swimmers Complete Record-Breaking Siege, Knocking Down 54 Marks In All

Danielle Hill was a big part of Ireland’s overhaul of the swimming record books on both the senior and junior level over the past 2 weeks.

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Jeremy Desplanches Just Misses another Swiss Record to Close French Nationals

After breaking a National Record in the 400 IM on Saturday, Jeremy Desplanches nearly broke another in the 200 IM on Sunday.

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Murdoch Completes Breast Sweep, Szaranek Puts Up 200 IM Personal Best

Former Florida Gator Mark Szaranek took the 200m IM tonight in Edinburgh to wrap up a successful Scottish Short Course Open Championships.

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Femke Heemskerk Qualifies For Tokyo In 50 & 100 Free From Amsterdam Cup

On the right trajectory, Dutch Olympian Femke Heemskerk notched 2 times good enough to etch her name onto the Netherlands’ roster for Tokyo 2020.

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Spanish Cal Bear Hugo Gonzalez Qualifies For 2020 Olympic Games In 200 IM

Cal Bear Hugo Gonzalez of Spain successfully qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, taking the men’s 200m IM in Amsterdam.

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Breaststroker Anton Chupkov Named Top Russian Athlete of 2019

After winning the World Championship in a new World Record time in the 200 breaststroke this summer, Anton Chupkov won the Pride of Russia award last week.

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12-Year Old Vlada Eggy Swims 1:01 in 100 Fly (SCM) at Russian Youth Champs

Russia crowned its short course national championships in the 11-12 girls and 13-14 boys age groups last week in Syktyvkar.

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Margherita Panziera and Gregorio Paltrinieri Qualify for Tokyo Olympic Games

Margherita Panziera (above) and Gregorio Paltrinieri secured their Olympic qualifications on the third and final day of the 2019 Italian Winter Championships on Saturday.

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Jeremy Desplanches Breaks Swiss Record in 400 IM at French SC Nationals

Swiss swimmer Jeremy Desplanches broke his own National Record in the 400 IM and now ranks 3rd in the world this season behind Andrew Seliskar and Chase Kalisz.

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Murdoch Makes A Move With 100 Breast National Record At Scottish SC C’ships

Ross Murdoch is continuing his hot streak of Scottish records, lowering his own 100m mark set at last week’s European Short Course Championships.

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Rapsys & Guy Battle To The Wall In Men’s 200 Free At Lausanne Cup

Great Britain’s James Guy got silver in the men’s 200m free tonight, giving Lithuanian European Short Course Champion Danas Rapsys a run for his money.

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Belmonte Races 400 IM, 400 Free & 200 Fly In Under An Hour In Amsterdam

After qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in the 1500m free last night, Mireia Belmonte raced 3 grueling events consecutively in Amsterdam.

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Ajna Kesely Knocks Down Hosszu’s 1500 Free Hungarian Record To Close Out Nats

Teenage Ajna Kesely followed up her 800m free silver from Glasgow with a national record in the 1500m free at Hungarian SC Championships.

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Danielle Hill Back To Breaking Records 17 Months After Traumatic Injury (Video)

Ireland’s Danielle Hill has broken 15 national records since April this year. After a freak injury last July, she has bounced back in spectacular fashion.

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McNally & Murdoch Lead Scottish Record-Breaking Charge At SC Nationals

The 2019 Scottish SC Championships began on Friday and already we’ve seen several national records bite the dust in Edinburgh.

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