Europe

Jensen & Bro Check-In With 100 Free Lifetime Bests In Denmark

Denmark’s Julie Kepp Jensen and Signe Bro made some noise in the women’s 100 free at the Danish Short Course Championships.

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15-Yr-Old Benedetta Pilato Qualifies For 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

15-year-old Benedetta Pilato of Italy just made her nation’s Olympic team in the women’s 100 breaststroke with a new national record to boot.

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Gorbenko Hits FINA ‘A’ Cut With 54.38 In 100 Free At Israeli Olympic Qualifier

Anastasia Gorbenko swam under the FINA “A” cut and should be in line for an Olympic berth with a 54.38 in the 100 free at Israel’s Olympic qualifier.

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Minakov Goes Lifetime-Best 22.5 Fly On Day 4 of Russian SC Champs, Shaves WJR

18-year-old Andrei Minakov chopped almost a half-second off of his career-best 50 fly, coming within a tenth of the world junior record benchmark.

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Zodiac CNAB Beats An Brescia For Group B Lead At LEN Champions League

In a battle of 2-0 teams, Zodiac CNAB knocked off An Brescia to retain the Group B lead through the end of preliminary round 1.

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Kamminga Quietly Clocks 2:01.43 SCM 200 Breast As 6th Best Performer

Arno Kamminga gave himself a holiday gift of a new Dutch national record in the short course men’s 200 breaststroke in Amsterdam.

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Thomas Ceccon Scorches 52.84 100 Back Italian Record

19-year-old Thomas Ceccon crushed a big-time personal best in the 100 backstroke, producing a new Italian national record in the process.

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Ilya Shymanovich Lowers Own SCM Belarusian 200 Breast Record In 2:02.77

Shymanovich’s time of 2:02.77 lowers his own Belarusian Record of 2:02.86 set during November’s ISL final.

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19-Yr-Old Daniel Wiffen Clocks LCM 1500 Irish Record

Through just day 1 of the 4-day Irish Winter Meet, Daniel Wiffen fired off a new national record in the men’s 1500m freestyle.

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Shkurdai Doubles, Shymanovich Hits Fastest 50 BR Split Ever To Open BLR Champs

Ilya Shymanovich’s breaststroke split of 25.04 on the men’s 200 medley relay in Brest is the fastest in history.

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CAS Upholds Ban On Russia, But Shortens It To Two Years

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) partially upheld a ban on Russia’s participation in international sport, reducing the ban from four years to two.

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Daniil Pancerevas Sets Pair of National Age Records To Open Lithuanian Champs

The 16-year-old Pancerevas broke age group records in both the 200 free (1:49.40) and 50 fly (24.62).

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Alina Zmushka Takes Belarusian 200 BR Record Down Four Seconds To 2:21.40

23-year-old Alina Zmushka lowered the Belarusian Record in the short course meter 200 breast twice on Thursday, culminating in a 2:21.40 in the final.

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Grigori Pekarksi Resets Five-Year-Old Belarusian SCM 100 Free Record

Grigori Pekarski clocked a time of 47.32 in the prelims, breaking Artyom Machekin’s 47.44 set at the 2015 European SC Championships.

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Jug Adriatic Upsets 2019 Runners-Up Olympiacos In Champions League Thriller

Jug completed a torrid comeback, scoring three unanswered goals in the third, two from Paulo Obradovic. Jug beat Olympiacos and sits atop Group A.

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