Europe

Carlos Martínez Downs Three Para World Records At Pozuelo Trophy

Four world records fell at the 2020 Pozuelo Swimming Club Christmas Trophy on December 19th in the Pozuelo de Alarcón region of Madrid, Spain.

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Tuncel Takes Turkish 800 Free Record, GA Tech’s Unlu 1:47.08 200 Free

More longstanding national records fell as the Turkish Long Course National Team Selection Meet concluded from Istanbul this weekend.

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15-Yr-Old Merve Tuncel Hits 16:03.23 LC 1500 Free Turkish Record

While competing at the just-concluded Turkish Long Course National Team Selection meet, 15-year-old Merve Tuncel fired off another national record.

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Estonia Captures Men’s & Women’s 400 Free Relay National Records

Estonian swimmers took down the men’s and women’s 400 free relay national records days ago. Read how it all went down in our recap here.

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14-Year Old Lana Pudar Swims 59.8 in Women’s 100 Fly in Bosnia & Herzogovina

Pudar also broke the National Record in the women’s 50 fly in Sarajevo, while Jovan Lekic dropped 6 seconds to break the National Record in the 200 free.

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Georgia Tech’s Batur Unlu Hits 400 Free Turkish National Record

Georgia Tech swimmer Batur Unlu snagged the gold in the men’s 400 free, clocking a new Turkish national record in the process.

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Short Course World Record Holder Sarah Köhler Awarded IOC Scholarship

Short course world record holder Sarah Köhler was named one of 5 German athletes to receive an IOC athlete solidarity scholarship.

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Beyond The Lane Lines: End Of Year Awards Round-Up

Anton McKee has been named Male Swimmer of the Year in his native nation of Iceland. Read more in this week’s edition of Beyond the Lane Lines.

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High-Level International Meets For January 2021

January 2021 is essentially here, which means we’re finally seeing the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on the horizon.

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Sakci Snares 100 Breast Victory At Turkish Short Course Championships

ISL breaststroke star Emre Sakci got it done for gold tonight in the 100 sprint at the Turkish Short Course Championships.

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Top Italian Swimmers Quarantining As COVID Positives Follow Championships

Elena di Liddo and Benedetta Pilato have tested positive for the coronavirus just days after the Italian Open, causing others to quarantine pending results.

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Merve Tuncel Trained By Italy’s Gjon Shyti (WJR 1500 Race Video)

Watch 15-year-old Merve Tuncil of Turkey fire off a new World Junior Record in the women’s short course meters 1500 freestyle in Instanbul.

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13-Year-Old Jefimova Sets Senior Estonian Record With 1:05.62 100 Breast

Estonian’s quickest swimmers wasted no time at the 2020 Short Course Swimming Championships, downing a collective total of 7 senior national records.

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Turkish Short Course Championships Day 3 Record Round-Up

The Turkish short course record book is being overwritten with nearly every race in Instanbul this week. Read what happened on night 3 in this post.

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15-Yr-Old Merve Tuncel Beats World Junior Record 1500 Benchmark Time

The 2020 Turkish Short Course Championships saw a monster swim take place on day 3 at the hands of 15-year-old Merve Tuncel.

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