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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Posts 24.49 SCM 50 Fly, Narrowly Misses Dutch Record

Kromo clocked a 24.49 in the race, coming just slightly off her personal best, and record time of 24.47, which she swam in 2018.

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Kolesnikov, Surkova, Prigoda, Andrusenko Among Headliners At Russian SC Champs

Some of the biggest names in Russian swimming will meet in St. Petersburg this week in what will many of their last shots at racing in 2020.

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Marie Wattel Snags Olympic Spot In 100 Fly To Close Out French C’ships

The French Olympic roster grew by one tonight, as Marie Wattel claimed a Tokyo 2020-worthy time in the women’s 100m fly.

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Un-Retired World Champion Magnini Entered In This Week’s Italian C’ships

With the Italian Open Championships kicking off on Thursday, the entry lists have been published, giving us a good glimpse into the caliber of talent.

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Wattel Closing In On 100 Fly Olympic Qualification At French C’ships

After seeing Melanie Henique take her 50 fly national record, Marie Wattel is on a mission in the women’s 100 fly event at these French Elite Championships.

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Dutch Women Destroy SCM 200 Free Relay World Record In 1:32.50 (Video)

Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Maaike de Waard, Kim Busch and Femke Heemskerk combined to smash the existing world record of 1:33.91 by well over a second.

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Henique Nearly Hits Same Record-Breaking 50 Free Mark In Finals

Find out what happened on the penultimate night of swimming action at the 2020 French Elite Championships in Saint-Raphaël.

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Kirpichnikova Becomes Russia’s New 1500 Freestyle Record Holder

20-year-old Anastasia Kirpichnikova of Russia produced her second freestyle national record at these French Elite Championships.

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Milak Clocks 200 Free Lifetime Best After 100 Fly Victory

The 2020 Hungarian Swimming Championships with 20-year-old Kristof Milak producing a statement double on which to say goodbye to his roller coaster 2020.

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2020 Hungarian C’ships Photo Vault

The 2020 Hungarian C’ships concluded this morning, which means we’ve seen the last swims from some of the nation’s best before entering the 2021 Olympic year.

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Pernille Blume Headed To Gender-Split Danish SC C’ships

The 2020 Danish SC Championships are slated to kickoff on Monday, December 14th, with some unique coronavirus-related impacts felt for the 8-day competition.

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Marchand Chasing Stiff French 400 IM Olympic Qualifying Standard

Read up on day 2 prelims at the 2020 Fench Elite Championships, featuring ASU-commit Leon Marchand and the men’s 400m IM.

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Henique Hits French National Record, OLY Qualifying Time In 50 Free

27-year-old Melanie Henique just clocked her 2nd French national record in as many days, this time in the women’s 50m free.

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Manaudou Qualifies For 3rd Olympic Games With 21.73 50 Free

30-year-old Florent Manaudou is smiling, as he just clocked an Olympic qualifying time in the men’s 50m freestyle at the French Elite Championships.

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Henique Rips 25.24 50 Fly For French Record, 5th Fastest Performer Ever

Melanie Henique lit the pool on fire tonight at the 2020 French Elite Championships, claiming the 50m fly title in a new national record.

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