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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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Rylov’s 22.80 Back, Egorova’s 8:16 Free Lead Russian Champs Day 3

Evgeny Rylov stayed hot at the Russian Short Course Championships, rattling his own national record with a 22.80 in the 50 back semifinals.

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Wales To Enter Strict Lockdown On December 20 (updated)

The nation of Wales is about to undergo another strict nationwide lockdown, only this time what were seen as advisories are now being enacted as law. 

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Danas Rapsys, Simonas Bilis Highlight Lithuanian Open LC Championships

World Short Course champion Danas Rapsys will take on the men’s 100 free and 100 fly at the Lithuanian Long Course Championships.

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Signe Bro Becomes Denmark’s 2nd Fastest SCM 200 Freestyler

21-year-old Signe Bro just became the nation of Denmark’s second-fastest performer ever in the short course meters 200m freestyle.

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Gorbenko Grabs Israeli 50 Free Age Record

Day 1 of the Israeli Olympic Qualification Meet at the Wingate Institue already saw young gun Anastasia Gorbenko produce two new national age records.

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