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DC Trident Are First Team Eliminated from ISL Semi-Finals After Week #4

The semi-final lineup is shaping up heading into the final week of regular season ISL action. Barring a breakthrough from Aqua, the 8 teams that will advance are set.

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Robert Glinta Downs 50, 100 Back Romanian Records In First Match Post-COVID-19

Glinta swam personal best times in the 50 (23.12) and 100 back (49.87) in his first match of the ISL season for Iron.

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Freya Anderson Cracks Own British Record In 200 Free

Anderson ran down a pair of Cali Condors to win the event in 1:52.60, erasing her previous British Record of 1:52.77 set when she won the 2019 European title.

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Iron’s Sakci Joins 55-Club, Becomes 4th Fastest SCM 100 Breaststroker

Iron’s Emre Sakci has proven he is a formidable force in the breaststroke sprints, clocking a new Turkish record in a sub-56 100 breast.

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Robert Glinta on 49 100 Back in First Match Back After Having COVID-19 (Video)

In his first match in the ISL Bubble after having to quarantine for 2 weeks, Glinta got a 2nd place finish in the 100 back, dipping under 50 seconds

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Shymanovich Slices .01 Off 100 Breast European Record

On-fire Ilya Shymanovich of Energy Standard found a way to slice .01 off of his own 100 breast European Record during ISL match #7.

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Jenna Laukkanen Lowers Finnish 100 IM Record In 58.42

Laukkanen closed in a blazing 30.99 to break her two-year-old National Record and nearly run down Anastasiya Shkurdai for the victory in Match 7.

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2020 ISL Match 8 – Day 1 Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel and his Cali Condors take on the Tokyo Frog Kings, NY Breakers and London Roar for ISL Match #8 here in Budapest.

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Danas Rapsys Miscounts 400 Freestyle, Fends Off Grothe For Victory Anyway

At Match 7 of ISL Season 2, Danas Rapsys came within 0.10 seconds of losing the 400 freestyle after miscounting the race and briefly stopping at the 350.

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England’s Lockdown #2 Means Only Elite-Level Swimming

England’s aquatic athletes are now facing a second lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Learn the details of the situation here.

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CAS Hearing Between WADA, RUSADA Wraps Up

The Arbitral Panel will now deliberate and prepare its decision, which is expected sometime before the end of 2020.

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Emre Sakci Swims 25.29 50 Breast; 0.04 Seconds Off Van der Burgh’s World Record

At ISL Match 7, Iron Swimmer Emre Sakci lowered his own Turkish national record along with the European record to a 25.29.

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Shane Ryan Retains Record-Breaker Status With Irish 100 Back Mark

Toronto Titan Shane Ryan continues his record-setting ways with a new Irish standard in the 100m backstroke today in Budapest.

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Hannah Miley Undergoes Shoulder Surgery En Route To Tokyo Bid

Racing stalwart Hannah Miley of GBR underwent shoulder surgery but has nothing but positive thoughts looking towards her Olympic journey.

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17-Year-Old Fly Ace Josif Miladinov Heads To Grand Prix Burgas

More than 170 swimmers are set to compete at this weekend’s Olympic qualifier of the Grand Prix Burgas in Bulgaria, including Josif Miladinov.

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