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Leon Marchand Takes World Juniors 4IM Bronze In New French National Record

17-year-old Leon Marchand took bronze in the men’s 400m IM on the penultimate night of the World Junior Championships, clocking a new French National Record.

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Josif Miladinov Breaks 50 FL Buglarian National Record at 2019 World Juniors

During the 50 fly final at the 2019 World Junior Championships, 16-year-old Josif Miladinov set a new Bulgarian national record to earn bronze.

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World Champion James Guy Changes Coaches 1 Year Out From Tokyo

With less than a year to go until the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, British dynamo James Guy has decided to change primary coaches.

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2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Saturday’s preliminary session features 6 rounds of prelims swims, plus the slow-seeded heats of the women’s 1500 free.

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Kayla Van Der Merwe Lowers 100 Breast British Age Group Record to 1:07.06

Kayla Van Der Merwe lowered her own British Age Group Record for 16-year-old girls with 1:07.06 in the 100m breaststroke final on Friday night.

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Foster’s 1:46.10 Anchor Helps Power Americans To New 800 Free Relay WJR

Carson Foster nabbed 200m IM gold at these World Junior C’ships and the teen’s 1:46.10 anchor on the men’s 800 free relay helped the squad nail a new WJR.

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16-Year-Old Matheny Crushes 2:09.40 200 Breast For World Juniors Gold

Josh Matheny powered his way to a World Junior Championships gold in a new National Age Group Time in the 2breast – 2:09.40.

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Naële Portecop Lowers Own French National Age Group Record in 50 Fly with 26.12

Naële Portecop lowered her own French National Age Group Record in the 50 fly on Friday night, going 26.12 to finish fourth in the final in Budapest.

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Kozan Clocks 2:11.55 200 IM To Overtake Beisel As 4th Fastest American 15-16

15-year-old Justina Kozan just powered her way to gold in the women’s 200m IM while competing at the World Junior Championships.

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14-Year-Old Sheehan Drops Her 50 Fly Puerto Rican Record Down To 26.67

Puerto Rico’s 14-year-old phenom Miriam Sheehan just produced her 2nd senior national record in as many days while competing at the World Juniors.

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Jan Cejka Lowers Newly-Minted Czech Record En Route To 50 Back Gold

The records keep falling, as Jan Cejka lowered his own newly-minted Czech national standard en route to gold in the men’s 50m back.

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Shkurdai Knocks Down Belarusian National Record In 50 Fly

Anastasiya Shkurdai just took down the Belarusian senior national record in the women’s 50m fly en route to silver in Budapest.

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Puerto Rico’s 14-Year-Old Sheehan Clocks Another National Record – 50 Back

Puerto Rican teenager Miriam Sheehan was back to her record-breaking ways today in Budapest, this time hitting a new standard in the 50m back.

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Top Seeded Anastasia Gorbenko Disqualified in Prelims of 200 IM at World Jrs

The Israeli National Record holder in the 200 IM Anastasia Gorbenko was disqualified in prelims of the event on Friday morning.

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2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Canada’s Jade Hannah is looking at a potential sweep of the backstrokes after winning the 100 and 200 titles. She competes in the 50 back prelims this morning

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