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Amid Meet Record Onslaught, Loughborough Wins BUCS SC C’ships

James Wilby (right) clocked two meet records in helping his Loughborough team take the title at the 2018 BUCS Short Course Championships.

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Michael Andrew Comes Within .01 Of American Record To Close Tokyo

Michael Andrew fell just short of gold in the men’s 50m fly, but came within .01 of Tom Shields’ American Record tonight in Tokyo.

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Ikee Tops Sjostrom In 100 Fly At World Cup Tokyo

19-year-old Rikako Ikee got a major confidence boost in Tokyo tonight, beating Sweden’s Olympic champion Sarah Sjostrom in the women’s 100m butterfly.

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Pieter Timmers Signs on for Energy for Swim 2018 (Video)

Olympic medalist Pieter Timmers has signed a contract to compete in the Energy for Swim 2018 meet.

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FINA World Cup Tokyo: Sjostrom Sets Up For The Double

World Record holder Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden fired off the fastest 100m fly time of the morning. She also produced a finals-worthy time in the 100m free.

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Kliment Kolesnikov Breaks World Junior Record in 100 IM

RUSSIAN SHORT COURSE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS November 7-12, 2018 Kazan, Russia SCM (25m) Palace of Water Sports SC World Qualifying Standards…

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Dahlia Swims #5 100 SCM Fly in History; Detti Swims to World #4

The American Kelsie Dahlia finished the meet with 4 wins and 3 Meet Records, while Italy’s Gabriele Detti, in his 2nd meet back from injury, swam to the world’s #2 time in the 400 free.

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Projected Russian Roster For SC Worlds Midway Through Nats, World Cup

Kirill Prigoda is one of the Russian swimmers using the World Cup meet in Tokyo as a qualifier for Short Course Worlds.

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Nasretdinova, Kameneva Break Russian Records On Day 4 In Kazan

Rozaliya Nasretdinova set a new Russian record in the women’s 50 fly at their Short Course National Championships in Kazan.

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Ranomi Kromowidjojo Clips Dutch Record, Moves To #2 All-Time In 50 Fly

Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s 24.51 swim in the 50 fly moved her past Sarah Sjostrom for #2 all-time in the event.

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Vlad Morozov Resets Russian, World Cup Records In SCM 100 Freestyle

Vlad Morozov dropped a 45.16 in the 100 freestyle, breaking his own Russian and World Cup records in Tokyo.

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Katie Meili Signs for Energy for Swim 2018 (Video)

Olympic and world champion Katie Meili has signed a contract to compete in the Energy for Swim 2018 meet.

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Carter Sets New Trinidad & Tobago 50 Back Record At World Cup Prelims

Dylan Carter broke George Bovell’s 50 back Trinidad & Tobago National Record at day 2 prelims of the FINA World Cup in Tokyo.

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2018 BUCS SC C’ships Day 1: Loughborough On The Move

Night 1 of the 2018 British Universities & Colleges Sport Championships (BUCS) brought the women’s 800m freestyle and men’s 1500m freestyle to Ponds Forge to kick-off the 3-day meet.

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World Champs Detti, Paltrinieri, Pellegrini Sign For Energy For Swim

Seven Italian swimmers have signed contracts to compete at the Energy for Swim 2018 meet, including 2017 World champs Gabriele Detti, Gregorio Paltrinieri and Federica Pellegrini.

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