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The Best Bubble Rings Are Not Created By Swimmers – Watch Dolphins Do it

We’ve seen impressive bubble rings created by swimmers, but we’ve never seen anything like the video.

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Sjostrom Breaks 23rd World Record of 2014 World Short Course Championships

At the beginning of the 2014 World Short Course Championships, Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom said (in paraphrase) that her 200 free wasn’t…

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Another Suited World Record Goes Down in Doha as Sjostrom Crushes 100 Fly Mark

Sarah Sjostrom has broken the World Record in the 100 short course meters fly. She now holds both this mark and the 50 long course fly record.

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Germany’s Markus Deibler Breaks Ryan Lochte’s World Record in 100 IM

Markus Deibler have a long-running rivalry in the 100 IM, and now they share the World Record.

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Dutch Women Break World Record, Miss European Record in 200 Free Relay

Led by a blistering sub-23 anchor from Ranomi Kromowidjojo, the Dutch women broke the World Record, but not the European Record, in the 200 free relay.

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Manaudou to Stretch His Backstroke; Americans Swap All Four Relay Legs in Medley Finals

Florent Manaudou will see if he can stretch his 50 backstroke dominance into the 100 in finals of the men’s medley relay in Doha.

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Dutch Women Swap in Star Heemskerk to Women’s 400 Free Relay

The Dutch women already broke the World Record by 1.3 seconds in the women’s 200 free relay in prelims, going…

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Is this Owl Swimming Breaststroke or Butterfly?

Many thanks to Stephanie Entwistle for sending SwimSwam this video of a Great Horned Owl swimming!

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Another Gold by Hosszu Leads Hungary to Top of Day 4 Medal Table at 2014 World Short Course Championships

With one more gold medal for Katinka Hosszu, Hungary has extended their lead in the “golds first” medal table at the…

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Florent Manaudou Sets Second World Record in 50m Backstroke in Doha

Florent Manaudou set his second world record in as many events on Saturday in Doha, Qatar. The Frenchman broke American Peter Marshall’s 2009 world record of 22.61 with a 22.22 performance. Manaudou broke the 50 freestyle world record last night.

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Michael Phelps Expected to Return to Competition at 2015 Chartres World Cup

American swimmer Michael Phelps has his target to return to competition in 2015.

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United States Men Break 4×50 Freestyle Relay American Record

Josh Schneider provided the lead-off leg on the United States’ American Record-setting relay in the 4×50 Free relay.

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Dutch women 2-for-2 in free relay World Records after 4×100 record in Doha

The women’s team from the Netherlands broke the 4×100 free relay world record, their second free relay record of the meet so far. Pictured: Femke Heemskerk.

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Florent Manaudou breaks World Record in 50 free on Friday in Doha

French fast-twitch specialist Florent Manaudou went 20.26 to break a super-suited mark set by South Africa’s Roland Schoeman.

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100 IM is second World Record, second gold for Hosszu on day 3 of SC Worlds

No sooner had we reported on Katinka Hosszu’s first world record of Friday’s session at Short Course Worlds than she had already broken a second.

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