International

Xu Jiayu Cranks Out 52.37 100 Back For Top Seed At Chinese C’ships

Xu Jiayu hit a morning 100m back time here at the Chinese Swimming Championships that would have taken gold at Worlds last year.

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Ikee, Hasegawa & Sato Ready For JPN Student Swimming C’ships

Suzuka Hasegawa threw down a massive 200m fly time last weekend and is set to compete at the Japan Student Championships.

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11 Clubs Set To Pilot Swim England’s New Virtual Competition ‘Level X’

England’s first ever virtual swimming competition is set to launch in late October and will be the first competitive activity the country has seen in months

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Auckland Swimmers Out of Days 1-2 of NZ SC C’ships, Staged Outside Days 3-5

The New Zealand Short Course Championships will require athletes from Auckland, the countries largest city, to remain outdoors while not in the pool.

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ISL Rosters: Where They Stand Two Weeks Out From Season Two Opener In Budapest

At six teams with a full roster and 4 still looking to fill their quota, check out where each roster stands nearly two weeks out from the ISL season opener!

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Newly-Funded Hector Pardoe Takes 25k Silver In France, Beats Bircher’s Record

Hector Pardoe of Great Britain broke through in a big way in the men’s 25k race of the 2020 French Open Water Championships.

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Coleman Claims Gold, Cal-Bound Hansson Gets It Done At Swedish Games

26-year-old Michelle Coleman and 19-year-old Robin Hansson were in action over the weekend, taking on several events at the 2020 Swedish Swim Games.

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Watch Zhang Yufei’s Groundbreaking 52.90 100 Freestyle

Watch Zhang Yufei become China’s first-ever female swimmer to get under the 53-second threshold in the 100m freestyle event.

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Aqua Centurions Add 9 Names To Final Roster, Including WJR Holder Papastamos

The Italy-based Aqua Centurions saw a mass exit of Italian swimmers from their originally-announced roster, but they re-filled their roster with 9 new names.

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ISL Medical Protocols: Athletes Can Spend Up to 90 Minutes Outside of ‘Bubble’

The ISL has released its official medical protocols, framing a ‘bubble’ model, but with athletes allowed to leave the bubble for short periods of time.

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Olivier & OW Newcomer Kirpichnikova Impress At French Open Water C’ships

The 2020 French Open Water Championships concluded in Jablines, with the fields limited in the number of participants due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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China’s Pre-Competition Fitness Tests Reportedly Here To Stay

If you’ve been following the 2020 Chinese Swimming Championships, then you know there has been some controversy regarding the pre-competition fitness tests.

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China’s Yan Zibei Hits 58.73 100 Breast Prelim Swim

Taking the men’s 100m breast top seed with ease at the Chinese Swimming Championships, 24-year-old Yan Zibei crushed a time of 58.73

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European Jr Medalist Sven Schwarz Hits 800 Free German Age Record

Although not his PB, 18-year-old Sven Schwarz produced a solid 800m free time of 7:56.37 to check-in with a new German Age Record.

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Zhang Yufei Becomes China’s First Woman 100 Freestyler Under 53 Seconds

At the 2020 Chinese National Championships, 22-year-old Zhang Yufei became the nation’s first-ever woman 100m freestyle runder 53 seconds.

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