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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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Taylor Ruck Will Redshirt 2019-2020 NCAA Season, Will Train in Canada

Stanford’s Taylor Ruck has confirmed to SwimSwam that she will sit out the ’19-’20 college season while remaining in Canada to train for the 2020 Olympics.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Kayla van der Merwe and Evgenia Chikunova’s 100 breast along with USA’s David Curtiss’ 50 free all could eclipse more championship records tonight.

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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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2019 World Junior Championships: Pancake Hot Take – Day 4 Finals

Day 4 was solid, with a few championship records, some exciting races, and once again ending in a world junior record. For that, I give Day 4… 

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Athena Meneses Kovacs Lowers Day-old Mexican NAG in the 50 fly with 26.74

14-year-old Athena Meneses Kovacs lowered her own Mexican National Age Group Record in the 50-meter butterfly on Friday night in Budapest.

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Farida Osman Takes Down African Games 100 Fly Record

World Championships medalist Farida Osman of Egypt is making her presence known at the 2019 African Games taking place in Morrocco.

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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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3 Nations Join Medal Table on Day 4; USA Remains in Lead at 2019 World Juniors

Josh Matheny won the men’s 200 breast with a new Championships Record of 2:09.40 on Day 4. His gold helped keep USA on top of the medal table.

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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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Arizona State’s Jarod Arroyo Deferring Enrollment Until Post-2020 Olympics

Would-be Arizona State freshman Jarod Arroyo is deferring his enrollment until the fall of 2020 to participate in Puerto Rico’s Olympic preparation program.

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Pallister Adds 4Free World Junior Title To Resumé For 8th Fastest Aussie Ever

Lani Pallister of Australia is a one-woman wrecking ball when it comes to the mid-distance freestyle events at these World Junior Championships.

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NCAA Relay Scorer Giovanni Izzo Redshirting From NC State

NCAA relay scorer and ACC relay champion Giovanni Izzo of NC State will be sitting out with an Olympic redshirt this season, the program confirmed.

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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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