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2019 FINA World Juniors Day 2 Finals: 11 events, 0 scratches

Carson Foster has a tough double on Wednesday night in Budapest, swimming in finals of the 200 free and 200 IM.

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Natsumi Sakai Takes Double Gold At Japan High School C’ships

At the Japanese High School Championships this week, Rio Olympian Natsumi Sakai took home gold medals in the women’s 100m and 200m back.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

Italian Thomas Ceccon will contend for the men’s 100 back title after setting the championship record in the heats.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Prelims Recap

Carson Foster completed an impressive double during day two prelims with swims in the men’s 200 IM and 200 free, qualifying first and second overall.

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Sabitova, Cohen Groumi Scratch Prelims Events on Day 2 at 2019 World Juniors

One swimmer who has not scratched his prelims events is Gianluca Urlando who is entered in the 100 fly and 200 free on Wednesday.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Senior World Champs silver medalist Andrei Minakov could take a shot at a world junior record in the 100 fly this morning.

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ISL Bracket Challenge Round 2: Who Has the Best ISL Logo?

Round one saw mostly blowouts, but did have some intrigue. Now it’s time for the semifinal round in our battle of the ISL logos.

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2019 World Junior C’ships: Drop It Like It’s Michaella Glenister’s 400 IM

Dropping 8 seconds from a personal best on the world’s biggest junior swimming stage? Take a bow Michaella Glenister of Great Britain.

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Americans End Night 1 Of World Junior C’ships With 4×100 Free WJR

The top 3 teams in the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay all busted out swims faster than the World Junior Record, but the Americans took the gold in Budapest.

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2019 FINA World Junior Championships: Day One Finals Live Recap

The 2019 World Junior Championships’ first session of finals and semi-finals begin on Tuesday at 5:30pm in Budapest.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Pancake Hot Take – Day 1 Finals

Day 1 Started out with some exciting races, and ended on a high note with 2 very quick relays. Add 2 world junior records to that, and I give Day 1 finals…

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USA’s Double Relay Gold Earns World Junior C’ships Medal Table Lead

Lillie Nordmann was a member of the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay for the Americans, winning gold in Budapest on night 1 of World Juniors.

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Sun Yang’s CAS Hearing Postponed, Likely To End of October or Later

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing in Sun Yang’s ongoing anti-doping case has been postponed at least another month, per a CAS release today.

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Hungarian 16-Year-Old Zombori Lowers Newly-Minted 4free World Jr C’ships Record

Hungary’s teen Gabor Zombori produced an even quicker 400m free tonight, lowering his newly-minted 400m free World Junior C’ships mark from this morning.

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Spain’s Alba Vazquez Clocks New World Junior Record In Women’s 400 IM

We have our first World Junior Record of these 2019 World Junior Championships, thanks to Spain’s Alba Vazquez and her electrifying 400m IM performance.

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