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Katarzyna Wilk Continues Historic Meet With 100 Free Polish Record

After a stunning performance on night 1 of the 2019 Polish National Swimming Championships where she became the first Polish woman ever under 25 seconds in the 50m freestyle, Katarzyna Wilk was back at it on night 2.

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Majchrzak Nails 1:47.3 200 Free While Wilk Collects 2nd Polish Record

Kacper Majchrzak clocked his fastest 200m free time in a year to take the gold medal tonight at Polish Nationals.

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Five Swimmers Poised for FINA Champions Series Event Sweeps in Indy

Sarah Sjöström is undefeated in four individual events on the FINA Champions circuit, and she’s won over $100K thus far in the series.

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Mark Szaranek Joins Elite Group At University of Stirling Through 2020

On the heels of having been announced as one of the members of Great Britain’s 2019 World University Games squad, Mark Szaranek has joined the University of Stirling talent hotbed.

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Katarzyna Wilk Becomes First Polish Woman Under 25 Seconds in 50 Free

24-year-old Pawel Juraszek kicked off his 2019 Polish Nationals campaign with a convincing win in the men’s 50m freestyle tonight in Olsztyn.

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(Video): Yulia Efimova unsure if she will swim 200 breast at Worlds

Yulia Efimova explained to SwimSwam whether she will swim the 200 breaststroke at World Championships or not. Efimova placed 3rd in the event at Russian Nationals, what theoretically would leave her out from defending her 2017 world champion title.

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12 Meet Records Broken at Russian Youth Swimming Championships

Andrei Chulkov was the top award winner at the meet, taking 8 total medals – including 6 golds.

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New Bloomington Psychs: Margalis To Swim Atlanta Instead, Conger Scratches

An updated set of psych sheets have dropped for this week’s Bloomington Pro Swim Series, with Olympian Melanie Margalis dropping off the ticket. Margalis was entered both in Bloomington and at the Atlanta Classic happening the same weekend, so her absence on the new psychs all but confirms she’ll be swimming Atlanta instead.

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WATCH: 2019 FINA Champions Swim Series – Budapest Highlight Videos

Relive the top moments of the 2019 FINA Champions Swim Series – Budapest.

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Lithuania Names 8 Swimmers to World Championships Roster; No Meilutyte

The roster will be led by Danas Rapsys, who won the 200 and 400 free at last weekend’s FINA Champions Series.

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Indian Swimmer MB Balakrishnan Dies In Road Accident

MB Balakrishnan, a swimmer from India, has died in a road accident today, May 14th.

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Czech Swimmers Aim For Worlds Qualification In Pardubice

The 4th fastest 1500m freestyler in the world this season, Jan Micka, will be competing this weekend in Pardubice.

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Minus Park Tae Hwan, Korea’s Best Ready To Race at Trials #2

This weekend’s Korean Trials #2 will see the nation’s best swimmers aiming to make the World Championships roster.

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2019 Sydney Open BONUS Photo Vault

Cameron McEvoy was just one of many stars in the water over the weekend racing at the inaugural Sydney Open. Take a look at who else got wet.

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Budapest vs Guangzhou: Which Was the Faster FINA Championship Series Stop?

The second of three FINA Champions Swim Series events was this last weekend in Budapest. The first stop of the…

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