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2018 Asian Games: Japan Pulling Away Heading Into Final Day

Satomi Suzuki raced her way to gold in the women’s 50m breaststroke, as Japan leads the overall swimming medal table heading into the final day of competition in Jakarta.

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Japanese Women Break Games, National Records In 400 Medley Relay

Rikako Ikee had another 55-second fly leg as Japan broke the Asian Games and Japanese National Records in the women’s 400 medley relay.

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Xu Jiayu Clocks 1:53.99 To Break Own Chinese Record In Men’s 200 Back

Xu Jiayu broke his own Chinese Record to win gold in the men’s 200 back at the Asian Games in 1:53.99.

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Wang Jianjiahe Breaks Asian Games Record With 8:18.55 800 Free

Wang Jianjiahe lowered the Asian Games Record in the women’s 800 free down to 8:18.55.

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Satomi Suzuki Lowers 50 Breast Record Again, Defends Asian Games Title

Satomi Suzuki broke her own Asian Games Record to win gold and defend her title in the women’s 50 breast.

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Japan’s Satomi Suzuki Sets Asian Games Record in 50 Breast Prelims

Suzuki shaved .02 off the Asian Games record in prelims Thursday morning.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Women will race in the 50 breast, 800 free, and 4×100 medley relay, while men will compete in the 50 fly, 100 free, and 200 back on day 5 of the 2018 Asian Games.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

200 breast Olympic gold medalist Dmitriy Balandin looks to defend his 100 breast title against Yan Zibei, who leads the way into the final after setting a Games Record in prelims.

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2018 JR Pan Pacs: USA Takes Top Two Seeds in All But One Event in Day 1 Prelims

The USA’s Phoebe Bacon led a trio of USA women who surpassed the meet record in the 100 back on the opening morning of the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

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2018 Junior Pan Pacs Day 1 Preview: US Backstrokers, Tuggle & Urlando

Phoebe Bacon leads a stacked field of American female backstrokers set to compete in the 100 on day 1 of the Junior Pan Pacs in Fiji.

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Kuwait’s Flag Flies at Asian Games Following IOC Reinstatement

Following an announcement last week by the Olympic Council of Asia, Kuwaiti athletes are now competing under their own country’s flag at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Australian Tracey Wickham Having Her Own 40-Year Record Run

In the same week as two age group records belonging to American swimming legend Sippy Woodhead turn 40, Australia has an…

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Spain Hires Cati Arasa As Assistant To Vergnoux

The Royal Spanish Swimming Federation (RFEN) has announced that former junior international swimmer Cati Arasa will be joining the organization as an assistant to Head Coach Fred Vergnoux as of September 1st.

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2018 Asian Games Day 5 Preview: Irie Has One Last Shot At Xu Jiayu

Ryosuke Irie claimed 2 silvers behind American Ryan Murphy at the Pan Pacific Championships. Will the Japanese national record holder be able to come away with a gold ahead of rival Xu Jiayu here in Jakarta?

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2018 Asian Games: Schooling Claims First Non-Japan/China Gold

Japan and China are dueling for the top of the medal table, while Joseph Schooling claims first non-JPN/CHN gold.

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