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Adam Peaty Breaks Championship Record in 50 Breast Prelims

The British breaststroker now owns the 9-fastest performances in the history of the event, which is also the first in which he ever broke a World Record in 2014.

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2018 Pan Pacs Previews: The Race Behind Ledecky in 800/1500

While our preview of the 200 and 400 frees focused on challengers to world power Katie Ledecky (mostly in the 200), the 800 and 1500 are a more familiar story for Ledecky: total domination.

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Kolesnikov Misses Semis; Kromowidjojo Scratches Prelims on Tuesday

After Britain’s breaststrokers suffered earlier in the meet, Russian backstroker Kliment Kolesnikov was the latest victim of the 2-per-country rule.

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2018 Euros: Peaty’s 50 Breast Highlights Day 5 Prelims

Adam Peaty will contest the 50 breast at day 5 prelims of the European Championships.

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2018 European Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Anton Chupkov has a shot at the 200 breast world record on day 4 of the European Championships.

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Emma Robinson Withdraws from New Zealand Team for Pan Pacs

Robinson won the 800 and 1500 freestyles at the 2018 New Zealand open Championships.

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Facts and Figures about the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships

Read up on the history of the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships which begin Thursday, August 9 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Entry Lists for 2018 Pan Pacs Open Water Races Posted

Erica Sullivan (above) was the only American pool swimmer to take advantage of the option to swim open water as well.

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2018 Pan Pacs Preview: Murphy Eyes Sweep In Men’s Backstroke

Ryan Murphy is in position to sweep the men’s backstroke events at the Pan Pacific Championships.

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2018 Pan Pacs TV/Stream Broadcasting Schedule

NBC, NBC Sports, the Olympic Channel, and USA Swimming will serve as the broadcasting platforms for the meet.

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When, and Where, to Watch the 2018 Pan Pac Championships

Prelims begin at 10am in Tokyo all four days, while finals begin 5:30pm on Thursday and Sunday and 6pm on Friday and Saturday.

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WATCH: LEN Press Conference Explaining Timing System Error

LEN’s Technical Swimming Committee conducted an investigation and found that “the starting mechanism had been incorrectly configured prior to the start of the session which resulted in all reported times being 0.10s faster due to a configuration delay of 0.10s.

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National Record Roundup: Chimrova Lowers Russian Mark In 200 Fly

Svetlana Chimrova broke her own Russian Record in the women’s 200 fly final.

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Alys Thomas Shooting for More Medals After Comm Gold, Euro Silver (Video)

Commonwealth champ Alys Thomas of Great Britain was 3rd in 2:07.42, adding to the massively successful season in the 200 fly she’s already had

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Boglarka Kapas Loves the 200 Fly Because it’s So Short (Video)

Hungarian Boglarka Kapas turned with 50 metres to go in the women’s 200 fly final, but closed in 32.92 to overtake everyone and win the gold medal in a time of 2:07.13

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