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Bilis, Gkolomeev Break National Records In 50 Free Heats

Simonas Bilis and Kristian Gkolomeev broke their respective national records this morning in the 50 free prelims.

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Cheerleading, Muay Thai Granted Provisional IOC Recognition

Two new sports have been granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC): cheerleading and Muay Thai.

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Kelsi Worrell Becomes First American Under 25-Seconds In SCM 50 Fly

Kelsi Worrell became the first American woman to break 25-seconds in the short course meters version of the 50m butterfly with a 24.94 performance to take the top seed after this morning’s heats.

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Kylie Masse Scratches from 100 IM to Focus on Backstroke, Relays

2016 SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS December 6th – December 11th, 2016 Windsor, Ontario, Canada WFCU Centre SCM (25m) Prelims: 9:30…

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Mitch Larkin Talks Coaching Change, Snow & Defending His 100 BK Title

Mitch Larkin defended his 100 back World title in Windsor.

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WATCH: Park Taehwan Talks Championship Record Swim In 200 Free

Indeed, Park Tae Hwan of South Korea cooked out some outside smoke from lane 1, emerging as the leader after the first 50, and holding on the rest of the way to win a new championship record time of 1:41.03.

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Belmonte Garcia Tiene Bronquitis, Incertidumbre de Nadar 400 Libre

Ayer reportamos que Mireia Belmonte había dicho que se sentía enferma. Ya sabemos que Belmonte tiene bronquitis, y por eso ha estado nadando de manera inconsistente con su estatús domindada.

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Belmonte Has Bronchitis, 400 Free In Windsor TBD

2016 Olympic gold medalist Mireia Belmonte of Spain has fallen ill while competing in Windsor, with her remaining events now to be determined.

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2016 Short Course Worlds: Hungary, USA Tied for Most Golds After Day 2

After day 2 finals at the 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships, Team USA has extended its lead in the team standings in terms of overall medals, but Hungary is now tied with the Americans for the most golds.

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2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Two Finals Photo Vault

Day two finals proved to be just as exciting as the first night of competition. The host nation, Canada, earned two more medals, the United States women’s 4×50 medley relay broke a world record, and Katinka Hosszu earned two individual titles.

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Adam Barrett Takes British Record with 49.21 for #1 in 100 Fly Semis

Adam Barrett set a new British record in tonight’s semifinals of the 100 fly to qualify first, shaving .10 off his previous mark.

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Penny Oleksiak Downs 100 Free Canadian Record For Second Time Today

Penny Oleksiak garnered cheers from the crowd after she broke the Canadian national record in the 100m freestyle for the second time today in order to win the seco

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2016 Short Course World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Katinka Hosszu will be going for victories in the 200 fly and 100 backstroke this evening at the 2016 Short Course World Championships.

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Park Tae Hwan Lowers Asian, Championship Records In 200 Free

Park Tae Hwan broke his own Asian Record and lowered the Championship record en route to gold in the men’s 200 free.

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Lilly King Goes Even Faster for U.S. Record, Her First 50 SCM BR Under 29

Lilly King took the American record in the 50 breast for the second time in two days with 28.92 tonight with the seventh-fastest swim in history.

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