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Noe Ponti Breaks 50 Fly World Record in Shanghai; First Swiss World Record in Almost 40 Years

Noe Ponti broke the World Record in the 50 short course meters fly on Sunday in Shanghai, China at the first stop of the 2024 Swimming World Cup Series.

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Leon Marchand se cuelga otro oro en la Copa del Mundo de Shanghai

Las tres paradas serán en Asia y son pruebas clasificatorias para el Campeonato Mundial de Natación Budapest 2024, lo que la convierte en una gira ideal.

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2024 World Cup Shanghai: Tang Qianting Lowers Own Chinese & Asian Records In 100 Breast

20-year-old Olympic medalist Tang Qianting kept the records rolling on night 2 in Shanghai, hitting a new Chinese and Asian mark in the women’s 100m breast.

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Qin Haiyang Posts 25.38 Chinese, Asian Record In 50 Breast At World Cup Shanghai

Qin Haiyang took the men’s 50m breaststroke tonight in Shanghai, establishing a personal best, Chinese national and Asian continental record in the process.

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Regan Smith Ties Hours-Old Gretchen Walsh American Record In SCM 100 Back

Regan Smith of the United States tied the hours-old national record Gretchen Walsh logged yesterday in the women’s SCM 100 backstroke.

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Noe Ponti Continues Record-Breaking Siege With New 200 IM Swiss Standard In Shanghai

Olympic medalist Noe Ponti continued to impress at the World Cup in Shanghai, establishing a new personal best and Swiss record in the men’s 200m IM.

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Leon Marchand Fires Off 200 IM European Record At World Cup Shanghai

Add another accolade to the resume of 22-year-old French superstar Leon Marchand as he clocked a new European Record in the men’s SCM 200 IM.

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2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Shanghai Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Follow along with all the action from day 2 finals in Shanghai, featuring Olympic multi-gold medalist Leon Marchand of France.

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Isaac Cooper Breaks 2009-Era World Cup Record in the 50 Backstroke in Prelims

Isaac Cooper is back focused on 50s after the Olympic Games, and that paid off on Saturday with a new World Cup Record in the 50 backstroke.

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2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Shanghai: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Plenty of Olympic gold medalists and world record holders (both in SCM and LCM) are scheduled to race in this morning’s nine events. 

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Gretchen Walsh Shatters 100 IM World Record In 55.98, First Swimmer Sub-56

Competing in a 100 IM time trial, Walsh rocketed to a time of 55.98, demolishing the world record of 56.51 set by Katinka Hosszu back in 2017.

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#16 in Class of 2025 Ethan Ekk Announces Verbal Commitment to Stanford

Ethan Ekk, who excels in mid-distance free and the 200 back, has announced his intention to swim and study at Stanford next fall.

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2024 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup – Shanghai: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Kate Douglass is the top seed in the 200 breast and 100 IM for the first session of finals in Shanghai after tying the American record in the latter.

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Marchand, Ponti Crack Top 5 All-Time In 100 IM With National Records At World Cup

Leon Marchand cracked the French Record and moved to #4 all-time in the men’s 100 IM on the opening night of the World Cup stop in Shanghai.

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German Sprinter Martin Wrede Verbally Commits to Cal for 2025-26

German Age Record-holder Martin Wrede will take his sprint talents to Berkeley next fall to swim for the California Golden Bears.

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