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WATCH Rie Kaneto Become First Japanese Woman Under 2:20 in 200 Breast

2016 JAPAN SWIM (JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRIALS) Monday, April 4th – Sunday, April 10th Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Prelims at…

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A Closer Look At Rie Kaneto’s 2:19.65 200 Breast JPN National Record

Veteran Japanese swimmer Rie Kaneto just surpassed her own Japanese National Record to become the first woman ever from her nation to clock a mark under 2:20.00 in the 200m breaststroke event.

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Li Zhuhao Ties Chinese Record in 100 Fly in 51.24

China’s Li Zhuhao is the fastest 100 butterflier in the world in 2016, but

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Hagino, Kaneto Make Big-Time Statements On Day 6 Finals Of JPN Trials

If Kosuke Hagino dropped the hammer earlier in the meet with his 1:45.50 200 free victory, he unloaded an entire arsenal in clinching the new Japanese National Record in the 200 IM (1:55.07).

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Santo Condorelli Disqualified In 100m Butterfly Heats

With Condorelli out of the 100m butterfly it puts Oakville’s Mack Darragh in a great position to take home the win tonight. Darragh won the 200m butterfly earlier in the meet, however if he wants to clinch a butterfly sweep he’s going to have to take down Coleman Allen.

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2016 Canadian Paralympic Trials: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Aurelie Rivard will compete in the women’s 100 back prelims this morning.

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Three More St Peters Western Athletes Qualify for Rio

Over the first three days of competition at the Australian Championships five St Peters Western swimmers have qualified for Rio…

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Eindhoven Swim Cup day 4 prelims recap

2016 EINDHOVEN SWIM CUP (DUTCH CHAMPIONSHIPS) Wednesday April 6th-Sunday April 10th Prelims -12:00 pm local (6:00 am EDT/3:00 am PDT); Finals…

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Three Big Things From Night Four Of The 2016 Canadian Olympic Trials

The men’s 4x100m freestyle relay is going to be packed with young talent. The average age of the four swimmers who made the team is just over 20-years-old, a very young average compared to other sporting nationalities.

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2016 Canadian Olympic Trials: Day Four Finals Photo Vault

The following photos are courtesy of Chris Tanouye:  The following photos are courtesy of Jim Snow:

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2016 Australian National Championships: Day Three Prelims Live Recap

Emma McKeon leads a plethora of talented Aussie women in the 200 free prelims this morning in Adelaide.

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2016 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

We didn’t see any 100m freestyle Olympic qualifiers yesterday, but we’ll see if anyone can meet the stiff Japanese standards in the splash n’ dash today.

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Tokyo 2020 Presents Short List Of 4 Possible Logos

Take a look at the 4 logos on the list of possibilities to represent the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics.

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Hungary, France, Spain, and Italy Lock up Final Olympic WP Spots

After winning their respective quarter-final game during the FINA Men’s Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament, the teams of Hungary, Spain, France and Italy complete the list of the national squads competing in Rio 2016.

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