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Federico Grabich Breaks Argentine 100 Free National Record for 2nd Time Today

Federico Grabich (above) now owns four Argentine national records.

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Chantal Van Landeghem Takes Down Natalie Coughlin, Breaks Canadian Record

Chantal Van Landeghem tugged on the hearts of the home crowd at the Toronto 2015 Pan American games when she took home the first swimming gold, breaking the national record in the process and becoming the first Canadian to ever dip under 54-seconds in the 100m freestyle.

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6 World Records highlight day 2 of 2015 IPC World Championships

Five different events saw six world records fall on the second day of the 2015 IPC World Championships, and Russia and the Ukraine led all nations with five gold medals apiece.

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IPC Plays Shortened Version of Winners National Anthems

The winners of events at the IPC Swimming World Championships will only have the opportunity to hear a 45 second version of their national anthems…

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day One Prelims Live Recap

The swimming portion of the Pan American Games kick off Tuesday morning in Toronto and right out of the gates they will be a test for some of the most accomplished swimmers in the pool.

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Natalie Coughlin Breaks Pan American Games Record In 100 Free

Coughlin was out in 25.85, coming home in 28.00 to set the new Pan Am Games record of 53.85. That time broke the previous mark held by Amanda Weir of the United States that she set back in 2011.

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Illness Keeps Canadian Noemie Thomas From 200 Fly Pan Ams Medal Chase

Canadian star swimmer Noemie Thomas withdrew from the preliminary rounds of the 200 meter butterfly at the 2015 Pan American Games…

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Video: Russell Wood Ready To Race Nick Thoman

Russell Wood is currently having one of the best seasons of his life, and will need to leave everything in the pool if he wants to claim gold at the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto, Ont.

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13-year-old Tiffany Thomas Kane breaks world record in SB6 100 breast

Australian 13-year-old Tiffany Thomas Kane made her 2015 IPC World Championships debut a big one, breaking the world record in the SB6 100 breaststroke.

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Atkinson, Jones scratch 100 free B finals at Pan Ams day 1 finals

A couple of swimmers have scratched the B final of the 100 free on opening night of the Pan American Games, most notably Jamaica’s Alia Atkinson and the USA’s Cullen Jones.

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Video: Katerine Savard Shooting For Pan Am Gold And Canadian Record

Commonwealth games champion Katerine Savard will be looking to add another championship title to her belt this week at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.

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Video: Martha McCabe Sees Gold At Home Pool As A Possibility

Martha McCabe is one of the top swimmers who will race the 200m breaststroke at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. It’s looking as though the race is between herself and fellow Canadian Kierra Smith with room for a wild card to step up and challenge them.

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Photo Vault: Pan Am Games Day One Prelims – Natalie Coughlin Record

All photos are courtesy of Chris Tanouye. To see more of his work visit www.ChrisTanouye.com.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Yuliya Efimova has the most impressive resume of anyone in the field in the 50m breastroke. She is the two-time world champion (2009 & 2013) and was the runner up in 2011.

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Federico Grabich Snags New 100m Freestyle Argentinian Record

The 2015 Pan American Games began with just insanely fast 100m freestyle swims in prelims this morning.  In addition to…

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