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2015 Toronto Pan Am Games: Day Two Prelims Preview

Canada’s Kierra Smith (above) was the 2015 NCAA Champ in the 200 breast. She’s the top seed in the event at Pan Ams, and will swim in heat 2, lane 4 tomorrow morning.

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Brazilian Women Demolish South American Record in 400 Free Relay

The Brazilian women have taken their 400 free relay to historic new heights and gone well under the old South American Record.

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day One Finals Live Recap

Tonight, Coughlin will need to better to her best time of 53.39 if she wants to crack the top five in the world this year. Her toughest competitor will be Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace of the Bahamas.

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Five Reasons Team Canada Dominated The First Day Of The Pan Am Games

The Canadian team stood out as one of the top teams at the games on night one. The Canadians medalled in every single event, and showed that they’re in it to win it at home.

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Canadian Women Break 4x100m Freestyle Relay National Record

Thanks to a monster anchor leg by new 100m freestyle Canadian record holder Chantal Van Landeghem, the Canadian women pulled ahead of the Americans, won gold, and collectively threw together a time of 3:36.80.

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Grabich Breaks Argentine 100 Free Record for Third Time Today in Relay

Federico Grabich broke the Argentine 100 free record a whopping three times today, and helped his nation finish in 4th place in the men’s 400 free relay on the opening night of the 2015 Pan Am Games.

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Mauricio Fiol Resets Own Peruvian 200 Fly Record at 2015 Pan Am Games

Mauricio Fiol, who qualified first for the 200 meter butterfly finals at the 2015 Pan Am Games with a 1:56.81,…

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Zack Chetrat Takes Down Five-Year-Old 200 Fly Canadian Record

Canadian swimmer Zack Chetrat finally got his hands on the Canadian national record in the 200m fly, a mark he’s been trying to gun down his entire career.

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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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