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World Record Holder Tomoru Honda Opting Out Of SC Worlds

Newly-minted World Record holder Tomoru Honda confirmed to SwimSwam that he will not be competing at this year’s Short Course World Championships.

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Scoring Breakdown: 2022 FINA World Cup Series Berlin

SwimSwam data guru Barry Revzin breaks down how each swimmer got to their point total at the FINA World Cup Series in Berlin.

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After Opting Out Of 2021 Edition, Japan Readies For SC Worlds With Loaded Lineup

Newly-minted short course 200 butterfly World Record holder Tomoru Honda heads up Japan’s roster for the 2022 FINA Short Course Championships.

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Toronto Sweeps UNLV & Denver As Byron MacDonald Picks Up 500th Career Win

The Varsity Blues earned dominant victories over UNLV and Denver in Las Vegas as head coach Byron MacDonald achieved a historic milestone.

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Italy’s Di Liddo Earns Multiple Wins In Saint-Dizier

The International Meeting of Saint-Dizier wrapped up from France over the weekend, with the host nation taking on visiting swimmers from Italy and beyond.

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Do You Love Swimming? See 3,964 Swim Jobs You Might Love

If you don’t like the career you’re in, you might want to work in the swimming! Go here to see 3,964 Swim Jobs.

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World Cup Quotes: 3 Close Podium Misses Ignited ‘Fire’ for Red-Hot Dylan Carter

Dylan Carter’s red-hot run in Berlin was fueled by missing three major international medals by less than one-tenth of a second this summer.

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Siobhan Haughey, Matt Sates Top Leaderboard from World Cup Series in Berlin

Siobhan Haughey led all swimmers with 58.5 points from three victories in the women’s 100, 200 and 400 freestyle at the first stop of the World Cup series. 

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Ceccon and Acevedo Hit SCM 100 BK Records En Route to Word Cup Medals

Thomas Ceccon (pictured, 49.62) and Javier Acevedo (50.16) both broke national records as they medalled in the 100 back at the FINA World Cup.

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After SC Worlds Slight, Beata Nelson Is On Her Way to Six-Figure World Cup Payday

Beata Nelson won’t race at this year’s premier short course meters meet, but she’s still going to make a pile of cash for her efforts.

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WATCH: Ruta Meilutyte Shatters SCM 50 BR European Record with 28.60, .04 off WR

Continuing her comeback to the sport, Ruta Meilutyte smashed the SCM 50 breast European record with a 28.60 to win at the Berlin leg of the FINA World Cup.

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Numbers, Numbers, Numbers: the Numbers Behind Tomoru Honda’s World Record 200 FLy

Tomoru Honda broke the World Record while swimming against the former World Record holder – which it turns out, is not that rare.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Berlin: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Siobhan Haughey was the top qualifier in the 100 free with a 52.41 this morning, putting herself in prime position to pull off the 100-200-400 free sweep. 

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Seto & Watanabe Each Post 2:01 In 200 Breaststroke Duel In Japan

Daiya Seto got it done for gold tonight in Tokyo, just out-touching Ippei Watanabe in the men’s 200m breaststroke at the Japan Short Course Championships.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Berlin: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The final day of the first stop of the 2022 FINA World Cup is here.

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