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Mollie O’Callaghan Overcomes Debilitating Cramp To Help Aussies To Relay World Record

O’Callaghan, spotted in tears in the warm-down pool pre-race, gritted her teeth and helped propel the Aussie women to a new relay world record.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Day 4 Photo Vault

Check out the top photos from Day 4 finals in Melbourne, which featured three new world records.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Top 5 Nations Separating Themselves

Kate Douglass’ convincing victory in the women’s 200m breaststroke tonight in Melbourne helped solidify the United States’ lead in the overall medal table.

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2022 Short Course World Championships Day 4: Asia Shows Up

Japan, China and South Korea made some noise on night 4 of the SC World Championships, with Daiya Seto’s victory in the 200m breast as the centerpiece.

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Mollie O’Callaghan Breaks Oceanian 50 Back Record Twice En Route To Bronze Medal

O’Callaghan continues to put her backstroking ability on display in Melbourne, launching up to #4 all-time in the event with her time of 25.61.

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Lani Pallister Completes Distance Sweep With 1500 Oceanic Record – 15:21.43

Australia’s Lani Pallister clocked a 15:21.43 in the 1500 for a new Oceanic record, while also completing her distance freestyle sweep.

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Daiya Seto Moves To #2 All-Time, Shatters Asian Record With 2:00.35 In 200 Breast

Seto came within two-tenths of the world record en route to a new Asian Record and the second-fastest swim in history in the men’s 200 breaststroke.

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Silver Medalist Claire Curzan Almost Scratched the 50 Back in Melbourne

Curzan already has 4 medals through 4 days at these championships, including a silver in the 50 back, an event Curzan nearly scratched

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Past, Present & Future Canadian Para Swimmers To Attend Ken Demchuk Invitational

The competition will be the first step in determining the size of Canada’s swim team at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

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2022 Short Course World Champs: SwimSwam Pick’ems Contest Day 3 Scoring Update

This post contains the results for the SwimSwam Pick’em contest from the third day of the 2022 SC World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

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Jordan Crooks Jumps From No. 114 to No. 5 All-Time with 20.36 50 Free at SC Worlds

Jordan Crooks lowered his hours-old Cayman Islands record in the 50 free by nearly a second on the fourth day of the 2022 Short Course World Championships.

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2022 Short Course World Champs: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Japan’s Daiya Seto (above) and Ippei Watanabe are the top two seeds in the men’s 200 breast. Seto won silver in the 200 fly last finals session.

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2022 Short Course World Champs: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Another highly anticipated race will be the showdown between Lilly King and Ruta Meilutyte in the women’s 100 breast final. 

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The King Is Back: Chad Le Clos On World Record Watch In 100 Fly

Le Clos has a chance to reclaim the world record that he held for six years in the men’s 100 fly, which will have its final on Sunday in Melbourne.

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2022 Short Course World Championships: Day 3 Photo Vault

It was a big night in the pool for Kyle Chalmers, who won gold in the men’s 100 freestyle and then anchored the Aussies to the title in the 200 free relay.

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