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After Becoming Youngest Champ Ever, Matt Sates Aiming for World Cup Title Repeat

Matt Sates continued his winning ways, taking the men’s 400 free in a time of 3:37.52. That’s slightly off the 3:36.30 he went to win at the first stop

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Kylie Masse Discusses Full-Time Move to Train in Spain with Ben Titley

Kylie Masse discussed her decision to relocate to Spain to train under Canada’s former High Performance Centre coach Ben Titley.

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Shaine Casas Previews 200 IM Race Strategy for Tonight

The top 2 seeds weren’t too much of a surprise, as American Shaine Casas and South African Matt Sates looked in control during their morning swims.

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Matt Sates, Maggie MacNeil Lead the Chase for $12k After Day 1 in Toronto

Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil made her 2022 FINA World Cup Series debut on Friday, and zoomed to the top of the standings tables in Toronto.

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Anna Elendt Cracks 2009 German Record in 100 SCM Breaststroke

Anna Elendt, already the German Record holder in all three breaststrokes in long course, grabbed her first short course national record on Saturday morning.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Toronto: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Reigning World Record holder Kyle Chalmers of Australia is set to dive in this morning in Toronto on day 2 of the FINA World Cup.

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Kyle Chalmers Previews Sprint Battle Between Himself, Popovici, & Dressel

Although he’s looking forward to this short course season at present, Chalmers is already welcoming an epic dual that could be coming on the horizon

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Tang Qianting Posts 29.19 Asian Record In SCM 50 Breaststroke

Tang Qianting lowered her own hours-old Asian Record in the women’s 50m breaststroke to close out the 2022 Chinese Championships.

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Yang Junxuan Becomes First Chinese Woman Under 52 Seconds In SCM 100 Freestyle

Yang Junxuan put up the fastest short course 100 freestyle of her career, posting 51.78 to make national history in the event.

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Canadian Junior Pan Pacs Finalist Brayden Taivassalo (2023) Commits to Texas

Canadian breaststroker Brayden Taivassalo has announced his intention to join the University of Texas men’s class of 2027 next fall.

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Katie Ledecky: “There’s a lot of competition in my events right now… I know I need to get better”

For her part, Ledecky set a new American record, eclipsing the 3:54.06 she set in 2019 at her lone ISL meet.

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Kasia Wasick Lowers Her Own Polish Record With 50 Free Win at World Cup

Kasia Wasick went 23.27 during the women’s 50-meter freestyle at the World Cup in Toronto on Friday, lowering her Polish national record by .03 seconds.

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2022 FINA World Cup – Toronto Day 1: Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky faces off with Summer McIntosh and Siobhan Haughey in the 400 free, the anticipated events on night 1 of finals at the Toronto World Cup stop.

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Summer McIntosh Goes 3:52.80 400 Free: “I did not think I would ever go that”

It was an electric first race in the women’s 400 free, as Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh went head-to-head in a rematch of this year’s Worlds

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Another 2012 Olympic Champion from Russia Receives Doping Ban

Out of the eight track and field gold medals that Russia originally won at the 2012 Olympics, only one is still considered legitimate. 

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