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2019 World Junior Championships: Pancake Hot Take – Day 4 Finals

Day 4 was solid, with a few championship records, some exciting races, and once again ending in a world junior record. For that, I give Day 4… 

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Athena Meneses Kovacs Lowers Day-old Mexican NAG in the 50 fly with 26.74

14-year-old Athena Meneses Kovacs lowered her own Mexican National Age Group Record in the 50-meter butterfly on Friday night in Budapest.

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Farida Osman Takes Down African Games 100 Fly Record

World Championships medalist Farida Osman of Egypt is making her presence known at the 2019 African Games taking place in Morrocco.

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Naële Portecop Lowers Own French National Age Group Record in 50 Fly with 26.12

Naële Portecop lowered her own French National Age Group Record in the 50 fly on Friday night, going 26.12 to finish fourth in the final in Budapest.

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3 Nations Join Medal Table on Day 4; USA Remains in Lead at 2019 World Juniors

Josh Matheny won the men’s 200 breast with a new Championships Record of 2:09.40 on Day 4. His gold helped keep USA on top of the medal table.

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Kozan Clocks 2:11.55 200 IM To Overtake Beisel As 4th Fastest American 15-16

15-year-old Justina Kozan just powered her way to gold in the women’s 200m IM while competing at the World Junior Championships.

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Arizona State’s Jarod Arroyo Deferring Enrollment Until Post-2020 Olympics

Would-be Arizona State freshman Jarod Arroyo is deferring his enrollment until the fall of 2020 to participate in Puerto Rico’s Olympic preparation program.

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Pallister Adds 4Free World Junior Title To Resumé For 8th Fastest Aussie Ever

Lani Pallister of Australia is a one-woman wrecking ball when it comes to the mid-distance freestyle events at these World Junior Championships.

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NCAA Relay Scorer Giovanni Izzo Redshirting From NC State

NCAA relay scorer and ACC relay champion Giovanni Izzo of NC State will be sitting out with an Olympic redshirt this season, the program confirmed.

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14-Year-Old Sheehan Drops Her 50 Fly Puerto Rican Record Down To 26.67

Puerto Rico’s 14-year-old phenom Miriam Sheehan just produced her 2nd senior national record in as many days while competing at the World Juniors.

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Jan Cejka Lowers Newly-Minted Czech Record En Route To 50 Back Gold

The records keep falling, as Jan Cejka lowered his own newly-minted Czech national standard en route to gold in the men’s 50m back.

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Shkurdai Knocks Down Belarusian National Record In 50 Fly

Anastasiya Shkurdai just took down the Belarusian senior national record in the women’s 50m fly en route to silver in Budapest.

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Puerto Rico’s 14-Year-Old Sheehan Clocks Another National Record – 50 Back

Puerto Rican teenager Miriam Sheehan was back to her record-breaking ways today in Budapest, this time hitting a new standard in the 50m back.

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Top Seeded Anastasia Gorbenko Disqualified in Prelims of 200 IM at World Jrs

The Israeli National Record holder in the 200 IM Anastasia Gorbenko was disqualified in prelims of the event on Friday morning.

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