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Isaac Cooper Hits 23.41 50 Back Queensland Allcomers Record To Close SC Champs

Not only did Cooper break the Queensland allcomers record, but he also shattered Ben Treffers’ Aussie age group record for the 18 year old category.

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Mark Spitz Featured in 1972 Olympics 50 Year Anniversary Documentary

Mark Spitz to be a featured medalist in Olympic Channel docu-series, “’72: A Gathering of Champions”, a celebration of 50 years the since Munich Games

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2022 European Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview/Scratch Report

Italy’s Ilaria Cusinato, the #6 seed in the women’s 200 IM, has pulled out of the event for day 5 prelims.

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2022 European Championships: Watch Race Videos from Day 4 Finals

This post features race videos from each of the finals on day 4 of the 2022 European Championships.

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Newly-Minted World Record Holder David Popovici Set To Race At SC Worlds

Newly-minted long course 100 freestyle World Record holder David Popovici of Romania still has events to go here in Italy but he is also eyeing Australia.

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LA County Holds Off California State To Win Their 46th USLA National Championship

LA County Surf Life Saving Association capped off the 2022 USLA National Championships by hoisting the coveted Howard Lee Trophy.

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Tufts Associate Joe Acquaviva Named New Head Coach At Franklin & Marshall

Acquaviva joins the Diplomats after spending five seasons as the head assistant and associate head coach at Tufts University.

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“Tears In One of My Eyes, Smiling in the Other” — Best Quotes from Euros Day 4

“Tears in one of my eyes, smiling in the other,” Milak said. “I’m still a bit upset because of the 200 free, where my duel will not happen with David.”

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David Popovici Climbing All-Time Rankings of Most Sub-48 Swims in 100 Free

In 2022, 17-year-old Romanian David Popovici has been under the 48-second barrier 11 times so far, tied for the most ever in a calendar year.

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UVA To Kick Off 2022-23 NCAA Season With Dual Meets Against Florida and Texas

The University of Virginia will open their 2022-2023 swimming & diving season with dual meets against two of the country’s top programs.

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Spanish Men Break More National Records with 3:13.73 in 4×100 Free Relay Final

Sergio de Celis broke the 100 free national record with a 48.41 opening leg of Spain’s record-setting 4×100 free relay (3:13.73) on Sunday in Rome.

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What Cities Do World Records Tend To Be Set In?

Courtesy of DataDrivenMed on Twitter, there is data on the top 25 cities where long and short course swimming world records have been set.

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Kristof Milak Completes Triple in Just Over an Hour on Night 4 of European Champs

Hungary’s Milak competed in finals of the men’s 100 fly and 4×100 freestyle relay as well as semi-finals of the 200 freestyle all within just over an hour.

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Ontario Claims Double Gold In Open Water To Close 2022 Canada Summer Games

Ontario’s Olivier Risk and Bailey O’Regan swept the 3km open water events as the province finished atop the medal table with 24 gold and 52 total medals.

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19-Year-Old Antonio Djakovic Lowers Swiss Record in 200 Free with 1:45.32 in Semis

Antonio Djakovic lowered his Swiss record in the 200-meter freestyle semifinals on Sunday as the 19-year-old eyes his first major LCM medal on Monday.

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