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Teen Nick Mahabir Breaks Singapore Record at TYR Pro Championships in Irvine

Teenager Nick Mahabir re-broke his own Singapore National Record in the 100 breaststroke on Friday at USA Swimming’s Pro Championships.

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Watch: Mollie O’Callaghan Becomes First Woman to Complete the 100/200 Sweep At Worlds

With her 100 freestyle win on Day 6, Mollie O’Callaghan is the first woman to win gold in the 100/200 freestyle at the same World Championships.

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2023 World Championships: Day 6 Pick ‘Em Contest Scoring Update

With Day 6 of the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka in the books, it’s time to check in on the official SwimSwam Pick ‘Em Contest.

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Ukrainian Fencer Disqualified from Worlds for Refusing to Shake Hands with Russian

Four-time Olympic and world champion fencer Olga Kharlan offered to tap blades rather than shake hands after beating Russia’s Anna Smirnova.

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How Qin Haiyang Made Breaststroke History Without Anyone Expecting It

After his sprint breaststroke sweep early in the meet, I thought I had Qin Haiyang figured out. I could not have been more wrong

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Qin Haiyang Breaks 200 Breast World Record (2:05.48), Completes First-Ever Stroke Sweep

Qin Haiyang was absolutley dominant in the men’s 200 breast, handing Zac Stubblety-Cook his first finals loss in the event since July 2019.

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Syunta Lee Wins Six Events At Pacific Northwest Senior Championships

The 13-year-old won six events in the boy’s 13-14 age group at the 2023 Pacific Northwest Senior Championships earlier this month.

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Hubert Kos on 200 Back Win: ‘It’s Just the Bob Bowman Effect’ (Day 6 Quotes)

Hubert Kos had never been under 1:57 in the 200 back before this year, when he clocked a world-leading 1:55.95 at April’s Pro Swim Series stop in Westmont.

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2023 World Championships: Night Six Relay Analysis

The men from Great Britain won the 4×200 freestyle relay, eclipsing the US men by about a second to finish in a time of 6:59.08 thanks to some fast splits.

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Time to Final in Women’s 200 Back Was Faster at US Trials Than Worlds

Australia’s Jenna Forrester was the last qualifier for finals of the women’s 200 back in 2:09.74. That time would not have made finals at US Trials.

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arena Swim of the Week: Matt Richards Orchestrates Gigantic Upset In Men’s 200 Free

Richards stunned the favorites to win gold in the men’s 200 free at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka.

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2023 World Swimming Championship: Day 6 Photo Vault

Another night of finals and another World Record falling in Fukuoka. Let’s take a look of the best pictures of the Day 6 of 2023 World Champs

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Trent Richardson Named New Assistant Coach At Cleveland State

Richardson joins the Vikings after spending the past four seasons as the head coach of Loveland Swim Club in Colorado.

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Jack Dahlgren Named Flag Bearer For USA At 2023 World University Games

Dahlgren just finished up his fifth year at Missouri and has also been named one of the swimming captains for competition beginning August 1st.

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2023 Futures Day 2 – Sacramento: NC State Commit Hebert Adds 100 Free Win to Day 1’s 200

After tying in the 200 free on day 1, Madeleine Hebert of Team Rebel Aquatics took the win, alone this time, in the 100 free, setting a new personal best.

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