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Canadian Women Break 4x100m Freestyle Relay National Record

Thanks to a monster anchor leg by new 100m freestyle Canadian record holder Chantal Van Landeghem, the Canadian women pulled ahead of the Americans, won gold, and collectively threw together a time of 3:36.80.

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Grabich Breaks Argentine 100 Free Record for Third Time Today in Relay

Federico Grabich broke the Argentine 100 free record a whopping three times today, and helped his nation finish in 4th place in the men’s 400 free relay on the opening night of the 2015 Pan Am Games.

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Mauricio Fiol Resets Own Peruvian 200 Fly Record at 2015 Pan Am Games

Mauricio Fiol, who qualified first for the 200 meter butterfly finals at the 2015 Pan Am Games with a 1:56.81,…

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Zack Chetrat Takes Down Five-Year-Old 200 Fly Canadian Record

Canadian swimmer Zack Chetrat finally got his hands on the Canadian national record in the 200m fly, a mark he’s been trying to gun down his entire career.

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Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Geer hits first American 53 of 2015

Margo Geer rocked the sprint field at the LA Invite, vaulting to the top of the American rankings for the year in the 100 free with a 53.95.

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Federico Grabich Breaks Argentine 100 Free National Record for 2nd Time Today

Federico Grabich (above) now owns four Argentine national records.

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Chantal Van Landeghem Takes Down Natalie Coughlin, Breaks Canadian Record

Chantal Van Landeghem tugged on the hearts of the home crowd at the Toronto 2015 Pan American games when she took home the first swimming gold, breaking the national record in the process and becoming the first Canadian to ever dip under 54-seconds in the 100m freestyle.

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Photo Vault: Los Angeles Invite – Part Two

Kelly Naze and Farida Osman in finals of the 100 fly at LA Invite.

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Photo Vault: Los Angeles Invite – Part One

Matt Grevers of Tucson Ford at start of 50 free prelims.

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Matthew Forrest Added to USA Swimming’s Public Banned List

New Hampshire coach Matthew Forrest has been added to USA Swimming’s list of Individuals Permanently Suspended or Ineligible, banning him for life…

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6 World Records highlight day 2 of 2015 IPC World Championships

Five different events saw six world records fall on the second day of the 2015 IPC World Championships, and Russia and the Ukraine led all nations with five gold medals apiece.

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IPC Plays Shortened Version of Winners National Anthems

The winners of events at the IPC Swimming World Championships will only have the opportunity to hear a 45 second version of their national anthems…

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Toronto 2015 Pan American Games: Day One Prelims Live Recap

The swimming portion of the Pan American Games kick off Tuesday morning in Toronto and right out of the gates they will be a test for some of the most accomplished swimmers in the pool.

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Natalie Coughlin Breaks Pan American Games Record In 100 Free

Coughlin was out in 25.85, coming home in 28.00 to set the new Pan Am Games record of 53.85. That time broke the previous mark held by Amanda Weir of the United States that she set back in 2011.

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Illness Keeps Canadian Noemie Thomas From 200 Fly Pan Ams Medal Chase

Canadian star swimmer Noemie Thomas withdrew from the preliminary rounds of the 200 meter butterfly at the 2015 Pan American Games…

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