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Emre Sakci Breaks SCM 50 Breast World Record, First Person Under 25 Seconds

Emre Sakci set a new SCM 50 breaststroke world record at the Turkish National Championships on Monday with a time of 24.95.

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Javier Acevedo Breaks Super-Suited Canadian SCM 200 Fly Record In 1:52.93

Acevedo lowered a 13-year-old national record in a time of 1:52.93 in what was his first time swimming the short course 200 fly in 10 years.

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Florian Wellbrock Smashes 1500 Free World Record In 14:06.88

Wellbrock broke Gregorio Paltrinieri’s 2015 world record of 14:08.06 by over a second in 14:06.88, winning gold by more than four seconds.

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Sjostrom Downs Championship Record In 50 Free, Now Owns 6/8 Fastest Swims Ever

Sjostrom clocked a time of 23.08 to break Ranomi Kromowidjojo’s Short Course World Championship Record of 23.19 set in 2018.

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Nic Fink Betters American Record Again En Route To 50 Breast Gold

Fink took advantage of a weak start from top seed Ilya Shymanovich, exploding off of the blocks on his way to winning gold in a new American Record of 25.53.

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Italian Men Bring The Heat In 400 Medley Relay For Nat’l & C’Ships Record

Italy capped off a successful 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships with a record-setting performance in the men’s medley relay.

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MacNeil Downs Canadian, Curzan Resets World Junior Record In 100 Fly Final

Maggie MacNeil won gold in a new Canadian Record of 55.04, while Claire Curzan got under the World Junior Record to win bronze in 55.39 in the 100 fly.

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Alessandro Miressi Re-Lowers Italian Record To Win 100 Free World Title

Miressi closed like a rocket over the final 25 meters to run down early leader Ryan Held and win gold in 45.57, .01 under his Italian Record.

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Daiya Seto Becomes Just 2nd Man To Grab 5 SC World Titles In Same Event

Japan’s Daiya Seto, the sole competitor from his nation here in Abu Dhabi, made history with his 400m IM victory yesterday on day 5.

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Diener Swims 2nd German Record in 200 Back in a Month After 7 Year Drought

2021 FINA SHORT COURSE SWIMMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Thursday, December 16th – Tuesday, December 21st Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab…

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Razzetti Slashes His 3rd Italian Record Of SC Worlds With A 3:59.57 400 IM

Razzetti broke Luca Marin’s 2006 record earlier this fall and has now brought it under 4 minutes with a 3:59.57 at Short Course Worlds.

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Watch: MacNeil Set 50 Back WR, Curzan and Borodin Crush WJRs (Day 5 Race Video)

An exciting 5th day of the SC World Championships saw Maggie MacNeil set a new world record in the 50 back plus WJRs from Claire Curzan and Illia Borodin.

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Maggie MacNeil Rips New 50 Back World Record

Canadian Olympic champion Maggie MacNeil just collected a World Record tonight in Abu Dhabi en route to topping the women’s 50m back podium.

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Nic Fink Edges Own American Record In Men’s 50 Breast Semis

Fink broke his National Record of 25.72, set in the ISL Final earlier this month, in 25.68 to qualify second into the men’s 50 breast final.

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Nicholas Santos Breaks His Own Record As Oldest Swimming World Champion At 41

Santos, who previously held the record as oldest swimming world champion at 38, has done it again at the age of 41.

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