Records

Claire Curzan Becomes Youngest Woman Under 50 Seconds in 100 Butterfly

The 16-year-old clocked a 49.73 to knock off her 50.03 previous best and re-break the 15-16 NAG record. She’s now the #5 performer in history.

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Watch 14-Year-Old Lorenzo Galossi Bust Out A 51.62 100 Freestyle

When it comes to the 100m freestyle, Italian 14-year-old Lorenzo Galossi is playing for keeps with a monster new lifetime best.

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Watch Claire Curzan’s (Now Ratified) NAGs From The TAC Titans Intrasquad

Watch Curzan’s three National Age Group Records, along with two other personal best swims, from the TAC Titans intrasquad meet in July.

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Galossi Downs Burdisso Age Record, Carmignoli Beats Quadarella In Italy

Some exciting swims are happening in Italy this month, as the nation’s Regional Championships are being held remotely at various locations.

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USA Swimming Ratifies Claire Curzan’s National Age Group Records

A unique set of circumstances in her first meet back from quarantine led to uncertainty about whether Claire Curzan’s NAG Record would be ratified.

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Epic Swims: Van den Hoogenband’s 47.84 100 Freestyle at the 2000 Olympics

Also known as the Flying Dutchman, Pieter van den Hoogenband earned his place among the greatest sprint freestylers of all time at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

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Caeleb Dressel’s 17.63 50 Free Dissect Is a Coach’s Dream on Stroke Mechanics

In “Stroke Dissect #2” Caeleb Dressel picks apart his 17.63 50 freestyle from 2018, telling us what he thinks is good and what he could have done better.

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Introducing Hungary’s 17-Year-Old 4:15/1:59 IMer Hubert Kos

17-year-old Hubert Kos posted world-class times in the 400m and 200m IM events at the 4 Nations Meet this weekend. Learn more about this dynamic teen here.

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Poland’s Jakub Kraska Hits 48.57 100 Free PB To Out-Touch Milak’s 48.72

20-year-old Kristof Milak of Hungary took the 50m fly gold on the final night of ‘4 Nations Meet’ competition. But, he was just short in the 100m free.

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Wellbrock Gets 1500 Free Gold, Teen Gose Posts 4:06 400 Free On Day 1 Magdeburg

Double world champion Florian Wellbrock tried his bread-and-butter 1500 free on for size in Magdeburg this evening, taking the win easily.

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Milak Hits 51.1 100 Fly, Hosszu & Kapas Each Snag Wins On Day 1 Of ‘4 Nations’

20-year-old Hungarian Kristof Milak is getting his 2020 racing season underway with the 4 Nations Meet, which saw him take the men’s 100m fly.

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Felix Auböck Breaks Austrian 200 Free Record At 4 Nations Meet

While competing on day 1 of the 4 Nations Meet in Hungary, 23-year-old Felix Auböck of Austria broke his own national record in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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Valentin Bayer Knocks Down Austrian National Record In 100 Breast

While competing on day 1 of the 4 Nations Meet in Hungary, 20-year-old Valentin Bayer produced a winning 1breast mark of 1:00.27 for a new record.

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Claire Curzan Swims Lifetime Bests in 100 Fly (50.03) and 100 Back (51.01)

Claire Curzan swam faster than another one of her own National Age Group Records on Saturday, though there’s still not clarity on whether it will count.

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Claire Curzan Undercuts 50 Free National Age Group Record, But Will It Count?

16-year old Claire Curzan has swum a time faster than her own National Age Group Record in the 50 yard free, but it’s not clear if the swim will count.

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