Records

A Walk Through British Men’s National Swimming Record History

Perusing through Britain’s just-published national record progressions gives further insight into how the nation’s swimming prowess emerged.

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All The Records Broken At The 2017 FINA World Championships

Check out all the records broken at the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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2017 FINA World Cup Eindhoven Day 2 Finals: The WR Siege Continues

Sarah Sjostrom and Mireia Belmonte were tonight’s golden girls in Eindhoven, each having earned a shiny new world record to close out the first cluster of this year’s FINA World Cup Series.

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The Sjostrom Shockwave Continues, As Swede Clocks New SC 200 Free WR

The Sjostrom Show has escalated to shockwave proportions.

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Belmonte Blasts New Short Course 400 IM World Record In Eindhoven

Spain’s Mireia Belmonte became the first woman ever under 4:19 tonight in the short course 400 IM.

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2017 FINA World Cup Eindhoven: 2 National Records Go Down In Prelims

Dutch swimmer Arno Kamminga raced his way to the #2 seed in the men’s 200m breaststroke in Eindhoven, clocking a new national record in the process.

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FINA World Cup Eindhoven: Sjostrom, Hosszu, Morozov, Belmonte Are MVPs

Sjostrom fires off a new SCM World Record, while Katinka Hosszu, Mireia Belmonte and Vlad Morozov collect double wins in Eindhoven.

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Again! Sjostrom Takes SCM 100 Freestyle World Record Down To 50.58

Sarah Sjostrom just knocked her own SCM 100 freestyle World Record down to a new low of 50.58.

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Alexander Zettle Breaks Townley Haas’ 400 Free Junior National Meet Record

17-year-old Alexander Zettle of Lakeside Aquatic Club won the 400 free on Thursday with a new Junior National meet record of 3:51.44.

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Mary-Sophie Harvey Downs 15-17 Canadian Age Group Record In 200 Breast

Mary-Sophie Harvey broke the Canadian National Age Group record in the 15-17 200 breast in Rome.

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Russia’s Kolesnikov Lowers Own 100 Back World Junior Record In Rome

Russia’s 17-year-old Kliment Kolesnikov lowers his own 100m backstroke World Junior Record in Rome at the Energy for Swim!

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Watch: Race Videos from Days 4 and 5 of the 2017 U.S. Open

Arizona’s Brad Tandy cracked the 22-second barrier to win the 50 free on night 5.

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Watch: Race Videos from Days 2 and 3 of the 2017 U.S. Open

One of the highlight swims on the 2nd night of competition came in the women’s 400 free, where 16-year-old Erica Sullivan smashed the 4:10-barrier for the first time to take gold ahead of open water world champ Ashley Twichell.

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Olivia Carter Breaks Jasmine Tosky’s Junior National Meet Record in the 200 Fly

Olivia Carter of Enfinity Aquatic Club in Winston Salem, North Carolina broke the meet record in the 200 fly on Day 1 of 2017 Speedo Junior National Championships.

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Hungary’s On-Fire Dominik Kozma Leads National Record Charge In Berlin

Two world records fell today in Berlin, but several other swimmers also notched national records on the day.

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