Arena Swim of the Week

Swim of the Week: Letitia Sim Shines With 200 Breast PB At SMU Classic

The Michigan freshman is off to a phenomenal start after posting the top times in three events at the SMU Classic last weekend.

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Swim of the Week: Matt Sates Outduels Chalmers For Scorching 1:40.6 SC 200 Free

Sates became the sixth-fastest swimmer in history with his swim in the 200 free, breaking the World Junior and African Records in the process.

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Swim of the Week: Brendon Smith Upsets Seto To Win 400 IM At Play-In Match

Smith dropped more than four and a half seconds to beat Daiya Seto and help the NY Breakers finish third over Tokyo in the ISL’s Play-In Match.

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Swim of the Week: Tang Muhan Negative Splits Record-Setting 1:54.26 200 Free

Tang negative split her way to a new Chinese Record of 1:54.26, including a blistering 27.95 final 50.

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Swim of the Week: Louise Hansson Takes Game To Next Level With 55.2 SCM 100 Fly

Hansson has been a star for the Toronto Titans this season, and her 55.26 swim in the 100 fly made her the seventh-fastest performer in history.

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Swim of the Week: Ingrid Wilm Drops 55.94 100 Back Out of Nowhere In Naples

Wilm has come out of nowhere to be a key contributor for the LA Current, breaking Kylie Masse’s Canadian Record in the 100 back (55.94) in the process.

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Swim of the Week: Aurelie Rivard Crushes S10 400 Free World Record By 5 Seconds

The 25-year-old Rivard clocked a time of 4:24.08, more than five seconds clear of her previous world record of 4:29.27 set in 2018.

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Swim of the Week: Lilla Bognar Drops Eight Seconds To Win NCSA 200 Back

Entering the meet with a best time of 2:18.66, Bognar dropped a 2:10.62 in the women’s 200 backstroke final to win and move into sixth all-time among 13-14s.

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Swim of the Week: Teagan O’Dell Drops Three Seconds To Set 13-14 200 IM NAG

Despite facing an incredibly busy schedule at the Summer Championships in Irvine, O’Dell delivered an amazing swim to lower Missy Franklin’s NAG from 2009.

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Swim of the Week: U.S. Medley Breaks First Men’s Relay WR Since Super-suit Ban

Since the supersuit ban in 2010, no men’s relay had broken a long course world record in swimming… until last week’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

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Swim of the Week: Ahmed Hafnaoui’s Shocker In Olympic 400 Free

Tunisian 18-year-old Ahmed Hafnaoui put together one of the most unpredictable – and memorable – swims of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Swim of the Week: Krueger’s Breakthrough 48.46 In 100 Free

Krueger tied for 17th at Olympic Trials, missing the chance for a second swim. But his time this week would have tied him for 6th in the Trials final.

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Swim of the Week: Sarah Sjostrom’s 25.42 50 Meter Fly at Sette Colli

Olympic champion and world record holder Sarah Sjostrom came within .10 of her best 2019 in-season 50 fly time less than 5 months after breaking her elbow.

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Swim of the Week: Penny Oleksiak’s 52.89 In 100 Free

This week at Canadian Olympic Trials, Oleksiak crushed a 52.89 100 free, setting up for an Olympic gold defense with the #4 time in the world this year.

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Swim of the Week: McKeown’s Statement World Record In 100 Back

It’s not easy to steal the spotlight in what is arguably the busiest two weeks of swimming this year. But Australia’s Kaylee McKeown did just that.

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