Previews & Recaps

2014 Asian Games – Ryosuke Irie Smashes Asian Games Record In 200 Back – Day Five Finals

Kosuke Hagino aims for his 5th gold medal of these Games and his 7th medal overall in the 200 back.

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2014 Asian Games – Day 5 Prelims live recap

Ryosuke Irie will look to win his third straight Asian Games title in the 200 back on day 5, but he’ll have to beat red-hot teammate Kosuke Hagino.

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Georgia Shows Incoming Talent Against Developing Vanderbilt Squad In Season Opener

Georgia freshman Kylie Stewart won her first individual event as a Bulldog on Wednesday.

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College Swimming Previews: Stability arrives for #8 Arizona in first full year under DeMont

Bonnie Brandon lost most of her NCAA meet last spring to a devastating illness, but at full strength this season she’ll be the centerpiece of Rick DeMont’s Wildcats.

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7 Storylines to watch, all the links you need for the swimming portion of the 2014 Asian Games

South Korea’s Park Tae-hwan has won six gold medals over the past two Asian Games and will face Chinese rival Sun Yang at home.

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Hamilton wins duel with Murphy to become Cal ‘King of the Pool’, Li remains undefeated in women’s meet

Will Hamilton had a huge season-opening day at the Cal Poly “King and Queen of the Pool” event, winning a tight battle with defending “King of the Pool” Ryan Murphy for the 2014 title.

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BYU Cougars open season with alumni meet

The BYU men’s and women’s swim team competed against some familiar faces in the annual alumni meet Friday night at the Richards Building Pool.

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NC State Hosts Swim Across America in Raleigh Featuring Olympians and World Champions

The Triangle Water Festival will feature Olympic Gold Medalist David Fox, Olympic Silver Medalist Elaine Breeden, Puerto Rican Olympian Dan Velez, and Open Water World Champion Ashley Twichell.

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Egypt dominates Arab Championships led by distance sweeps from youngsters

Egypt rolled through the 2nd Arab Championships earlier this month, winning 33 of 42 events, including distance sweeps by 19-year-old Marwan Ahmed Aly Morsy and 16-year-old Roaia Mohamed Ahmed.

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College Swimming Previews: New sprint influx looks to keep #9 Texas inside the top 10

Texas brought in a tough new class of sprint-based recruits to pad its relays in search of another top 10 finish.

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College Swimming Previews: Giant senior class has come of age for the #10 Minnesota women

Freestyler Kiera Janzen is a big part of a hard-hitting senior class for the Golden Gophers, who look for a third-straight top-10 finish in 2014-2015.

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One more win for Heemskerk powers Fiat/Minas to Jose Finkel team trophy

Femke Heemskerk and Cesar Cielo each won one more event each on the final day of competition to power Fiat/Minas to the team title at Brazil’s Jose Finkel Trophy.

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Kosuke Hagino breaks Asian 200 IM record with 1:55.33 at Japan Intercollegiate Champs

Daiya Seto and Kosuke Hagino swept the top two spots in the 200 IM, with Hagino breaking his own national and continental records.

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College Swimming Previews: A young #11 Virginia starting to come into its own in year 2 of Augie Busch era

Courtney Bartholomew is now a junior, a part of a rising young nucleus that has Virginia fighting for a top 10 finish.

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Netherlands national record for Heemskerk, relay run-down for Cielo on Jose Finkel day 5

Femke Heemskerk broke the Netherlands’ national 200 IM record, then came back to power her 4×100 free relay to victory on night 5 in Brazil.

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