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2018 Asian Games: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Among the swimmers to watch is Japanese IM star Yui Ohashi, who leads the way in the 400 IM.

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2018 Asian Games Day 4 Preview: Schooling & Balandin Set To Splash

Joseph Schooling of Singapore and Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan, both reigning Olympic champions, will take on their fellow Asian swimmers tomorrow in Jakarta.

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Injured Olympian Balandin Intends To Race 50 And 100 Breast In Jakarta

2016 Olympic gold medalist in the men’s 200m breaststroke, Dmitriy Balandin of Kazakhstan, withdrew from the event in Jakarta, but aims to race the 50m and 100m.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

World record holder Ippei Watanabe will swim the men’s 200 breast on day 3 of the Asian Games.

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2018 Asian Games Day 3 Preview: Balandin Goes Missing From 2Breast

Although Kazakhstani Olympic champion Dmitriy Balandin is physically in Jakarta, he is missing from the men’s 200m breaststroke start lists for the 2018 Asian Games.

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Asian Games’ Arrival: Re-Watch Watanabe’s 2:06.67 2Breast World Record

Get ready for the 2018 Asian Games by re-living Ippei Watanabe’s 200m breast world record from 2017.

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A Djakarta, la natation des Jeux Asiatiques se résumera en un classique duel Sino-Japonais

La rencontre est celle de deux styles, de deux histoires, de deux conceptions de la natation.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Official SwimSwam Awards

Our SwimSwam Awards for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships recognized some of the top stars and races from last week’s competition.

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Les nageurs des Etats-Unis ont presque tout gagné mais Nippons, Australiennes et Canadiennes se sont bien battus

La 4e journée des PanPacifics a été en général dominée par les Etats-Unis, mais Japonais, Australiens et Canadiennes leur ont opposé la plus fière des résistances…

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

After breaking the Pan Pacs Record this morning, Murphy is set up for a backstroke sweep and could swim his first sub-1:54 since Rio.

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World Record Holder Ippei Watanabe Lowers Prenot’s 200 BR Meet Record

Ippei Watanabe broke the Pan Pacific Championship meet record to win gold in the men’s 200 breast.

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2018 Pan Pacs: Stacked Men’s 200 Breast Field Lined up for Day 4 Finals

Prenot and Watanabe are in the 2:07-range this year, while Wilson and Koseki have been in the 2:08s.

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2018 Pan Pacific Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Yasuhiro Koseki is one of the contenders in the men’s 200 breast on day 4 of the Pan Pacific Championships.

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Josh Prenot Breaks Pan Pacs Record in 200 Breast Prelims

The former mark was a 2:08.36 done by Japanese breaststroke legend Kosuke Kitajima at the 2010 Pan Pacs.

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Chupkov Wins 200 Breast Gold In 2nd Fastest Performance Of All Time

Another day and another European Record goes down at the 2018 European Championships. Breaststroking ace Anton Chupkov of Russia roared his way to the wall first in the men’s 200m distance tonight in Glasgow, registering a winning time of 2:06.80.

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