Jani Sievinen

Santa Clara’s International Swim Center Closed Indefinitely For Repairs

With the world renowned swim center closed until further notice, the Santa Clara Swim Club, which has an Olympic Trials qualifier, is fighting for lane space.

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There Has Only Been 1 Short-Course WR in 2023 — Has the Number Ever Been So Low Before?

Besides 2023, the only other year in which only one short-course world record was set was 2011, when Missy Franklin broke the women’s 200 back standard.

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Explaining the Unicorn World Records from the 2000 and 2004 NCAA Championships

In order to alleviate confusion, here are the details on how World Records were broken at two separate NCAA Championship meets.

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Tokyo 2020, Europe Day 5: Finland Wins First Olympic Swimming Medal in 25 Years

Matti Mattson (above) broke his Finnish National Record in the 200 breast to win bronze (2:07.13). This is Finland’s first Olympic swimming medal since 1996,

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Euros Gold Medalist Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Heads 5-Strong Finnish Olympic Roster

Liukkonen is set to race at his 3rd straight Olympic Games just weeks after his breakthrough gold medal-winning 50 free at 2020 Euros.

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Cetus Espoo Destroys Finnish Men’s 4 x 100 Medley Relay Record

The Cetus Espoo men’s 4 x 100 medley relay set a new Finnish record breaking the previous mark by more than five seconds…

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Liukkonen Breaks Sievinen’s 100 Freestyle Record at Finnish Champs

Ari-Pekka Liukkonen broke the men’s 100 freestyle record dipping under the 50 second barrier for the first time in his career…

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Mattsson and Jallow Shine at Espoo Grand Prix

Matti Mattsson and Mimosa Jallow both posted exceptional results at the Espoo Grand Prix over the weekend…

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