Japanese Swimming

France Breaks Another Mixed Relay World Record

Led by Florent Manaudou, France has broken their second mixed relay World Record of the Doha World Cup stop.

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Start Lists Revealed for Moscow World Cup

Cal post-grad swimmer Tom Shields is the only American we found entered on the first day in Moscow.

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Fu Yuanhui Speeds Through 50 Back on Livened-Up East Asia Games Day 2

China’s Fu Yuanhui added more hardware to her 2013 World Championship silver (seen above).

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Three-Event JuCo National Champion Nakano to Transfer to North Carolina State

The North Carolina State Wolf Pack have added a badly-needed butterflier to fill out their medleys next season.

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Tokyo 2020: Go For It. Feel the Pulse. The Inspirational Collection.

Tokyo’s latest collection of inspirational, uplifting videos.

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FINA Junior World Championships Psych Sheets Released (Preliminary Version)

World Record holder Ruta Meilutyte has 7 entries in Dubai at the Junior World Championships, including the two events in which she’s the World Record holder. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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What’s the Buzz On The Web: Twas the Night Before Swimming

Rowdy Gaines’ view of the pool for the upcoming World Championships. (Courtesy: Rowdy Gaines)

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2013 World Champs Previews: Men’s 400 Medley Relay Closer than London

There’s a lot of weight on Kevin Cordes’ shoulders in the 400 medley relay, as he’ll need to be competitive with Australia’s Christian Sprenger.

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Japan Gives Kitajima Reprieve; Will Swim 100 Breaststroke

Kosuke Kitajima got a pass into the individual 100 breaststroke for this week’s World Championships (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 World Championship Previews: Women’s 100 Backstroke Looks A Lot Like ‘Chalk’

MIssy Franklin (right) is the defending Olympic Champion in the 100 back, but her future training partner Liz Pelton (left) is looking to crash the podium party in Barcelona. (Photo: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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Americans, Russians Poised to Finish Universiade With More Medals

Wisconsin’s Michael Weiss took the 2nd seed in the men’s 400 IM as the Russians and the Americans are both lined up to win at least 5 more medals in the last pool session of the meet on Tuesday evening. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Chocova Breaks Meet Record Monday Morning at Universiade

Petra Chocova not only bettered Yulia Efimova in the women’s 50 breast prelim, she also broke Megan Jendrick’s meet record. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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2013 World Championship Previews: Yang’s Shape Questioned, But Still a Big Favorite in 1500

China’s Sun Yang has had his conditioning publicly questioned by his coach, but he’s still a favorite in the 1500 in which he holds the World Record. (Stock Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Worlds Previews: A Young Japanese Contender for Lochte in the Men’s 200 IM

Ryan Lochte’s breaststroke leg should make the difference between him and Kosuke Hagino at Worlds. (Photo: Janna Schulze/SwimSwam.com)

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Margalis; Peacock Take Top Seeds in Prelims on Day 3 of World University Games

Georgia’s Melanie Margalis used a great back-half on her 200 IM to pull away for the top seed on Friday morning in Kazan. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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