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Chalmers Impresses With 22.11 Lead-Off On Marion Relay At 2025 South Aussie States

After winning the men’s 50m free last night in a near-personal best, 26-year-old Kyle Chalmers powered his way to a 22.11 opener on Marion’s relay.

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Changes in Swimming Record History If Super Suits Never Existed: The Past 15 Years

If the super suits from 2008 and 2009 never existed, how different would the world record books have looked over the past 15 years?

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Le Rivalità Che Hanno Definito Il Nuoto: Capitolo Finale

Concludiamo questa serie sulle rivalità più iconiche del nuoto celebrando gli atleti che hanno scritto la storia di questo sport

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Top Olympic Rivalries: Part IV

Rebecca Soni’s rivalry with Leisel Jones was among the most memorable in recent history at the Olympic Games.

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Tang Qianting Lowers Asian Record, Misses 100 Breast WR By .01 In 1:02.37

Tang clocked 1:02.37 to fall just one one-hundredth shy of the world record, which was established by Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte in 2013.

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Angharad Evans Crushes British Record In 100 Breast Prelims To Claim Top Seed At SC Worlds

Evans posted the fastest time of the morning in 1:03.45, knocking nearly a full second off the British Record of 1:04.37 set by Molly Renshaw in 2021.

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Kate Douglass Drops Stunning 2:12.72 To Smash World Record In Women’s 200 Breast

Douglass’ time slashed 1.44 seconds off her previous record of 2:14.16, set last week in Incheon. Her swim last week broke a super-suited record from 2009.

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Australia Adding Age Group Records For SCM And Stroke 50s

Ian Thorpe is the oldest Establishment Record holder for Australia’s new short course age group records. His records date back to 1996.

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Trivia Test Olimpico: Statistiche Da Sapere Prima Di Parigi 2024

Phelps custodisce diversi pezzi di storia del nuoto olimpico, tra cui il maggior numero di partecipazioni alle finali e il maggior numero di ori in un evento

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Olympic Trivia Test: Stats To Know Before They Hit The Water In Paris

Michael Phelps holds several pieces of history in Olympic swimming, including most finals appearances and most gold medals in a single event (and much more).

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The Incredible Feat of an Olympic Repeat – Part I

Rebecca Soni surprised by winning the women’s 200 breast at the 2008 Olympics, and she backed it up four years later with repeat gold and new world record.

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Making the US Olympic Team vs. Making the Podium at the Olympics, a Statistical Review

Hali Flickinger occupies a pretty unique space in American swimming history, threading a needle that nobody else has done in at least 40 years.

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2024 Australian Olympic Trials: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

We’ll see what Australia’s #2 performer of all-time, Maximillian Giuliani, can do in his pet event of the men’s 200m free tonight in Brisbane.

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15-Year-Old Sienna Toohey Downs Leisel Jones’ Aussie Age Record From 2000 In 100 Breast

Toohey scorched her way to a time of 1:07.01 in the final of the 100 breast, breaking Leisel Jones record for 15-year-old girls set at the Sydney Olympics.

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Top 5 Swims From the 2024 Australian Age Championships

Now that all seven days of the Australian Age Championships are in the rearview mirror, let’s rank the top five swims of this year’s meet in Queensland.

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