Liu Zige

Zhang Yufei, #2 all-time en 100 mariposa tras sus 55.62

En los Campeonatos del Mundo del año pasado, Zhang se perdió la final, conformándose con un 13º puesto tras nadar en 57,93.

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Katinka Hosszu Releases Trailer on Instagram for Her Upcoming Movie

The trailer for ‘KATINKA’, which follows the life and preparation of 3x Olympic Champion Katinka Hosszu ahead of the Games next year, was released yesterday

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SwimSwam Pulse: 50% Pick Women’s 200 Free WR To Fall Over IMs, 200 Fly

About half of voters picked the women’s 200 free as the next world record to fall from our list, which also included the IMs and the ridiculous 200 fly.

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The Oldest (And Most Underrated) World Record: Grant Hackett’s SCM 800 Free

Hackett’s 7:23.42 world record set in July of 2008 is almost six seconds faster than anyone else in history.

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Kansas City Chiefs Win First Super Bowl in 50 Years: a Swimming Retrospective

On Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs won their first Super Bowl in 50 years. We use that as a measuring stick to mark the passage of time in our own sport of…

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Which Super-Suited Records Can Be Broken? Tier 4

Our series counts down the supersuited world records most and least likely to be broken. We start with Tier 4: the unthinkables.

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Rikako Ikee Lowers Own Japanese, Pan Pac Records In Women’s 100 Fly

Rikako Ikee broke her own Japanese and Pan Pacific Championship meet record to win gold in the women’s 100 fly, becoming the 4th-fastest performer in history.

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2018 Pan Pacs Previews: Tale Of Two Distances In Women’s Fly Events

Japanese teenage sensation Rikako Ikee is tied for the fastest time in the world this year in the women’s 100 butterfly (56.23).

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Ciao Ciao Gomma. Ora Rimangono 17 Record Del Mondo E 13 Italiani

Battere un Record fissato con i costumi gommati è sempre una gran soddisfazione. Già nel 2008, la tecnologia applicata ai…

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Govorov Knocks Off Suited World Record, But Many Still Remain

Nearly half of the LC world records on the books are still from either 2008 or 2009.

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Rikako Ikee Moves to #5 in All-Time Rankings in 100 Fly

Rikako Ikee’s tear through the Mare Nostrum series continued on Saturday with another new Japanese Record.

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Ken Wood, Coach of Multiple World Record Breakers, Dies in Australia

Legendary Australian swim coach Ken Wood has died, the Australian Swim Coaches and Teachers Association has posted on their Facebok page….

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SwimSwam Pulse: 40% Pick W 200 Fly As Longest-Lasting World Record

More than 40% of SwimSwam voters selected Liu Zige’s 2:01.81 in the 200 fly as the current world record that would last the longest, narrowly edging the men’s 200 free (1:42.00 from Paul Biedermann).

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Emma McKeon Ties Schipper’s 56.23 For Aussie Record, 4th All-Time

Emma McKeon equalled the Australian Record of Jessicah Schipper (56.23) in the women’s 100 fly semi-finals.

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Penny Oleksiak Breaks Own Junior World Record, Wins Silver In 100 Fly

Penny Oleksiak broke the junior world record in the women’s 100 fly winning silver.

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