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Seto & Ohashi Solidify IM King & Queen Status On Final Night In Tokyo

Olympic bronze medalist Daiya Seto earned his 3rd title at the Japanese Championships, which concluded tonight in Tokyo.

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Japan Day 4: Seto Secures 2Fly For Worlds, 15 Men Under 50 In 1Free

Daiya Seto hits 200 fly qualifying mark for World Championships, while several other swimmers are in the hunt for their own events.

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Matsumoto Tops 2019 2Free World Rankings, Irie Just Misses QT

Katsuhiro Matsumoto clocked a big-time 1:45.63 to take over the top 200m free time of 2019.

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Black Cloud Lingers Over Next Week’s Japan Swimming C’ships

This year’s Japan Swimming Championships, the meet which serves as the nation’s primary qualifying competition for the 2019 World Championships, will have a black cloud raining overhead when racing begins on Tuesday, April 2nd.

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Seto & Ohashi Put On 400 IM Show On Day 1 Of 2019 Konami Open

The 2019 Konami Open kicked off tonight, but without one of Japan’s main aquatic powerhouses, Rikako Ikee. Swimming in her honor, Ikee’s Japanese teammates threw down some stellar marks for this point in the season.

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Jeux Asiatiques jour 5 : Faut-il oublier Li Bingjie ?

La nouvelle coqueluche du demi-fond chinois, c’est Wang Jianjiahe.

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Japanese Women Break Games, National Records In 400 Medley Relay

Rikako Ikee had another 55-second fly leg as Japan broke the Asian Games and Japanese National Records in the women’s 400 medley relay.

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Jeux Asiatiques jour 4 : Schooling à moitié remis en selle

Joseph SCHOOLING a gagné le 100 papillon, l’épreuve qu’il avait dominée au Brésil.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

200 breast Olympic gold medalist Dmitriy Balandin looks to defend his 100 breast title against Yan Zibei, who leads the way into the final after setting a Games Record in prelims.

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2018 Asian Games: Schooling Claims First Non-Japan/China Gold

Japan and China are dueling for the top of the medal table, while Joseph Schooling claims first non-JPN/CHN gold.

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2018 Asian Games: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Joseph Schooling will look to defend his 100 fly title on day 4 of the Asian Games in Jakarta.

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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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China’s Liu Xiang Becomes First Woman Sub-27 In 50 Back At Asian Games (WORLD RECORD)

Chinese swimmer Liu Xiang became the first woman under 27 seconds in the 50 back with a world record swim of 26.98.

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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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