Peter Marshall

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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Kliment Kolesnikov Blasts 22.11 To Set New World Record In 50 Back (SCM)

Kolensikov’s performance takes down the eight-year-old world record of 22.22, set by Frenchman Florent Manaudou at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.

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Maggie MacNeil & Emre Sakci’s Insane 50m World Records, Contextualized

By breaking their respective 50-meter world records by three (+) tenths of a second, MacNeil and Sakci entered some rarefied air.

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Ryan Murphy Blasts #3 50 Back of All-Time For New American Record – 22.53

Murphy used an explosive start and dynamic underwaters to dominate the talent-stacked field, breaking his previous national and league records of 22.54.

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Ryan Murphy, récord americano en 50 espalda: #2 all-time

Los 22.54 de Murphy lo ubican en el segundo lugar de todos los tiempos detrás de Florent Manaudou, quien batió el récord mundial en 2014 con 22.22.

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Ryan Murphy Sets American Record With Second-Fastest 50 Back Of All-Time

Murphy’s time of 22.54 broke his 2018 record by .09, and moves him up from fifth to second in the all-time rankings.

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Murphy Finally Earns Sole Possession Of 50 Back American Record

Ryan Murphy clocked 22.63 to break the official American Record of 22.87.

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Kolesnikov Picks Up 2nd World Junior Record Of The Day In 50 Back

Kolesnikov clocked 22.77 to lower his junior world record of 22.82.

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Rylov Moves To #2 All-Time, Breaks Russian Record In 50 Back

Evgeny Rylov became the 2nd fastest performer of all-time with his swim in the men’s 50 back final.

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Ryan Murphy Ties Official American 50 Back Record In 22.87

Ryan Murphy tied the official American Record in the men’s 50 back semi-finals.

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Evgeny Rylov Surprises With Russian Record In 50 Back Semis

Evgeny Rylov broke an eight-year-old National Record in the men’s 50 back semis.

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Murphy Faster than Bal, Slower than Marshall in Record Mishmash

Murphy’s 22.77 would have been an American Record had it not been the lead-off leg of a mixed relay.

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“Suit Gap Records” – the Asterisk on the American Records Book

Caeleb Dressel is the new American Record holder in the 100 free in SCM, unifying the 3 American Records in the event. But, he’s not the fastest American in the 100 free in SCM. Here’s the breakdown.

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2014 Swammy Awards: European Male Swimmer of the Year Florent Manaudou

Florent Manaudou of France had a tremendous year, experiencing great success at both the European Championships in Berlin and the World Short Course Championships in Doha…

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United States Men Break 4×50 Freestyle Relay American Record

Josh Schneider provided the lead-off leg on the United States’ American Record-setting relay in the 4×50 Free relay.

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