Rebecca Soni

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“Achieving my dream of going below 2 minutes and 20 seconds in the 200m breaststroke really put the storybook ending on my career.”

SwimSwam Pulse: 34% Pick Sjostrom As Swimmer To Round Out Quarter Century Top Five

Sjostrom won a world title in 2009 and claimed two Olympic gold medals in 2024, making her one of the best swimmers of the past 15 years.

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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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Swammy Awards: Le 10 Migliori Gare Del 2024

Nel corso dell’anno sono stati stabiliti 9 record mondiali in vasca lunga e 40 in vasca corta, segnando uno degli anni più veloci per questo sport

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2024 Swammy Awards: The Top 10 Races of 2024 (Meters Edition)

It was hard to narrow-down the top 10 races of the year with over 40 World Records broken. However, we did our best to pick out the most memorable ones.

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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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Claire Weinstein Officially Ends the Era of America’s Weird “Suit Gap” Records.

When Claire Weinstein swam faster than Allison Schmitt’s best time in the women’s 200 free, she wrote one of the final chapters on one of the strangest eras in swimming history.

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Kate Douglass Lowers Own World Record With 2:12.50 200 Breaststroke

Douglass also broke her own Championship Record of a 2:15.77 that she swam at the 2022 SC World Championships.

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2024 SC Worlds Previews: Douglass and Tang Hold Strong in Women’s Breaststroke Events

After breaking the World Record in the 200 breaststroke earlier this season, American Kate Douglass is the heavy favorite to win the event at SC Worlds.

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I Record Più Dominanti Nella Storia Della Vasca Corta: Kate Douglass Guida La Classifica

Quali sono i record del mondo in vasca corta più dominanti nella storia del nuoto? A guidare la classifica è Kate Douglass con il WR nei 200 rana

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The Most Dominant Short Course Meter World Records

Kate Douglass obliterated the women’s 200 breast world record at the World Cup, putting her nearly a second and a half clear of anyone else in history.

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Kate Douglass Blasts 24.42 50 Fly To Break American Record, Narrowly Miss Super-Suited WR

Douglass fell just four one-hundredths shy of the super-suited world record of 24.38 set by Sweden’s Therese Alshammar in 2009.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 66.5% Think Women’s 50 Fly WR Is Going Down…And It Almost Did Friday

Kate Douglass came just four one-hundredths shy of breaking the super-suited world record in the women’s 50 fly on Friday in Singapore.

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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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Nuoto, Solo Dieci Record Del Mondo In Gommato Resistono: Una Nuova Era Si Avvicina

Con il nuovo WR di Kate Douglass nei 200 rana, restano solo dieci primati mondiali stabiliti con super-costumi: il nuoto continua a riscrivere i suoi limiti

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