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Kosuke Hagino Entered In 5 Events For 2020 Japan Swim

Daiya Seto may be absent from December’s Japan Swim but Kosuke Hagino will take on a tough schedule to fill the void left by his Olympic teammate.

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Ippei Watanabe Shakes Off Cobwebs With 200 Breast Win At Home

Not competing in the ISL, former 200m breaststroke World Record holder Ippei Watanabe reaped gold tonight in his specialty event.

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Ippei Watanabe Looks To Answer ISL Breaststrokers At Home

Japan’s Ippei Watanabe has seen Belarus’ Ilya Shymanovich, Great Britain’s Adam Peaty and Germany’s Marco Koch get work done in the breaststroke in the ISL

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Runa Imai, 2ª japonesa más rápida en 50 libre de todos los tiempos

La participación de esta noche marca la primera vez que la propia Imai, de 20 años, ha estado por debajo del umbral de los 25 segundos.

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Runa Imai Becomes Japan’s 2nd Fastest 50 Freestyler Ever

Toyo University’s Runa Imai topped the women’s 50m free podium in a time of 24.93 to become Japan’s 2nd fastest freestyle all-time.

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Tokyo Tourney: Shirai Shakes Things Up, Sunama Tops Irie On Day 1

Japanese swimmers Rio Shirai and Keito Sunama were two big winners on ay 1 of the inaugural Tokyo Special Swimming Tournament.

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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Milak Soars, Hosszu Defends On Day 4

Kristof Milak and Katinka Hosszu both continued to show their dominance in the men’s 200 fly and women’s 200 IM, respectively, on Day 4 in Tokyo.

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The Olympics That Would Have Been: Smith, Murphy & King Lead U.S. Gold Rush

Regan Smith, Ryan Murphy and Lilly King all take down world records en route to gold on Day 3 of our parallel universe 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 200 IM

Read more on the top 8 U.S. women’s 200 IMers this Olympic quad, featuring Melanie Margalis, Kathleen Baker, Alex Walsh, Madisyn Cox, Ella Eastin, and more.

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Matsumoto Carries Freestyle Momentum Into Final Day Of Kirara Cup

Japan’s Katsuhiro Matsumoto is showing his prowess across both the 200m and 100m freestyle events, getting it done for gold at the Kirara Cup.

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Kirara Cup Day 2: 17-Yr-Old Nagisa Ikemoto Is JPN’s 5th Fastest 200 Freestyler

Lately, everyone in Japan has been stepping up their swimming game, with the latest being 17-year-old Nagisa Ikemoto in the women’s 200m freestyle.

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2020 Kirara Cup Continues Japanese Pre-Trials Racing

Yasuhiro Koseki is among those Japanese competitors expected to race this weekend at the annual Kirara Cup, taking extra Coronavirus precautions.

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Daiya Seto Continues Best Time Siege With 51.89 100 Fly

Daiya Seto is pumping out the best times left and right. Tonight in Tokyo he got under the 52-sec mark in the 100m fly for just the 2nd time of his career.

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5 JPN Men Clock 48-Second 100 Free Times At Kosuke Kitajima Cup

Sprint ace Shinri Shioura led a men’s 100m freestyle siege on day 2 of the 2020 Kosuke Kitajima Cup taking place in Tokyo, Japan.

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2020 FINA Champions Series – Beijing: Day 2 Live Recap

The final day of racing in Beijing will see many of the same matches from Shenzhen, including Vladimir Morozov and countrymate Andrei Minakov in the 100 Free

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