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2018 Swammy Awards: Top 10 Swims of the Year

As we wrap up our 2018 Swammy Awards, it’s time to look back at the top 10 swims of 2018.

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2018 Swammy Awards: Daiya Seto, Male Asian Swimmer Of The Year

SwimSwam’s 2018 Swammy Award for Male Asian Swimmer of the Year is bestowed upon Daiya Seto of Japan.

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2018 SC Worlds: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

2018 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Tuesday, December 11th – Sunday, December 16th Hangzhou, China Tennis Centre, Hangzhou Olympic &…

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2018 SC Worlds: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

Aussie Mitch Larkin holds the world record in the 200 back (SCM), but will have to top a star-studded field in order to win his first gold medal in the event here on the final day of the 2018 FINA Short Course World Championships.

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2018 SC World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Preview

Jacob Pebley will make his individual debut on day 6 in the men’s 200 back.

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Team China Clocks New Asian Record En Route to 800 Free Relay Bronze

Olympic champion Sun Yang helped fuel Team China to 800 free relay bronze in a new Asian Record here in Hangzhou.

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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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2018 SC World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Michael Andrew will contest the 50 free and 100 IM at day 3 prelims in Hangzhou.

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Race Video: Murphy Vs Xu Vs Kolesnikov In Men’s 100 Back

American Ryan Murphy hit the wall just .03 ahead of runner-up Xu Jiayu in tonight’s men’s 100m backstroke final at the Short Course World Championships.

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United States Advances SC World C’ships Medal Table Lead On Day 2

Olivia Smoliga’s win in the women’s 100m backstroke added another gold to the stars n’ stripes tally.

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Mundial Hangzhou día 2: Estados Unidos triunfa llevándose 5 oros

Estados Unidos ha sido el gran triunfador del segundo día en el mundial de Hangzhou, ganando 5 oros. Los americanos han logrados 2 récords del mundo en relevos. Hosszu, Murphy y Van der Burgh han sido algunos de los ganadores de la noche. Foto de Kelsi Dahlia, hoy ganadora de 2 oros y 1 plata,

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2018 SC World Championships: Day 2 Finals Preview

The men’s 100 back might be the race of the meet. Since 2015, Matt Grevers, Kliment Kolesnikov and Xu Jiayu have all broken the world record in this event, while Ryan Murphy broke the vaunted long course world record.

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2018 SC Worlds: Day One Finals Live Recap

The first finals session of the meet kicks off with finals of the men’s 400 free, women’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly, women’s 400 IM, men’s 200 IM, men’s 4×100 free relay, and women’s 4×100 free relay. There will also be semifinals heats of the men’s 100 back, women’s 50 breast, men’s 100 breast, and women’s 100 back.

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