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Anointed From Birth? When Do The Top Men’s 400 Freestylers Emerge

Lukas Martens’ World Record may mark a turning point in an event that had seemed stuck – are we also witnessing a change in when swimmers break out?

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Watch Sven Schwarz’s European Record-Setting 800 Free (7:38.12) From The German Championships

The race video of Sven Schwarz’s European record-setting 800 freestyle has been made available, and can be viewed below.

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The Fastest Heats In History Part I: 400 Freestyle

Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus have conistently raised the bar in the women’s 400 freestyle for over a decade.

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L’Eredità Del Gommato: Restano Solo Sette Record Del Mondo Della Super-Suit Era

la lista dei primati stabiliti con i costumi in poliuretano si è ulteriormente assottigliata dopo il WR di Märtens: oggi sopravvivono appena sette record

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Only Seven Super-Suited World Records Are Still On The Books

Since October, three more super-suited world records have fallen, leaving just seven records left standing from that era of professional swimming.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 40.6% Think Cielo’s 20.91 50 Free Is Next Super-Suited Record To Fall

In the 15-plus years since Cesar Cielo set the 50 free world record of 20.91 in late December 2009, no one has come within a tenth of that time.

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Lukas Märtens 7:39.10 Con Negative Split Per Vincere Gli 800 Stile A Stoccolma

Dopo il record del mondo nei 400 stile, Lukas Märtens continua a scrivere la sua primavera leggendaria: 7:39.10 negli 800 stile libero

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With Biedermann’s 400 Free Mark Broken, What Are The Oldest Remaining LCM World Records?

With Lukas Märtens breaking the oldest men’s individual world record on the books yesterday, which remaining records are now the oldest?

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Sacramento: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first night of racing at the 2025 Pro Swim Series in Sacramento, California, features the women’s and men’s 800 freestyle.

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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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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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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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10 Super-Suit World Records Remain After Kate Douglass Breaks Rebecca Soni’s 200 Breast Mark

Paul Biedermann (pictured) owns three of the remaining ten super-suited world records. He holds the long-course 200 free and 400 free, plus the SCM 200 free.

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Record Imbattibili: Le Imprese Leggendarie Che Hanno Sfidato il Tempo

Ci sono alcuni record del mondo che restano imbattuti nonostante i decenni e che hanno consegnato alla storia del nuoto i loro autori

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Swimming’s Greatest World Records

Katie Ledecky owns two of the most dominant world records on the books, the women’s 800 free (8:04.79) and 1500 free (15:20.48).

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