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SZAZHALOMBATTA, Hungary, November 13. DURING the first day of action at the Hungarian Short Course Championships, Laszlo Cseh took down his European record in the men's 200 IM. Cseh clocked a 1:52.85 in the event to surpass his 1:52.99 set in 2007.
Dara Eszter lowered Evelyn Verraszto's national record in the women's 50 free with a t...
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Column by John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey, July 20. THE swimming portion of the World Championships is just days away, so it's time for some predictions on what will shake out in Rome. The task won't be an easy one, considering the suit charade that has thrown the sport for a major loop. But, we'll give it our best shot and see...
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Guest editorial by David Rieder
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 1.
SWIMMING World superfan David Rieder, who blogs on his site at
swimdr549.blogspot.com, provided us with the following analysis of recent groundbreaking swims from throughout the world.
Steffen and the World of Wo...
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BERLIN, Germany, June 28. THE final day of swimming at the German Long Course Nationals featured a pair of continental standards set by Paul Biedermann and Marco Koch. Meanwhile, several other German marks fell by the wayside.
Biedermann continued his strong meet by lowering his European record in the men's 200 free. Biedermann touched in ...
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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, May 31. ZUZANA Mimovicova put her name in the Slovakian record books with a pair of breaststroke national records during the Slovakian Grand Prix held in Bratislava. Meanwhile, Hungarian siblings David and Evelyn Verraszto put on a show with multiple victories throughout the three-day long course meter meet.
Mimovicova won...
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RIJEKA, Croatia, December 4. A total number of 40 nations have entered 530 athletes – 281 men and 249 women, with a total of 1,487 individual and 70 relay entries – for the 12th European Short Course Swimming Championships to take place in Rijeka, Croatia next week (Dec. 11-14). If there are no last-minute cancellations, this is a new record entry....
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By John Lohn
BEIJING, China, August 14. IT'S history for Japan's Kosuke Kitajima. Four years after winning double-gold at the Athens Olympics, Kitajima turned the same feat at the Beijing Games by winning the 200 breaststroke in near-record time. The victory complemented Kitajima's earlier triumph in the 100 breast.
Kitajima was i...
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By John Lohn
BEIJING, China, August 13. JUST one race separates Japan's Kosuke Kitajima from making history in the 200 breaststroke. The gold medalist in the 100 and 200 breast events in Athens and the 100 breast champ in Beijing, Kitajima established an Olympic record in the semifinals of the 200 breast, clocking in at 2:08.61.
The world...
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By John Lohn
BEIJING, China, August 12. SINCE he won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympics in the 200 breaststroke, Hungary's Daniel Gyurta has been a disappointment on the world stage. And, it could all be forgotten real soon. The 19-year-old specialist in the 200 breast established an Olympic record by winning the final of seven heats in 2...
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CANET, France, June 15. HUNGARY's Laszlo Cseh may still have a hard time usurping Michael Phelps' crown as the top IMer in the world in Beijing, but he's definitely reminding everyone just how good he is in the medley events at the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum.
After posting a blistering time of 4:07.96 in the men's 400 IM yest...
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CANET, France, June 14. HUNGARY's Laszlo Cseh improved upon his status as the second-best swimmer in the men's 400 IM in history during the first day of the Canet stop of the Mare Nostrum series.
Cseh crushed his previous personal-best time of 4:09.59 from the European Championships earlier this year when he stopped the clock in 4:07.96...
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VIENNA, Austria, April 25. THE Austrian Meeting held in Vienna has some of the best and brightest international stars from the region, as shown during the first night of swimming. Slovenia's Sara Isakovic also added a national-record swim in the 200 free as the highlight swim.
Isakovic downed her national record in the women's 200 free ...
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By John Lohn
CRANBURY, New Jersey, March 11. The countdown to the start of the Beijing Olympics is rapidly shortening. As
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com continues its 32-week preview series leading into the next Olympiad, we turn our attention to the men's 200-meter breaststroke, an event that should feature another showdown between Americ...
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BEIJING, China, February 4. JAPAN had a strong evening of preliminary action at the Good Luck Beijing China Open held at the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) as the country claimed three of the six top seeds available for the final session of competition tomorrow morning.
Men's 200 fly prelims
Japan's Ryusuke Sakata led qual...
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BEIJING, China, February 2. SOME exciting races throughout the top eight spots took place during the fourth day of finals at the Good Luck Beijing China Open held at the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) in Beijing.
Swimming World will also compare side-to-side how morning finals impact the top eight. The first time listed will always...
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BEIJING, China, February 2. THE third night of preliminary action at the Good Luck Beijing China Open featured some decent in-season times as the international field continues to adjust to the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) in Beijing. The women's 100 breast even witnessed a Korean national record fall.
Women's 400 free prelim...
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BEIJING, China, February 1. THE second finals session of the Good Luck Beijing China Open began with another set of morning finals for swimming fans. The meet is taking place as the test event for the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the National Aquatics Center (Water Cube).
Swimming World will also compare side-to-side how morning finals impac...
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