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McIntosh Continues To Marvel: 14-Year-Old Smashes Canadian 800 Free NAG In 8:25

Summer McIntosh’s time of 8:25.04 makes her more than three seconds faster than any American ever in the 13-14 age group, including Katie Ledecky.

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Roster Change Announced To Canada’s Tokyo 2020 Para Swimming Team

2016 medalist Tess Routliffe was forced to withdraw from the team due to injury, resulting in the addition of her HPC – Quebec teammate Danielle Kisser.

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

After anchoring Australia to a world record in the 400 free relay, Cate Campbell will contest her first individual race on Day 5 in the women’s 100 free.

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13-Year-Old Maxine Clarke Throws Down 57.66 SCM 100 Freestyle In Calgary

Maxine Clarke looks to be one of Canada’s newest up-and-coming age group swimmers, having hit a 57.66 SCM and a 59.05 LCM 100 freestyle.

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#Tokyo2020 Women’s 800 Free Relay: Splits, Subs, and Australia’s Tough Choice

Emma McKeon will definitely be on Australia’s 800 ree relay in the final. But coaches still have one very tough choice to make.

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Kayla Sanchez Scratches 100 Free; American Erika Brown into Semis

American swimmer Erika Brown won a swim-off for 2nd alternate on Wednesday evening in Tokyo, but a pair of scratches have bumped her into the semifinals.

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Tokyo 2020, NA Day 4: US Men Off Relay Podium For First Time In Olympic History

The American men finished fourth in the 4×200 free relay, marking the first time the country has failed to reach the podium in a men’s relay event.

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Visualizing The Splits In The Epic Women’s 200 Freestyle Final

Despite finding herself in an early deficit, Ariarne Titmus was the only swimmer to split sub-29 on the last two 50s en route to winning the women’s 200 free.

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Canada’s Sydney Pickrem Expected to Scratch 200 Breaststroke in Tokyo

Sydney Pickrem, the 8th seed in the women’s 200 breaststroke, will pull out of that event to focus on the final of the 200 individual medley.

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Tokyo 2020, North America Day 3: Jacoby Defeats King, USA Earns 3 Bronzes

As Lydia Jacoby upset Lilly King in the women’s 100 BR final, the USA earned 3 bronzes thanks to the 100 Bk efforts of Ryan Murphy and Regan Smith.

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History Lessons: Taking A Look At The Last Masse/Smith/McKeown 100 Back Matchup

It’s among the most anticipated matchups of Tokyo 2020 and it has actually happened twice before. Check out this SwimSwam history lesson to find out when.

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Brent Hayden Becomes Oldest Man to Go Sub-48 in the 100 Free – By 5 Years

Brent Hayden’s Olympic comeback at 37 years old might have cemented his true legacy in Canadian swimming on Monday morning.

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Overreacting: Former Olympic Champion Le Clos Barely Sneaks Into 200 Fly Semis

South African Chad Le Clos finished 16th in the men’s 200 butterfly prelims, escaping an unceremonious elimination by less than a tenth of a second.

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#Tokyo2020 Top 5: Titmus Wins, Peaty Defends, Russia Flops in Relay on Day 2

We saw a slue of historic races, highlighted by Peaty’s title defense, MacNeil’s #2 all-time, and Titmus vs. Ledecky round 1

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McIntosh Hits 1:56.11 200 Free Canadian NAG, Oleksiak A 1:55.38 Lifetime Best

Both Oleksiak and McIntosh on track for an Olympic final with their respective 2nd and 5th place finishes in the 200 freestyle prelims.

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