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Lewis Burras’ 21.79 LCM 50 Free Makes Him 2nd Fastest British Man All-Time

After a long break away from the sport last year, 21-year-old Lewis Burras is back in the water, competing at a local meet in England this past weekend.

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Max Litchfield in 10-Day COVID Isolation in Abu Dhabi; Documents on TikTok

After placing 8th in the 400 free on day 1 of the World Short Course Championships, Max Litchfield had to withdraw due to a positive COVID-19 test.

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Peaty & Daley Highlight Aquatics’ Presence At BBC SPOTY Awards

Although he didn’t ultimately win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Olympic champion Adam Peaty finished third in the voting for the prestigious award.

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Hansson, McSharry, and Renshaw Crack Own National Records in 100 Breast Semis

In addition to 17-year-old Qianting Tang’s Asian Record in semifinals of the women’s 100 breast in Abu Dhabi, there was a flurry of national records.

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Britain’s Ben Proud, USA’s Michael Andrew No-Show Men’s 50 Fly Heats

Among the handful of no-shows in the men’s 50m fly heats, British swimmer Ben Proud and American Michael Andrew decided not to swim.

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Tom Dean Ruled Out Of Short Course World Championships Due To COVID Contact

We now know the reason why Olympic champion Tom Dean was a no-show for the men’s 200m freestyle heats this morning in Abu Dhabi.

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Olympic Champion Tom Dean No-Shows 200 Free Prelims at SC Worlds

Tom Dean, the Olympic champion in the 200 free, was a no-show for prelims of the short course version of the same event on Friday morning at Worlds.

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Duncan Scott Struggling Following a Chest Infection

Scottish swimmer Duncan Scott stated he was struggling following a chest infection: he finished seventh in the 200-meter IM at 2021 FINA SC Worlds.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Breaststroke Events

Belarusian 27-year-old Ilya Shymanovich is a top 2 seed in all 3 men’s breast events.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle

Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear in 2021, and enters this week as the top seed in the women’s 100 and 200 free.

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British Swimming Teams Up With Eurovision For SC Worlds Live Stream

British Swimming’s Andy Jameson and Jazz Carlin will commentate each session of finals live from Abu Dhabi on Eurovision Sport’s All Aquatics platform.

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Adam Peaty Shortlisted For BBC Sports Personality Of The Year

British breaststroking Olympic champion Adam Peaty discusses having been nominated for BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2021.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Butterfly Events

The men’s butterfly events here in Abu Dhabi bring both veterans and newcomers to the potential medal contenders conversation.

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Medal Contender Abbie Wood Withdraws From Short Course Worlds With Mono

Wood was among the gold medal favorites in all three women’s individual medley events, and was also in the hunt for a medal in the 200 breaststroke.

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2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s IM Events

The men’s 100m, 200m and 400m IM events at these Short Course World Championships will be a battle to the wall with some of the world’s best-ever in the mix.

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