Tokyo Elite Invite + Hungarian Champs + Brazilian Champs

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• 🌎 Fast Swims Around the World

• 📰 Swimming Headlines

• 📜 Set of the Week

• 🤡 Swimming Meme of the Week

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🏊‍♀️FAST SWIMS AROUND THE WORLD 🌎

Tokyo Swimming Center Elite Invitational

At the Tokyo Swimming Center Invite (LCM), Japanese Olympian Reona Aoki put up the third fastest time in the world in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.98) since the World Championships in Fukuoka. The only woman faster since then has been Benedetta Pilato from the Budapest World Cup stop (1:05.75 and 1:05.83).

Another fast time from that meet included World Short Course Medalist Takeshi Kawamoto in the 100 Fly - 51.87.

Hungarian Short Course (25m) Championships

Here are the Top 10 swims ranked by World Aquatics:

1. Zalan Sarkany - 800 Free - 7:34.41

2. David Betlehem - 800 Free - 7:37.28

3. Szebasztian Szabo - 50 Fly - 22.48

4. Nikolett Padar - 200 Free - 1:54.10

5. Nandor Nemeth: 100 Free: 46.45

6. Zalan Sarkany - 400 Free: 3:40.31

7. David Betlehem - 400 Free - 3:40.44

8. Nandor Nemeth - 200 Free - 1:43.79

9. Zalan Sarkany - 400 IM - 4:05.35

10. Richard Marton - 200 Free - 1:43.86

Jose Finkel Trophy Championships (Brazilian Championships)

Serving as one of the most important swimming championship meets in Brazil, the Jose Finkel Trophy meet (LCM) kicked off on Halloween this week and many stars came to shine! Here are some of the highlights and Doha qualifiers:

• Guilherme Da Costa - 200 Free - 1:46.85 // 400 Free - 3:48.31

• Matheus Gonche - 100 Fly - 51.78

• Maria Fernanda Costa - 400 Free - 4:09.11 // 200 Free - 1:58.26

• Gabrielle Roncatto - 400 Free - 4:09.45

• Gabrielle Silva - 200 Breast - 2:25.79

• Viviane Jungblut - 1500 Free - 16:23.98

• Beatriz Dizzoti - 1500 Free - 16:24.52

• Gabriel Silva Santos - 50 Free - 22.15

• Luis Gustavo Borges - 50 Free - 22.18

Back in the pool as well was Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist, Bruno Fratus. Coming off multiple surgeries, he has been back training and seems to have recommitted to the sport. Though his 5th place B-final time wasn’t in the ballpark by his own standard, it was certainly a place to start.

📰 SWIMMING HEADLINES

New Zealand’s Top Swimmer, Lewis Clareburt, Leaves Wellington & His Coach

Donkey of the Day: the City of Wellington, as they have ostracized their top swimmer, Lewis Clareburt.

Lewis won Commonwealth Games titles in the 200 Fly and the 400 IM in Birmingham last year.

The craziest part is Lewis is leaving his long time coach, Gary Hollywood.

He will move to Auckland to finish his preparation for Paris.

Up For Grabs in Doha: $3 Million

World Aquatics has announced prize money awards for World Championships starting February 10, 2024 in Doha, Qatar.

$3 million dedicated to swimming events. Haven’t had enough Vince McMahon memes yet this week? Here’s another:

This week on INSIDE with BRETT HAWKE...

#343 Meet Pieter Coetze, South Africa’s Backstroke King

The 19 year old has put the world on notice, as we head into the final ~250 days of preparation for the Olympics.

24.3/52.7/1:56.0 across the long course backstroke events - Pieter is looking at the podium in both the 100 & 200.

Brett asks him about his 200 Back race strategy, his decision NOT to come to the University of California, his future potential in the 2 IM, and if he thinks about the World Records at all...

Enjoy!

CLIPS OF THE WEEK

• Easy Speed

• The Breaststroke Pull with Keri Hehn

• Resistance training in South Africa with Dr. Karin Hugo

• Full Body Connection Drill

• Your Legs Are Your Engine

• South African Female Sprinters

• Ryan Murphy’s Favorite Backstroke Style

• Adam Pine on ridiculous aerobic work 

• 3 Scoops Backstroke Drill with Milo Cavic

• Hips should never rotate past 45 degrees

• DREAM

• ATTITUDE

• Keep your eye on the top lane

• Auburn 2000 for time

• Underwater breaststroke with a t-shirt on

• Pieter Coetze’s 200 Backstroke Strategy

📝 SWIM SET OF THE WEEK

100 Pace with Italy’s Silvia Scalia

6×50’s at 100 Pace

1 @ 2:00

1 @ 1:45

1 @ 1:30

1 @ 1:15

1 @ 1:00

1 @ -

She said it was one of the hardest sets she’s ever done in her life.

🤡 SWIMMING MEME OF THE WEEK

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