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- ↑ "Women's 100m Backstroke: Results Summary" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ↑ "Danielle Titus - Women's Swimming and Diving". Tulane University Athletics. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
