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- ↑ "Swimmer starts with three golds". Nation News. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ "14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m): Women's 200m Backstroke". FINA. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ "Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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