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- ↑ "Wang Lizhuo Cracks Own Chinese Records In SCM 50 Breast". SwimSwam. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ↑ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 100m Breaststroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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