Articles by Ben Dornan

Top Seed And Reigning Champion Gregorio Paltrinieri Pulls Out Of 1500 Freestyle

Paltrinieri has announced that he has returned to Italy and will not be racing the 1500 freestyle at the 2023 World Championships.

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Kaylee McKeown Becomes 3rd-Fastest Woman In 50 Backstroke With 27.08 For Gold

McKeown set a new Australian record with her gold medal swim in Fukuoka, delivering a 27.08 to become the #3 woman in history.

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Mollie O’Callaghan Knocks Down Pellegrini’s Legendary 200 Free World Record With 1:52.85

The world record that Federica Pellegrini swam in 2009 stands no more as Australia’s O’Callaghan unleashed a massive swim of 1:52.85.

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Leon Marchand Gets To 1:52.43 In 200 Butterfly To Become 3rd-Fastest Man In History

Marchand shaved some time off his French record and surpassed Daiya Seto as the 3rd-fastest man in the history of the 200 fly.

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Matt Richards Breaks 100 Freestyle British Record Again With 47.47 100 Free Semi-Final

Richards broke the British record for the second time of the meet in the 100 freestyle with a time of 47.47 during semi-finals.

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Ilya Kharun Lowers Canadian 200 Butterfly Record Again With 1:53.82 For 4th At Worlds

Kharun broke the men’s 200 butterfly Canadian record for the second time this week, getting under 1:54.00 for the first time.

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Announcing SwimSwam’s 2023 World Championships Fantasy Draft

Check in here to get your first look at the five teams that have been formulated for SwimSwam’s 2023 World Championships Fantasy Draft

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Germany Goes 4-for-4 In Individual Open Water Events As Wellbrock Wins Men’s 5k

Florian Wellbrock finished first in the men’s 5k event at the 2023 World Championships, adding to his 10k victory earlier this week.

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Victoria, Australia No Longer Hosting The 2026 Commonwealth Games

After winning the bid in 2022, Victoria, Australia has decided not to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games for financial reasons.

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McIntosh Drops 200 IM For 2023 Worlds, Mary-Sophie Harvey Adds The Event To Lineup

After McIntosh and Sydney Pickrem qualified for the event, Mary-Sophie Harvey will be Canada’s sole entrant in the 200 IM at Worlds.

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Canadians Sydney Pickrem and Mabel Zavaros Pull Out Of World Championships

With Zavaros and Pickrem off the team, Canada will now send 28 swimmers to the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Lana Pudar Cracks 57 In The 100 Butterfly With 56.95 National Record

Lana Pudar got under 57 seconds for the first time and won gold at the 2023 European Junior Championships in the 100 butterfly.

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Oleksandr Zheltyakov Notches 1:56.49 Ukrainian Record In 200 Backstroke At Euro Juniors

During the semi-final of the boy’s 200 backstroke, Oleksandr Zheltyakov notched a 1:56.49 Ukrainian record to top the field.

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Greg Meehan Opts Out as USA Assistant Coach For 2023 World Championships

After being named as one of eight assistant coached for Team USA, Greg Meehan will no longer be travelling to Fukuoka this summer.

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Time System Malfunction Leads To Swim-Off Redo At Euro Junior Championships

Callum Melville and Snorri Dagur Einarsson had to re-swim their swim off due to a timing malfunction at 2023 European Juniors.

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