Articles by Ben Dornan

2022 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

Tune in for the 16th and final session of swimming at the 2022 World Championships featuring the men’s 50 back, women’s 400 IM, and more!

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2022 World Championships: Day 8 Prelims Preview

It’s the 8th and final day of the 2022 World Championships and prelims will feature the women’s 400 IM along with the men’s and women’s medley relays.

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Liendo Makes Canadian History With 3rd World Champs Medal (Day 7 N. America Recap)

After winning his 3rd medal on day 7, Josh Liendo has won the most medals of any Canadian man at a single World Championships.

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Australia Breaks Mixed 4×100 Freestyle World Record – 3:19.38

The Australian contingent of Cartwright, Chalmers, Wilson, and O’Callaghan won Australia’s first world title in this event in world record fashion.

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Liendo Takes 100 Butterfly Bronze, Hits 21.61 50 Freestyle NR During Day 7 Finals

Liendo swam 2 individual races on day 7 of the meet, cracking a Canadian record in the 50 free and collecting bronze in the 100 fly.

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Zhang Yufei Hits 25.32 50 Fly Chinese Record To Collect 3rd Bronze Of The Meet

Zhang Yufei undercut the former Chinese record in the 50 butterfly with a 25.32 to collect her third bronze medal of the meet.

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Farida Osman Qualified For 5th-Straight WC 50 Fly Final (Day 6 Africa Recap)

Farida will take a run at snagging her third-straight 50 butterfly medal during the final on day 6 of the 2022 World Championships.

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Mollie O’Callaghan Suffers Leg Cramp Before World Championship-Winning Swim

Mollie O’Callaghan took gold in the women’s 100 freestyle at the 2022 World Championships after suffering a leg cramp during warm-up.

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Naoki Mizunuma Hits 50.81 100 Fly Japanese Record, Qualifies In 2nd For Finals

During the semi-finals at the 2022 World Championships Naoki Mizunuma improved upon his own Japanese record in the 100 butterfly.

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Brazilian Women Qualify For First-Ever WC 4×200 Final (Day 4 S. America Recap)

For the first time in history, the Brazilian women placed within the top 8 in the women’s 4×200 at a long course World Championships.

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Brazilian Men Miss 50 BR Top 5 For First Time Since 2007 (Day 4 S. America Recap)

For the first time since 2007, Brazil didn’t have a man score within the top 5 in the 50 breast at a long course World Championships.

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Nandor Nemeth Hits 47.69 100 Free Hungarian Record En Route To Swim-Off Victory

Nandor Nemeth and Medi Harris both pulled off swim-off wins in the 100 free and 50 back, respectively and will advance to finals on night 5.

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David Popovici Lowers 100 Free World Junior Record To A 47.13, #9 Man In History

Popovici delivered a 47.13 swim in the men’s 100 freestyle semi-final to lower his own world junior record in the event.

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Bobby Finke Resets 800 Freestyle American Record With 7:39.36 To Win Gold

Bobby Finke raced his way to a gold medal in the men’s 800 freestyle, becoming the 7th-fastest man in the history of the event.

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Nic Fink Hits 26.45 American Record, Becomes First US Man to Win 50 Breast

Nic Fink became the first American man to win this event at a World Championships, hitting a new American record of 26.45.

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