Articles by Charlotte Wells

Olympic Finalist Josh Liendo of Canada Misses 50 Free Semifinal in Singapore

The #6 seed coming into the meet, Liendo finished 30th in 22.22 during prelims shortly after placing 4th in the 100 fly prelims in the same session.

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#9 Seed Maxime Grousset of France DNS Prelims of the 50 Freestyle

Grousset already took on the 50 fly and 100 free this week in Singapore, and he raced the prelims of the 100 fly earlier this morning.

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Shaine Casas, Thomas Heilman & Nyls Korstanje Out of the 100 Butterfly Semifinals

Some of the highest ranked 100 butterflyers in the world this season, Casas, Heilman and Korstanje did not make it to the top 16 coming out of prelims.

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#6 Seed Hubert Kos of Hungary Drops Out of 100 Butterfly Prelims

Kos has already competed in two events this week in Singapore and is set to race in the 200 back final tonight, where is the #3 seed.

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Italian Olympic Champion Nicolo Martinenghi DNS Prelims of the 200 Breaststroke in Singapore

Martinenghi won a silver medal in the 100 breast earlier this week in a season-best time of 58.58, and he finished 13th in the 50 breast.

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Jack Aikins, Thomas Ceccon Out of Semifinals in the 200 Back After Trailing in Prelims

Two of the big names in this event, Aikins was the top seed coming into the competition while Ceccon was the #9 seed.

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Team USA Out of World Championship Final in the Mixed 4×100 Medley Relay

The Americans struggled to turn in a race up to their usual standard in this event, posting a 3:44.50 to take 10th in Singapore.

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Grace Wang Breaks 17-Year-Old Southern California Swimming Record in 100 Fly

Wang posted a time of 1:07.96 at the 2025 SCS 14 & Under Elite Age Group Championships, shattering the LSC record in the 100 fly by almost a second.

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2025 World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Five event finals will take place tonight, including the men’s 200 free, women’ 1500 free, men’s and women’s 100 back, and women’s 100 breast.

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Victor Johansson Shatters His Own Swedish National Record with 7:44.81 800 Free

Johansson knocked over two seconds off of his record, clocking the 5th-fastest time of the morning to advance to the final.

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Krzysztof Chmielewski Blasts 1:52.89 200 Fly, Breaks 14-Year-Old Polish National Record

Chmielewski lowered the national record by .34, breaking the 1:53 barrier for the first time en route to qualifying 2nd for the semifinals.

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South Korea’s Hyunju Jo Breaks 200 Free National Record in 1:58.10

Hyunju Jo shaved .31 off of the South Korean national record in the 200 free, turning in a 1:58.10 to take 15th during the prelims in Singapore.

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“Just Trying to Race and Get the Job Done”: Lilly King on Her Last 100 Breaststroke Race Ever

King joked that she was “sorry to disappoint!” after placing 9th overall in 1:06.26 in the semifinals of the 2025 World Championships.

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Daria Klepikova Shatters Russian National Record in the 100 Fly with 56.42

Klepikova knocked .75 off of the previous national record of 57.17, set back in 2017 by Svetlana Chimrova, on her way to placing 4th in the 100 fly semifinal.

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Class of 2025’s #3 Diver Nathaniel Grannis Commits to Purdue University for Fall 2025

Grannis will be a significant asset for the Boilers, having competed at both the U.S. Olympic Trials and the World Aquatics Junior Diving Championships.

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