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Titmus Says She’s ‘Ready To Go’ For Women’s 400 Free In Fukuoka

Former World Record holder Ariarne Titmus of Australia is gunning for another victory in the women’s 400m freestyle in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Schoenmaker, Van Niekerk, Schoeman Ready To Make Their Marks In Fukuoka

Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion Tatjana Schoenmaker is among the South Africans ready to take on the world in Fukuoka in just a few days.

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2023 World Champs Preview: Wild Card-Riddled Men’s 200 Breaststroke

Zac Stubblety-Cook is the defending champion and World Record holder in the 200 breast, but he is not the world leader this season.

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Olympic Finalist Abbie Wood Absent From 200 IM Entries For Fukuoka

Olympic finalist and Commonwealth Games medalist Abbie Wood will not be competing in the 200m IM event at the 2023 World Championships.

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Wasick & Masiuk Head Up Polish Roster For 2023 World Championships

The nation of Poland is sending a roster of twelve swimmers to Fukuoka, including last year’s 50m freestyle silver medalist Kasia Wasick.

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David Popovici To Attend University of Bucharest In The Fall

18-year-old World Record holder David Popovici revealed his upcoming academic plans within his home nation of Romania this fall.

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Top 5 Performers Of The 2023 European Junior Championships

Check out the top 5 performers of the 2023 European Junior Championships which concluded from Belgrade, Serbia last weekend.

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2023 World Champs Preview: Tomoru Honda Readies For 200 Fly Takeover

In Kristof Milak of Hungary’s absence, Japanese Olympic silver medalist Tomoru Honda is primed to rise to the occasion and grab the gold on his home turf.

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Bulgaria’s Petar Mitsin On 400 Free WJR: “I Can’t Explain How Happy I Am”

Hear what 17-year-old Petar Mitsin of Bulgaria had to say after firing off a new World Junior Record in the boys’ 400m freestyle at Euro Juniors.

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Daiya Seto Has Evolved From ‘Fluorescent’ To ‘LED’ Through Altitude Training

Hear what coach Takeshi Kato has to say about world champion and Olympic medalist Daiya Seto ahead of the 2023 World Championships.

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Olympic Medalist Mitch Larkin Races At First Meet Since 2022 Commonwealth Games

Olympic medalist Mitch Larkin of Australia has been quiet since last year’s Commonwealth Games but raced this past weekend in Queensland.

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Euro Juniors Champion Jonas Gaur Posts Nordic Junior Record In 100 Breast

18-year-old Jonas Gaur made his mark at Euro Juniors but just before that he clocked a new Nordic Junior Record in the SCM 100 breaststroke.

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Leon Marchand Cheered By Japanese Fans At Tokyo Airport (Video)

French world champion swimmer Leon Marchand arrived in Tokyo this week and didn’t go unnoticed by the domestic swimming fan crowd.

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Germany’s Sven Schwarz Logs 3:45.92 Personal Best 400 Free At Nationals

Sven Schwarz notched a new lifetime best in the men’s 400m freestyle to top the podium at the 2023 German National Championships.

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24-Year-Old Melvin Imoudu Fires Off German Record In 50 Breaststroke

24-year-old Melvin Imoudu just put up the fastest 50m breaststroke of his career, establishing a new German national record in the process.

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