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Changeup In Top 3 Medal-Earning Nations At 2022 Commonwealth Games

Multi-medalist Summer McIntosh of Canada helped her nation vastly improve upon its gold medal haul between the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Aussie Ariarne Titmus Throws Down 3:58.06 400 Free C’Wealth Games Record

Ariarne Titmus of Australia logged a new Commonwealth Games Record en route to winning the women’s 400m freestyle tonight.

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Daniel Wiffen Clocks Irish National Record For 1500 Free Silver

The men’s 1500m freestyle was one of the marquis events of this final night of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Ariarne Titmus Lowers Own Aussie, Oceanic 800 Free Record

Ariarne Titmus of Australia just took gold in the women’s 800m free, clocking a new Australian national record and Commonwealth Record in the process.

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New Zealand Trying To Maintain Runner-Up Spot In C’Wealth Medal Table

Andrew Jeffcoat’s victory in the men’s 50m backstroke here in Birmingham helped New Zealand maintain its position as #2 in the swimming medal table.

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Adam Peaty On 100 Breast C’Wealth Loss: “I Need To Find That Spark Again”

Last night Adam Peaty of Great Britain uncharacteristically came away medal-less in the men’s 100m breaststroke at a major international competition.

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Kyle Chalmers Threatens to Quit Swimming Over Relationship Rumors

“My mental health right now from all of this over the months is at rock bottom,” says 24-year-old Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers.

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Australia Widens Medal Table Lead Through Day 3 Of 2022 Commonwealth Games

Ariarne Titmus’ major anchor in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay helped secure gold and add to the massive medal haul for the nation of Australia.

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Peaty Misses 100 Breast Podium For First Time In Nearly A Decade

Adam Peaty of England missed the podium of the men’s 100m breast at this year’s Commonwealth Games, his first non-medal swim in nearly one decade.

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Kyle Chalmers Rips 47.36 100 Free C’Wealth Games Record

Just hours after ripping media for intruding into his personal space, 24-year-old Kyle Chalmers of Australia logged a new Commonwealth Games record.

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Australia Dominating Commonwealth Games Medal Table Through Day 2

Kyle Chalmers was a member of the Australian men’s gold medal-winning 400m free relay, adding to the nation’s dominating overall swimming medal haul thus far.

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Van Niekerk, Clark, Hodges Each Clock National Records In 50 Breast Final

The women’s 50m breaststroke final brought down the house, with South African Lara van Niekerk firing off a new competition record for gold.

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Ben Proud Produces 22.81 50 Fly Commonwealth Games Record

Englishman Ben Proud logged a new Commonwealth Games Record en route to taking the men’s 50m butterfly gold tonight in Birmingham.

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Once-Retired Ross Murdoch Battles Back For Commonwealth Games Bronze

Scotland’s Ross Murdoch didn’t come away with the gold tonight in the men’s 200m breast, but the former Commonwealth Games champion celebrated as if he had.

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France Snags First Gold Of 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival

The penultimate night of competition at the 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival brought France its first gold of the competition.

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