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Swedes Johansson & Junevik Clock European Championships-Worthy Times

Yesterday we saw Victor Johansson qualify for this summer’s European Championships in the men’s 400m free and today in Linköping he secured another event.

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2022 Golden Bear Meet: Djakovic Hits 400 Free Time Faster Than In Budapest

Swiss freestyle ace Antonio Djakovic put up a 400m freestyle performance at the Croatian Golden Bear meet that beat what he produced in Budapest.

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High-Level International Meets for July 2022

Jacob Whittle (GBR) is tripling up, following the World Championships with a trip to the European Junior Championships and the Commonwealth Games.

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Adam Peaty: “Broken Foot Is One Of The Best Things To Happen To Me”

“I am quite confident, with my training and team around me, that we will be there and able to put up a good fight,” Adam Peaty says of the Commonwealth Games.

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Asia Recap, Day 8: Continent Shut Out Of Final Day Medals

After medal-winning swims leading up to day 8, the Asian continent was shut out of hardware to close out the 2022 World Championships

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The United States Is On The Brink Of World Championships Medal History

American Katie Ledecky helped boost her nation closer to possibly breaking the record for most medals won at a single World Championships.

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Asia Recap, Day 7: Mizunuma Makes Japanese Butterfly Magic

25-year-old Naoki Mizunuma became Japan’s first-ever World Championships medalist in the mens’ 100m butterfly event with his silver here.

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Asia Recap, Day 6: Hanaguruma Carries On Japanese 200 Breast Medal Tradition

22-year-old Yu Hanaguruma of Japan snagged silver in the men’s 200m breaststroke tonight, carrying on the great tradition of medalists from his nation,

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The United States & Australia Come Up Big On Night Six In Budapest

American Lilly King won the women’s 200m breaststroke tonight in Budapest, further setting her nation apart from the rest in the overall swimming medal table.

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Asia Recap, Day 5: 13-Yr-Old Moon Sua Of South Korea Marks Youngest Athlete

South Korea’s Moon Sua is just 13 years of age and made her first World Championships semi-final yesterday in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

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Canada Racks Up The Hardware On Night 5 Of World Championships

Josh Liendo took home the bronze in the men’s 100m freestyle in Budapest, contributing to Canada’s big haul on the night.

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Two-Medal Haul In Women’s 200 Free Hoists China Up The Medal Table

The nation of China had a big day four here in Budapest in terms of making moves within the overall swimming medal table.

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Day 4 Asian Recap: 17-Yr-Old Pan Zhanle Ignites China’s Men’s Medley Relay Hopes

17-year-old Pan Zhanle posted a Chinese national recording the men’s 100m free breathing new life into the men’s medley relay hopes.

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16-Year-Old Pudar Logs 2:07.58 Bosnia & Herzegovinia 200 Fly Record

Behind Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh’s 200 fly World Junior Record, another teen in Lana Pudar of Bosnia & Herzegovina made some waves.

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Lewis Burras Busts Out 47.63 100 Free British Record

Former University of South Carolina swimmer Lewis Burras just busted out the fastest 100m free of his life, establishing a new British Record in the process.

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