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Gretchen Walsh: “I Needed To Give Myself Grace” (Worlds Day Two Quotes)

Hear from newly minted Championship Record setter Gretchen Walsh of the United States and other medalists from day two in Singapore.

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2025 Worlds, Day 2 Asia Recap: Ching Hwee Gan Makes Host Nation History

Ching Hwee Gan raced in front of her Singaporean home crowd today and made the most of her 1500m freestyle heats opportunity.

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Australia Maintains Worlds Medal Table Lead Through Day Two

Australia’s Alex Perkins picked up a bronze in the women’s 100m butterfly behind winner Gretchen Walsh of the United States and Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium.

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Sieradzki Crushes 1:45.00 200 Free Polish Record, Hacks A Second Off Old Mark

Kamil Sieradzki of Poland ripped a monster personal best of 1:45.00 to clock a new 200m free Polish record en route to snaring the third seed.

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Men’s 50 Fly Worlds Final Shakes Up All-Time Performers List

The men’s 50 butterfly final of these World Championships saw an onslaught of national records being broken as swimmers shook up the all-time performers list.

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Miroslav Knedla Registers Czech National Record In 100 Back

Miroslav Knedla, who races for the Indiana Hoosiers, missed making the men’s 100m back final but did score a new Czech national record.

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20-Yr-Old Roos Vanotterdijk Rips 55.84 100 Fly Belgian Record

20-year-old Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium did it again, entering entirely new territory with a silver medal-worthy 55.84 in the women’s 100m butterfly.

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Denis Petrashov Nails 100 Breaststroke KGZ National Record En Route To Bronze

25-year-old Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan produced his first-ever sub-59-second 100m breaststroke to claim World Championships bronze.

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Shuya Matsumoto Clocks 21.64 50 Free Asian Record At Domestic Japanese Meet

25-year-old Shuya Matsumoto of Japan fired off a new Asian record of 21.64 in the men’s 50m freestyle while competing in his native nation.

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Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen Dealt With Appendicitis Leading Up To Singapore

Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen of Ireland missed the men’s 400m freestyle final, prompting the freestyle ace to reveal his bout with appendicitis.

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Aussie Relays Fuel Green And Gold Fire To Kick Off 2025 World Championships (Medal Table)

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers did his thing, roaring his way on the final leg of the men’s 4×100 free relay to help the Aussies lead the day one medal table.

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Li Bingjie Surges On Final 50 To Clock 400 Free Asian Record

23-year-old Li Bingjie of China clocked a new national record and Asian record of 3:58.21 to take 400m free silver in Singapore.

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2025 Worlds, Day 1 Asian Recap: 12-Yr-Old Yu Zidi Makes 200 IM Final

Making the women’s 200m IM final, 12-year-old Yu Zidi of China has a chance to become the youngest elite international medalist in 89 years.

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Kyle Chalmers Speaks On His 10-Year Run As Part Of Australian Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

Hear what your favorite night one World Championship medalists had to say, including Australia’s head-turning anchor Kyle Chalmers.

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Keanna MacInnes Clocks Scottish 100 Fly National Record

Keanna MacInnes notched a new Scottish national record in the women’s 100m butterfly to kick off her World Championships campaign.

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