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World Champ Adam Peaty’s Nan Is A Rockstar (And Has Ink To Prove It)

With his golden performances this week, Adam Peaty’s lion tattoo has been on full display in Budapest. So much so that the 22-year-old has inspired his own grandmother (nan) to get in on the ink action.

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Among Day 6 Quotes: “I Wasn’t Expecting That,” Says Russia’s Chupkov

Anton Chupkov, Townley Haas, Kristof Milak, Simone Manuel and more share their post-race comments from night 6 in Budapest.

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Oceanic Round-up Day 5: Defending World Champ Larkin Out Of 200 Back

Having finished 6th in the 100m back, defending double world champion Mitch Larkin fell back to 15th overall after the men’s 200m back semifinals.

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Although Off The Podium, Seebohm Nails Aussie/Oceanic 50 Back Record

Emily Seebohm lowered her own Australian/Oceanic 50m backstroke record tonight in Budapest.

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McEvoy: Who Knows Who Will Win the Men’s 100 Free

“It’s all about stepping up on the night and historically anyone can do that, ” says Cameron McEvoy about the men’s 100m free.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel will be racing in the men’s 100m freestyle semifinals, one of the most anticipated events of the championships.

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2017 British Summer Championships: Day 2 Highlights

Action continued in Sheffield today at the 2017 British Summer Championships.

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Still Waiting for Ryan Lochte’s Return to the Pool

Ryan Lochte’s suspension is over, but we’re still waiting on the 32-year-old new dad to take on his first race back.

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Aussie Cartwright Looking Very Chalmers-Esque In Budapest

18-year-old Jack Cartwright is making the most of his opportunity to represent Australia in the men’s 100m freestyle.

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Pellegrini, Detti, Paltrinieri Help Italy Surge To Top Tier Of Medals

Medaling in the women’s 200m free event for the 7th consecutive World Championships, Italian ace Federica Pellegrini helped rocket her nation of Italy from 12th yesterday to 4th in the overall swimming medal standings.

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Xu Jiayu Says 100 Back Gold Medal Was Worth The Pain & Suffering

Shedding some tears on the podium, Chinese backstroking champion Xu Jiayu said, “I realized all the pain I suffered to get to this gold medal.”

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky is the top seed headed into tonight’s 200 freestyle battle in Budapest.

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McEvoy: That’s The Quickest Morning Swim I’ve Ever Done

Hear from the men’s 100m freestyle top seed headed into tonight’s semifinal, Cameron McEvoy of Australia.

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Look Who Did NOT Make the Men’s 100 Free Top 16 In Budapest

America’s Nathan Adrian and Caeleb Dressel, Australia’s Cameron McEvoy and Brazil’s Gabriel Santos all made it into the men’s 1free top 16, but who did NOT clear this morning’s cut?

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Meilutyte’s Former Coach Jon Rudd Still Believes In His Protégé

“When you couldn’t be more proud of Ruta Meilutyte,” stated her former longtime coach Jon Rudd.

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