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Proud Surprises Stacked 50 Fly Field To Earn Gold In British Record

Ben Proud is your new 50m butterfly world champion, topping a monstrously-stacked men’s field tonight in Budapest.

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Emma McKeon Earns 100 Fly Rio Redemption With Commonwealth Record

Emma McKeon rocked a silver medal-winning time of 56.18 in the women’s 100m butterfly to stand as the sole Australian national and Commonwealth record holder.

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2017 British Summer Championships Ripe With Talent

The 2017 British Summer Championships kick-off on Tuesday, July 25th.

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Ben Proud On 50 Fly Semi-Final: I Could Feel Caeleb’s Splashing

“I’m happy with that swim because it wasn’t perfect,” says British speedster Ben Proud of his 50m butterfly semi-final in Budapest.

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Top Seed Adam Peaty Is Ready To ‘Go Fishing’ In 100 Breast Final

“I love what I do,” says breaststroke maestro Adam Peaty of Great Britain.

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Cate Campbell-Less Aussie Women Battle To Silver In 4×100 Fr Relay

Sans sister C1, Bronte Campbell fired off a monster 52.14 split on her nation’s 4×100 freestyle relay to help secure silver in Budapest.

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Both Shoulders Injured, Bronte Campbell Doubtful To Defend Titles

“Whatever she swims will be done on sheer guts,” says coach Simon Cusack of his 2015 double world champion sprinter Bronte Campbell.

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South Aussie State Cships: Chalmers Eases Back Into More Robust Racing

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers returned to a more robust racing schedule this week at South Australia States.

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Georgia’s Jack Bauerle Earns First Pay Raise Since 2012, And It’s Huge

Longtime University of Georgia Bulldogs coach Jack Bauerle is set to receive his first pay increase since 2012.

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Walker-Hebborn Drops Individual Races, GBR Without 50/100 Back Men

Originally slated to swim individual backstroke events in Budapest, Christopher Walker-Hebborn will only represent Great Britain as a relay swimmer in Budapest.

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Aussie Melverton ‘Amazed’ With 7th Place Int’l Open Water Race Debut

Already a medalist internationally in the pool, Australilan Kiah Melverton raced her first international open water course this week at Lake Balaton, finishing 10th in the 5k.

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Get A Glimpse Into Michael Phelps’ Underwater Shark Cage

We’re used to seeing Michael Phelps dominating in the pool, but when the GOAT is in a shark cage, he’s the one that looks like a would-be victim of the Great White.

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Aussie Madi Wilson Enters Budapest With New Freestyle Fuel

Olympian Madi Wilson will be playing a different role on the Aussie World Championships team this time around than back in 2015.

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Check Out Sports Books Odds On World Championships Sprint Events

See who the book makers believe will take gold in the women’s and men’s sprint events in Budapest.

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How To Get Adam Peaty’s Guns (Video)

‘Don’t try this workout until you’ve got Peaty-like guns,’ says the 22-year-old Olympic breaststroking champion.

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