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Meilutyte 100 Breaststroke Worlds Win – Post Race Interview

Women’s 100 Breaststroke – FINALS – 2013 FINA World Championships reported by swimswam / Braden Keith:  From one 16-year old…

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Matt Grevers 100 Back Worlds Win – Post Race Interview

Grevers was the only man under 53 seconds, taking victory in 52.93. This was a classic, even-paced Grevers swim (he split 25.39/27.54) where he didn’t blow his speed out on the front half nor save it all up for the back half, but put in two outstanding 50′s for the victory. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Ledecky 1500 Free World Record – Post Race Interview

Katie Ledecky has broken the all-time mark in the women’s 1500 free with a 15:36.53. The old mark of 15:42.54 was set by fellow American, and fellow D.C. Metroplex native, Kate Ziegler, who was a 15:42.54 in 2007 at a meet in Mission Viejo, California. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Katie Ledecky 1500 Free World Record in Photos

Kate Ledecky won the 1500m freestyle in world record time, 15:36.53 at the 2013 FINA World Championships. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Lochte Says Michael Phelps Will Go Down as Greatest Ever – Video Interview

11-time Olympic medalist, Ryan Lochte, comment on his friend and rival Michael Phelps in the FINA Worlds press conference. (Photo credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Katinka Hosszu 200 IM Worlds Win – Complete Race Footage

Katinka Hosszu’s complete race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Image courtesy of FINA)

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Cielo and Godsoe 50 Butterfly Worlds – Compete Race Footage

Cesar Cielo’s complete race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Meilutyte 100 Breaststroke World Record Swim – Complete Race Footage

Meilutyte’s World Record 100 breaststroke swim is coutesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Christian Sprenger 100 Breast Worlds Win – Complete Race Footage

Sprenger’s complete race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Sjostrom 100 Butterfly Worlds Win – Complete Race Footage

Sjostrom’s complete race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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British Swimming Seeks Leader in High Performance Sport – Job Search

British Swimming is seeking an experienced leader in high performance sport to drive the strategic delivery of our world class athlete performance pathway to maximise the potential of the World Class Podium Potential and Talent athletes. (Image courtesy of British Swimming)

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Lima Lunges to the Wall – Day 3 Prelims, 2013 FINA Worlds Photo Vault

Lima lunges to the wall, touching in 27.11 in the 50m breaststroke prelim at the 2013 FINA World Championships. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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DA Franklin Removes Stitches From Mrs. Berens’ Finger: What National Team Parents Do Before Meets

Dick Franklin (Missy’s dad) smiles for the camera as his wife (and doctor), DA Franklin, removes stitches from Leslie Berens’ (Ricky’s mom) hand at the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo Credit; Trevor Freeland, Swimmer, VA Alum, part-time swimming analyst, full-time swim fan)

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SNOW Swimming Hires Coach Jim Rumbaugh

SNOW Swimming in Loudoun County, Virginia is proud to announce the hiring of a new head coach. Coach Jim Rumbaugh will be joining the team in mid-August and he will be based at the Claude Moore Facility in Sterling. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)

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Time-lapse Video: 2013 FINA World Championships Competition Pool Creation

This is a a time lapse video of the Palau Sant Jordi Pool before the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (Image courtesy of FINA)

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