Articles by Robert Gibbs

Improved Back Half Leads to British Record in Men’s 400 Medley Relay

The British men broke their national record in the men’s medley relay the final night of the 2017 World Championshps.

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Japan Misses Medal, But Takes Asian Record in Men’s 400 Medley Relay

Ryosuke Irie was part of the Japanese team that broke an eight year-old Asian Record in the men’s medley relay tonight at the 2017 World Championships.

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Dressel Talks Records, 4×200 Free, Starts, and School

Caeleb Dressel answered questions on quite a few different topics after his epic night.

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USA Razes World Record in 4×100 Mixed Free Relay

The USA squad make short work of the world record in the mixed 4×100 free relay tonight in Budapest.

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Osman Again Lowers Own African Record in the 50 Free

Farida Osman continued her African record-breaking ways in the semis of the women’s 50 free tonight.

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Kristof Milak Breaks 100 Fly WJR 3rd Time at Worlds, Now 8th All-Time

17 year-old Kristof Milak set the 100 fly world junior record for third time in two days.

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Seebohm Earns Australia’s 1st Gold of the Week with 200 Back Record

Emily Seebohm broke her own Australian record with a gold medal in the 200 back Saturday evening at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest.

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Farida Osman Earns Egypts First Ever Swimming World Champs Medal

Farida Osman earned Egypt’s first ever medal at a World Championships and an African record with her bronze in the women’s 50 fly.

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Magnussen Criticizes Australia’s Relay Tactics, Jacco Responds

James Magnussen questioned Australia’s relay lineup choices in an interview yesterday, arguing that the fastest swimmer should lead off the 4×100 free relay.

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Romanchuk, Micka Break National Records As Both Make 1500 Final

The Ukrainian and Czech records in the men’s 1500 were among those fell on the next to last morning of the 2017 World Championships.

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Russian Revival with Records from Rylov and Chupkov

Evgeny Rylov’s 200 back victory ended a long drought for the Russian men.

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Dressel Shaves Another 0.01 Off Textile Best, 4th-Fastest 100 Fly Ever

Caeleb Dressel threw down another 50.0 this evening in Budapest, once again setting a textile world record for the 100 fly.

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James Guy Rips 1:43.80 Relay Split, Third-Fastest Ever

Great Britain needed a historically fast anchor leg by James Guy to secure gold in tonight’s 4×200 free relay.

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Aliena Schmidtke Becomes First German Women to Break 26.0 in 50 Fly

Aliena Schmidtke lowered her own German record in the 50 fly during this morning’s prelims at the 2017 World Championships.

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Osman Improves Own African Record in 50 Fly

Farida Osman swam to a new personal best and African record this morning in the heats of the 50 fly.

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