Articles by Sam Blacker

2025 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Sam Short is the top seed in the men’s 400 freestyle, as the 2023 World champion will fight it out with the 2024 Olympic Champion Lukas Martens for gold

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2025 Worlds, Day 1 African Recap: Gallagher Making Semi-Finals A Habit In 100 Fly

Erin Gallagher made it through to at least the semi-finals for the third major championship in a row today after swimming her second-fastest time ever

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2025 Worlds, Day 1 Oceanian Recap: A Golden Start For Australia

The winning feeling goes on for Australia, who won both the men’s and women’s 4×100 free relay again after doing so in 2023

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2025 World Championships: Day 1 Women’s Relay Analysis – Australia Close Strong For 4 In A Row

Meg Harris had one of the fastest splits of anyone tonight, but it was only in the final 25 that anchor Olivia Wunsch pulled ahead of the U.S. and took gold

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2025 World Championships: Day 1 Relay Analysis – King Kyle Strikes Again For Australia

King Kyle does it again. The Aussie anchor had the fastest swim in the field as he upset the U.S. with more than a little help from his first three swimmers

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2025 World Championships Day 1: Relay Speculation

Tom Dean was just 48.68 on the anchor for Team GB this morning, and could make way for Matt Richards for Team GB – bringing the 4×200 free relay into question

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2025 Singapore World Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview

We will see a pair of fantastic battles in the men’s and women’s 400 freestyle in the Day 1 finals session in Singapore, with some relay action to finish off

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2025 World Championship Previews: Heavyweights To Slug It Out In The Men’s 4×200 Free

Great Britain return their fearsome quartet, but will have to fight through a resurgent USA and youthful Korea in what promises to be a fantastic race

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Relays Over The Last 10 Years: Men’s 4×200 Free

I part four we dive into the men’s 4×200 free, where Great Britain have won five of eight finals, including their first Olympic title in the event

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Relays Over The Last 10 Years: Women’s 4×200 Free

In part three we’re looking at the women’s 4×200 free, where Australia has often had the most depth but not always converted

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2025 World Championship Previews: US On The Outside Looking In On The Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay

Pan Zhanle will have a big say in where the gold medal goes, as China seek to defend their Olympic title and hold off a new challenger.

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Relays Over The Last 10 Years: Women’s 4×100 Free

For part two of this series we move onto the women’s 100 free, which has seen a period of sustained Australian dominance over the last decade

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2025 World University Games: Day 7 Women’s Relay Analysis

Viola Scotto di Carlo (pictured) had the fastest fly split despite not swimming it individually, as Poland and Italy made the U.S. work for the medley win

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2025 World University Games: Day 7 Men’s Relay Analysis

The U.S. made it a relay sweep in Berlin as they soared to gold on the back of Matt King’s rapid freestyle leg, as he won his sixth gold medal of the week

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Relays Over The Last 10 Years: Men’s 4×100 Free

We take a look back at the last decade of relay swims at Worlds & the Olympics, starting off with one of the first relays on the docket – the men’s 4×100 free

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