Articles by Sophie Kaufman

International Paralympic Committee Lifts Its Partial Suspensions On Russia and Belarus

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) lifted the partial bans on Russia and Belarus on Saturday, September 27 by a vote…

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Five Male Swimmers To Watch At The 2025 World Para Swimming Championships

After winning three Paralympic golds in Paris, Gabriel dos Santos Araujo has kept the momentum rolling heading into the World Para Swimming Championships.

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Five Female Swimmers To Watch At The 2025 World Para Swimming Championships

Yip Pin Xiu will have home crowd advantage as she aims to back up her double Paris Paralympic backstroke golds at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships.

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2026 College Previews: Urlando and Koski Form Backbone Of #7 Georgia Men’s NCAA Push

Three-event NCAA scorers Luca Urlando and Tomas Koski provide a solid foundation for the #7 Georgia men this season as they rebound from two key graduations.

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2025 World Junior Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

After a 50 backstroke championship record in the semifinals, Kim Seungwon goes for gold in the event tonight at the 2025 World Junior Championships.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap Day 8: Ruta’s Reign Continues With Fourth Consecutive 50 Breast Title

Once retired from the sport, Ruta Meilutyte won her fourth-consecutive 50 breaststroke world title on the final session of the 2025 World Championships.

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2025 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

It’s the final night of the 2025 World Championships and Summer McIntosh is looking for her fourth individual gold medal of the meet in the women’s 400 IM.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap Day 7: Grousset and Ponti Join The 49-Second Club In 100 Butterfly

A year after disappointment in the Olympic 100 fly final, Maxime Grousset and Noe Ponti went 1-2 in Singapore, both breaking 50-seconds for the first time.

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2025 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

The long-awaited 800 freestyle showdown between Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh on the international stage takes place on Day 7 in Singapore.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap: Scott Comes In Clutch Again, Team GB Extends Men’s 4×200 Free Reign

The British men’s 4×200 freestyle relay remains on top of the world and hands Team GB its first gold in the pool at the 2025 World Championships.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap: Popovici Earns 100/200 Free Double Gold After Nearly Not Swimming

David Popovici completed the 100/200 freestyle world title double for the second time in his career today. But he almost left Singapore before diving in.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap Day 4: Schwarz and Märtens’ 800 Free Medals Keep Germany Riding High

The German team continued their excellent performance at 2025 Worlds with Sven Schwarz and Lukas Martens both earning medals in the men’s 800 freestyle.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap: Quadarella Swims First 1500 Free Best In 6 Years, Sets Euro Record

Simona Quadarella’s 15:31.79 for silver in the women’s 1500 free made her the 2nd fastest performer in history, obliterating her best and the European record.

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2025 World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Qin Haiyang looks to reclaim the men’s 100 breaststroke world title on Day 2 of the 2025 World Aquatic Championships in Singapore.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap Day 2: Roos Vanotterdijk Wins Belgium’s First Worlds Medal Since 1998

Roos Vanotterdijk swam a 100 fly Belgium record in each round of the event, culminating in a silver and Belgium’s first Worlds medal since 1998.

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