Articles by Sophie Kaufman

SwimSwam’s Awards for the 2023 World Championships — Men’s Edition

Qin Haiyang set four Asian records in his first five swims en route to SwimSwam’s Male Swimmer of the Meet honor for the 2023 World Championships.

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Ranking The Top 15 Male Swimmers of the 2023 World Championships

In this article, we rank who we think were the top 15 male swimmers that competed at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Which Pregnancy Announcement Did It Best?

Federica Pellegrini treated us to the the first of two great pregnancy announcements from swimming stars this week. See where they check in on our list.

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Worlds 2023, Euro Recap Day 7: Grousset’s Win Gives France A New Card To Play In Paris

Maxime Grousset’s 100 fly win gives French fans a reason (besides Leon Marchand) to get excited about what the Paris Olympics could bring the home team.

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2023 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky is back in action during Day 7 finals of 2023 Worlds, looking to add another gold medal to her collection in the 800 freestyle.

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Great Britain Sets A New European Record in the Mixed 4×100 Free Relay With A 3:21.68

Matt Richards, Duncan Scott, Anna Hopkin, and Freya Anderson teamed up to set a new European record in the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay en route to bronze.

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Duncan Scott Onto Great Britain’s Mixed 4×100 Freestyle Relay for Finals (ALL LINEUPS)

One of the few unexpected roster changes for the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay final is Duncan Scott drawing onto Great Britain’s relay.

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Fukuoka 2023, Euro Recap Day 6: Steenbergen and Schouten Put Dutch Women Back on the Map

Marrit Steenbergen (pictured) and Tes Schouten both earned bronze on Day 6 in Fukuoka, helping to usher in a new era of Dutch women’s swimming.

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2023 World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder Zac Stubblety-Cook will be racing the finals of his premier event, the 200 breaststroke, on Friday night at the 2023 World Champs.

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Watch: Mollie O’Callaghan Becomes First Woman to Complete the 100/200 Sweep At Worlds

With her 100 freestyle win on Day 6, Mollie O’Callaghan is the first woman to win gold in the 100/200 freestyle at the same World Championships.

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Held and Bukhov Swim-Off For 50 Free Final After Liendo Scratches (Live Recap)

Ryan Held (pictured) and Vladyslav Bukhov are set to swim-off for the final spot in the men’s 50 free final as Josh Liendo has scratched the race.

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James Guy Onto GB’s 4×200 FR Relay, Reuniting Olympic Champions for 1st Time Since Tokyo

James Guy slots into GB’s 4×200 free relay for finals, reuniting with Scott, Dean, and Richards for the first time since striking gold at the Tokyo Games.

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Worlds 2023 Europe Day 5: Scott, Dean Earn GB Men’s 1st 200 IM World Medals In 50 Years

Duncan Scott (pictured) and Tom Dean went 2-3 in the men’s 200 IM, earning Great Britain’s first Worlds medals in the event since 1973.

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2023 World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

Regan Smith is taking on the 200 butterfly/50 backstroke double on Day 5 of Worlds and aiming to strike gold in both events.

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