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2023 World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

It’s another relatively short prelims session this morning (or evening, depending on where you’re following from), scheduled to last right about 90 minutes. 

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2023 U.S. Pro Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

As is the case with the Pro Swim Series, the first night of the meet will be a very short session, featuring only the men’s and women’s 800 free individually.

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2023 World Champs Day 5 Prelims Preview: Haiyang Hunting Men’s Breaststroke Sweep

Having already won the men’s 50 breast and 100 breast, Haiyang will be looking to complete the sweep of the men’s breaststroke events.

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Thomas Heilman, 16, Becomes the Fastest American 18&U Ever in the 200 Fly – 1:53.82

American 16-year-old Thomas Heilman finished just off the podium, clocking a huge new lifetime best of 1:53.82.

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2023 World Champs Day 5 Prelims Scratch Report: Anna Hopkin Pulls out of Women’s 100 FR

Hopkin clocked a 52.86 split anchoring Great Britain’s mixed 4×100 medley relay in last night’s finals session.

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Fukuoka, 2023 South American Recap Day 4: Costa Notches 7th-Place Finish in Men’s 800 FR

After qualifying 8th to the final yesterday, Costa managed to move up in the final tonight, touching 7th with a time of 7:47.26.

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2023 World Championships: Day 4 Pick ‘Em Contest Scoring Update

With the 4th day of the 2023 World Championships in the books, let’s take a look at how the Pick ‘Em Contest is going. 

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Overreacting to 2023 World Champs Day 4 Prelims: Matt Richards is 2023’s David Popovici

With day 4 prelims of the 2023 World Championships in the books, it’s time to overreact to what we saw this morning in Fukuoka.

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2023 World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

This morning’s prelims session will feature heats of the women’s 50 back, men’s 100 free, men’s 200 IM, women’s 200 fly, and mixed 4×100 medley relay. 

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2023 World Champs, Day 4 Prelims Preview: Katharine Berkoff Set for Success in the 50 BK

Day 4 of the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka is set to kick off in a few hours.

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Fukuoka 2023, South American Recap Day 3: Mestre Cracks Venezuelan Record in 800 Free

It was a huge day for South American distance swimming, both in the men’s 800 free and the women’s 1500 free.

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2023 World Championships: Day 3 Pick ‘Em Scoring Update

With day 3 of the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka in the books, let’s turn our attention towards the Pick ‘Em Contest.

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2023 World Championships Day 3 Finals Preview: Popovici Ready to Defend 200 Free Title

Tonight’s session will include finals of the men’s 200 free, women’s 1500 free, women’s 100 back, men’s 100 back, and women’s 100 breast.

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Overreacting to Day 3 Prelims of the 2023 World Champs: Haiyang Closing in on Breast WRs

One thing is for sure: there is no denying Qin Haiyang has the hottest hand in men’s sprint breaststroke in the world right now. 

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2023 World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

This will be the quickest prelims session so far in this meet, as there are only 4 events this morning.

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