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2022 World Championships: Day 5 Pick’em Scoring Update

Day 5 of the 2022 World Championships feature finals of the women’s 200 fly, men’s 100 free, women’s 50 back, men’s 200 IM, and women’s 4×200 free relay.

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Summer McIntosh Scorches 1:54.79 4×200 Relay Lead-Off; Her 2nd WJR of the Session

Despite being on the lead-off, McIntosh posted one of the fastest splits in the field, coming in at 1:54.79.

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2022 World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Prelims this morning will consist of the women’s 100 free, men’s 200 back, women’s 200 breast, men’s 200 breast, and the women’s 4×200 free relay.

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2022 World Championships: Day 4 Pick’em Scoring Update

Day 4 of the 2022 World Championships included finals of the men’s 800 free, women’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly, men’s 50 breast, and mixed 4×100 medley relay.

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Leon Marchand Shatters Two French Records 43 Minutes Apart on Night 4 in Budapest

Marchand is now the #8 performer all-time in the LCM men’s 200 fly.

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Summer McIntosh Cracks World Junior Record with 2:05.79 200 Fly in Semifinals

Not only was McIntosh’s semifinals time of 2:05.79 the fastest in the field, it marks a new Canadian Record and new World Junior Record to boot. 

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2022 World Championships: Day 3 Pick’em Scoring Update

The 3rd finals session of the meet featured 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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Americans Win Two Medals in Women’s 100 Back for First Time Since 2008 Olympics

Regan Smith won Gold in the women’s 100 back tonight in Budapest, swimming a 58.22, while fellow American Claire Curzan grabbed Bronze in 58.67.

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2022 World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Day 3 prelims of the 2022 World Champs will feature the men’s 50 breast, women’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly, and men’s 800 free.

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2022 World Championships: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 2 Scoring Update

Day 2 was a lighter schedule than day 1, featuring finals of the men’s 100 breast, women’s 100 fly, men’s 50 fly, and women’s 200 IM.

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Australian Head Coach Rohan Taylor: McKeown Will Race 100 Back at Commonwealths

McKeown’s coach, Michael Bohl, wants the 20-year-old to gain international experience in the 200 IM to build confidence racing the event at this level. 

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2022 World Championships: Pick’em Contest Day 1 Results

Day 1 only featured 5 finals, the men’s 400 free, women’s 400 free, men’s 400 IM, women’s 4×100 free relay, and men’s 4×100 free relay.

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2022 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The action kicks off this morning with prelims of 9 events, making day 1 one of the busier days of the meet.

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2022 World Championships: Check Your Responses for the SwimSwam Pick’em Contest

This is a post you may want to bookmark if you’re participating in the contest, as this post is dedicated to recording all contestants’ responses.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Ledecky Set To Reclaim Gold In Women’s 1500 Free

Ledecky has been 18 seconds faster than any other woman in history in the 1500, and is poised to reclaim the title after being forced to withdraw in 2019.

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