Articles by Will Baxley

Who Were The Most Searched Swimmers Of 2025 Worlds?

Leon Marchand and Michael Phelps dominated the Google Trends most searched feature in many countries, as did Katie Ledecky and Summer McIntosh

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Johns Hopkins Swim Teams Joining Centennial Conference This Fall

Johns Hopkins swimming will be joining the Centennial Conference this fall after nearly a decade of swimming independently of conferences

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Brazil Fails To Earn Worlds Swimming Medal For First Time Since 2007

For the first World Championships since 2007, no Brazilian swimmers made the podium in Singapore, though Gui Caribe came close.

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2025 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Preview

Ruta Meilutyte is the top seed in the women’s 50 breaststroke as she aims for her 4th straight title in the event to close out 2025 Worlds

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2025 Worlds, Day 7 South America Recap: New Argentine Record For 30-Year-Old Ceballos

Macarena Ceballos, 30, downed her own 50 breaststroke national record from 2018 to get Argentina’s first national record in Singapore.

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2025 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Cameron McEvoy gears up as the top seed in swimming’s fastest event, while Ledecky and McIntosh prepare for a distance battle for the ages

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Mexico’s Osmar Olvera Snaps 18-Year Chinese Worlds Win Streak In Men’s 3m Springboard

Osmar Olvera brought home gold in the 3m springboard, the first time since 2005 that the medal didn’t go to a Chinese diver.

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2025 World Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview

Evgeniia Chikunova and Kate Douglass gear up for a head-to-head battle for queen of the 200 breaststroke on night 6 of the 2025 World Championships

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Blake Tierney Smashes 200 Back Canadian Record In 1:55.17

Blake Tierney took over a second off the Canadian 200 back record to top the Worlds heats, reclaiming the record from Ethan Ekk

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2025 World Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

After an Americas record and the #1 seed in a hectic semifinal, Jack Alexy takes center stage in the men’s 100 free with plenty of challengers

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2025 Worlds, Day 4 South America Recap: Caribe Squeezes Through The 100 Free Rounds

Gui Caribe shows he knows how to move through the rounds, squeezing through to the next round of the 100 free by less than .1 twice

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Harrison Turner’s 1:54.17 200 Fly Downs Supersuited Australian Record

Harrison Turner knocked down Nick D’Arcy’s 200 fly national record from 2009 en route to Australia’s first ever Worlds medal in the event

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2025 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview

Carson Foster, Regan Smith, and Alberto Razzetti all face individual doubles as the 2025 World Championships approaches the halfway mark

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2025 Worlds, South America Day 3 Recap: Balduccini & Costa Advance To 200 Free Semifinal

Stephanie Balduccini and Maria Fernanda Costa became South America’s first female semifinalists in Singapore, laying groundwork for a solid 800 relay

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Derivaux’s Dirty Double Closes Out 2025 Greensboro Sectionals

Audrey Derivaux doubled up on 200 IM and 200 back wins on the final day of Greensboro Futures. NCAP men and TAC women took the team competition

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