FINA Junior World Championships

Rooney’s 1:46.5 Split Leads Team USA To JR World Record In 4×200 Free Relay

Maxime Rooney (left) and Grant Shoults (right) put up key splits as the American men smashed the junior world record in the 4×200 free relay.

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Ukranian ex-pat Gunes breaking new ground for Turkey with first 3 world golds

Viktoria Zeynep Gunes was forced to flee the Ukraine when Russia invaded last year. Now she’s won the first-ever world-level gold medals for her new home nation of Turkey.

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Minna Atherton Breaks Junior World 50 Back Record Again In Semifinals

The hot streak continues for Australia’s Minna Atherton at the 2015 Junior World Championships. The 15-year-old broke yet another junior world record, going 27.92 out of semifinals in the 50 back.

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2015 FINA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO

Re-watch your favorite races from day 3 at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

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Anton Chupkov Downs Another World Juniors Meet Record In 200 Breast

Anton Chupkov overtakes his own meet record in the 200m breaststroke at the 2015 World Junior Championships.

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Turkey’s Gunes Claims New Meet Record In 200 IM At World Juniors

Turkey’s Viktoria Gunes registered a new meet record in the women’s 200m IM. The yet-to-be-ratified WJR of Zhou Min from 2014 is still faster, however.

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Aussie Tamsin Cook Clocks New 400 Freestyle World Juniors Meet Record

Another meet record bites the dust, as Aussie Tamsin Cook slides into the history books with a gold medal 4:06.17 400m freestyle swim in Singapore.

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Michael Andrew Shaves Meet Record In 50 back At Jr World Champ Finals

Michael Andrew had a great day 4 at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships, adding a meet record in the 50 back to a two-medal day.

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2015 FINA Junior Worlds: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Minna Atherton, top seed in the women’s 50m backstroke, will be going for the all-distance sweep in the event, having already won gold in the 100 and 200 backstrokes.

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Anton Chupkov Scrapes Under 200 Breast Junior Worlds Meet Record

Chupkhov was in a league of his own in prelims this morning. He finished in a time of 2:10.73, just enough to claim the meet record that previously belonged to Russia’s Alexander Palatov at 2:10.75.

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2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 3 Finals Photo Vault

Canada’s Junior World Champs in the mixed 4×100 free relay strike a pose.

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Minna Atherton Posts 28.0 50 Backstroke to Clip Junior World Record

Atherton clocked a 28.00 to claim the Junior World Record and the Championship Record. She now owns the world junior mark in both the 50 and 100 back.

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2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Preview

Turkey’s Viktoria Zeynep Gunes looks to add a 200 IM title to her breaststrokeing dominance this week, while perhaps making a run at the junior world record.

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Canada Comes On Strong In Medal Table After Day 3 At World Juniors

Canada snatched up four medals on day 3, shifting the standings in the medal table halfway through the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships.

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2015 FINA Junior World Championships: Day 2 Finals Photo Vault

As action continues at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships in Singapore, local photographer Adrian Seetho is sharing with us an on-deck look at the championship meet.

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