Swimming World Cup Series

Zhang Yufei Completes Women’s 200 Fly Sweep With 2:05.65 World Cup Record

Zhang extinguished Cammile Adam’s eight-year-old World Cup Record en route to completing the Triple Crown in the women’s 200 fly in Budapest.

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Tes Schouten Slices Tenth Off Dutch Record In Women’s 200 Breast To Complete Triple Crown

Schouten’s time of 2:21.52 dipped under her Dutch Record of 2:21.63 from the World Championships and also dismantled her World Cup Record from Berlin.

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2023 World Cup – Budapest: Noe Ponti Arrives With 51.34 100 Fly Prelim

Ponti’s time is less than three-tenths shy of his season-best, and is also quicker than what was required to win the first two legs in Berlin and Athens.

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World Aquatics Tweaks Media Policy for Final World Cup Stop in Budapest

In non-crown events, swimmers will be selected randomly for interviews in Budapest “in order to hear more voices from a wide range of athletes.”

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4 Storylines (& Some Bonuses) to Watch at the 3rd World Aquatics World Cup Stop – Budapest

Australia’s Sam Short looks to add multiple World Cup golds to his impressive collection of medals from the 2023 Worlds, where he won gold in the 400.

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Kristof Milak Withdraws From World Cup Budapest & Casts Worry On HUN Men’s 4×200

World Record holder and Olympic champion Kristof Milak will not be racing at the final stop of the World Cup Series in Budapest.

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2023 World Cup Budapest Entries: Shymanovich & Shkurdai Entered As Neutrals

Ilya Shymanovich and Anastasia Shkurdai of Belarus are entered at the World Cup in Budapest as neutral independent athletes.

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Budapest World Cup Will Add Unique ‘Golden Race’ to Test Masters of Different Strokes

Ever wanted to see a head-to-head race between Thomas Ceccon and Qin Haiyang? We might see that matchup this weekend in Budapest.

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Kaylee McKeown, Qin Haiyang Running Away With World Cup Crowns After Sweeps in Athens

The 22-year-old McKeown now has a total of 117.7 points combined from the first two World Cup stops, opening up a 7.2-point lead over China’s Zhang Yufei.

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Kaylee McKeown Continues World Cup Backstroke Reign With Series Record in 200 BK (2:06.02)

With another win and a World Cup record in the 200 backstroke, Kaylee McKeown is now six-for-six backstroke World Cup records at this year’s World Cup.

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Abdelrahman Elaraby Dealing with Death Threats for Supporting Palestine After World Cup Win

“I’ve been getting death threats,” Elaraby said after his 50 butterfly win in Athens. “People have been attacking me all week for supporting Palestine.”

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China’s Zhang Yufei Breaks World Cup Record in 100 Fly; Beats 3 Big Rivals in Athens

25-year-old Zhang Yufei, the defending World Champion in the 100 fly, beat out three big rivals and broke Sarah Sjostrom’s World Record on Sunday.

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2023 World Cup Athens Day 3 Prelims: Sjostrom & Andrew Cruise In Multiple Events

American Michael Andrew made two finals for the last night of action in Athens. He’ll be taking on the 50m fly and 100m back.

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Matt Sates Tallies 2 Wins, 1 Personal Best After Fracturing Wrist at World Cup in Athens

“I wasn’t sure how I would swim,” Matt Sates said. “But (my fractured wrist) felt OK in warm-up and honestly I didn’t feel it in either race tonight.”

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Adam Peaty: ‘This Is The First Race That I Can Say I Am Getting Back After 2 Years’

“Today was halfway down the maze, but tomorrow might be another dead end,” 28-year-old British breaststroke specialist Adam Peaty said on Saturday.

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