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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

USA’s Katie Ledecky was better than ever this morning in the 1500 free. She looked smooth throughout a historic prelims swim to set a new world record.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day One Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the first day in the pool of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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United States, Australia Fail To Advance To Finals In 4×100 Freestyle Relay

In an unfortunate series of events, the United States’ men’s 4×100 freestyle relay failed to qualify for finals with a lack luster 3:16.01 that tied for 11th place. IMAGE: Team USA behind the blocks before the prelims relay.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview

Sun Yang will look to win his second straight title and third straight medal in the men’s 400 freestyle

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6 Swimmers to Watch, All the links you need for the 2015 World Championships

Vlad Morozov and Team Russia welcome the world’s best to Kazan for the 2015 World Champs. We’ve got all the info you need to follow along here.

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2015 World Championship Preview: Women’s 50 Butterfly

Sarah Sjostrom looks like a slam dunk to take home the women’s 50 fly title in Kazan.

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2015 World Championship Preview: Women’s 200 Butterfly

Franziska Hentke of Germany will look to back up her top time in the world this year with a world championship gold medal.

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Ruffini and Cunha Take 25 km Event in Kazan

Italian Simone Ruffini and Brazilian Ana Marcela Cunha won the 25 km open water event in Kazan…

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2015 World Championships Preview: Men’s 200 Backstroke

Ryosuke Irie was the Pan Pacs champ last summer, and he’ll do battle with defending World Champ Matt Grevers in Kazan.

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2015 World Championship Preview: Men’s 200 Butterfly

Daiya Seto of Japan will look to dethrone South Africa’s Chad Le Clos for the 200m butterfly crown in Kazan.

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Germany Dominates the Mixed 5 km Team Event

Germany took the gold in the mixed 5 km team event finishing 16 seconds ahead of the field….

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2015 World Championships Preview: Men’s 50 Butterfly

Chad Le Clos will look to continue his recent 50m fly dominance at the world championships.

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2015 World Championships Preview: Men’s 400m IM

I believe that Daiya Seto will be faster than he was in Barcelona and swim a 4:07 to take the title.

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2015 FINA World Championships Entry Lists Posted

Cameron van der Burgh is among the swimmers with surprise entries to the World Championships.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 50 Backstroke

Etiene Medeiros of Brazil has recently burst onto the swimming scene, posting some incredible times in the 50 back.

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