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Africa Report, Day 4 Continued, Cameron Van Der Burgh and Giulio Zorzi: The Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. of Breaststroke

This is the second half of the story about training partners and best friends, Cameron Van Der Burgh and Giulio Zorzi. They earned the Gold and Bronze medals in the 50m breaststroke on Day 4 of the 2013 FINA World Championships. (Photo Credit: Gil Levy / @SwimCoachLevy)

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2013 World Championships Day 5 Prelims Photo Vault: Clary Tops 200 Back Prelim

Tyler Clary qualifies 1st for the men’s 200 back semi final at the 2013 World Championships. (Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Preview

Ryan Lochte is still on the hunt for his first gold medal of the 2013 FINA World Championships, and perhaps his best chance comes on Thursday evening. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Looking at World Championships a Little Differently

We have an opportunity to look at statistics some nations will use to judge their success at World Championships rather than just by medals… (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Cameron van der Burgh 50 Breast World Championships – Complete Race Footage

Men’s 50 breaststroke race footage is courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Africa Report, Day 4, Cameron Van Der Burgh and Giulio Zorzi: The Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. of Breaststroke

South Africa wins the medal count on Day 4 with medals from Chad Le Clos, along with training partners and best friends, Giulio Zorzi and Cameron Van Der Burgh. (Photo Credit: Gil Levy / @SwimCoachLevy)

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2013 FINA World Championships, Day 4 FINALS REAL-TIME RECAPS

Missy Franklin has been nothing but golden at this meet. Though she scratched the 50 backstroke semifinal, her most vulnerable event, she is now three-for-three in finals with gold medals, swimming a 1:54.81 for victory in the women’s 200 free. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA World Day 4 Finals Photo Vault: Le Clos Defends Butterfly Crown

2012 Olympic Champion, Chad le Clos, defends his 200 fly crown at 2013 Worlds. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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World Championships, Day 4/Wednesday Finals Preview

Was Federica Pellegrini’s semi-finals performance in the 200 free for real? Is she back? (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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Africa Report, Day 3, Le Clos and Van Der Burgh Both Win Semi-Finals

Cameron Van Der Burgh is flirting with the world record in the 50m breaststroke and Chad Le Clos is the favorite to win the 200 butterfly tomorrow. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)

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2013 World Championships Day 3 FINALS Real-Time Recaps

Olympic Champion, Matt Grevers, defends his 100 back crown, going 1-2 with teammate David Plummer. (Photo Courtesy: FINA)

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Agnel Gets Pumped: 2013 World Championships Day 3 Finals Photo Vault

Yannick Agnel gets pumped up after his 200 free World Championship win! (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Day 3 Finals Preview: Three or More World Records on the Bullseye for Tuesday

We’ve already seen one 16-year old break a World Record at this meet. Will we see another on Tuesday? (File Photo: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)

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Time-lapse Video: 2013 FINA World Championships Competition Pool Creation

This is a a time lapse video of the Palau Sant Jordi Pool before the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (Image courtesy of FINA)

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Opening Ceremony, 2013 FINA World Championships – Entire TV Show

This is the entire “Opening Ceremonies” show, one hour and twenty-seven minutes, for the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. (Image courtesy of FINA)

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