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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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Africa Report, Day 2, Cameron Van Der Burgh Wins Silver Medal In the 100 Breaststroke

Cameron Van Der Burgh wins a silver medal and Marwan El Kamash breaks his second Egyptian National record of the meet. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, TheSwimPictures)

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 2: Real-Time Recaps

Ruta Meilutyte reacts with great emotion after breaking the 100m breaststroke Lithuanian, European, World Championship, and World Records in 1:04.35. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Kirsty Coventry Announces Plans to Train at SwimMAC for 2016 Olympics

With her wedding coming up in just over a week, on August 10th, Zimbabwean sporting hero Kirsty Coventry announced today on…

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 1 Real-Time Recaps

“France celebrates the men’s 4×100 free relay as Adrian looks on…” (File Photo: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Africa Report, Day 1, Ismail Breaks Egyptian National Record

The African continent puts two swimmers into finals and breaks one National Record on day 1 of the World Championships.

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Lochte, Feigen to Swim on American Men’s 400 Free Relay in Finals

Ryan Lochte got his spot on finals, but he took the spot of who swam very well in prelims. That means that he needs to swim fast to prove it wasn’t a bad decision by the American coaches. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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