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Gabriel Santos Scratches 50 Fly on Day One Prelims of World Championships

Brazil’s Gabriel Santos scratched the 50 butterfly where he was ranked #22. He is still entered in the 100 freestyle on Tuesday.

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2022 World Championships: Official SwimSwam Preview Index

Follow along here as SwimSwam’s staff previews all 42 events that will be contested at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Armstrong & Murphy Chase 51 in the Men’s 100 Back

Hunter Armstrong and Ryan Murphy are on the verge of another 51-second performance in the 100 backstroke, but it’s the rising star versus the veteran.

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185 FINA Member Federations Send Pool Swimmers to 2022 World Championships

Turks & Caicos is one of three FINA member federations that did not participate in the 2019 World Championships but will in 2022.

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Kyle Chalmers, Kristof Milak Scratch 50 Fly at 2022 World Championships

Australian Kyle Chalmers has revealed new abilities in the butterfly races this year, but he’ll drop one of his two individual events at Worlds.

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Pick the Winners, Win Speedo Swag: SwimSwam’s 2022 Worlds Pick ‘Em Contest Is Here

How many races will Caeleb Dressel win at the World Championships? Now is your chance to show off your knowledge and pick the winners for big prizes.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Battle Shaping Between King and Pilato in 50 Breast

In a rematch of the 2019 World Championships, Lilly King and Benedetta Pilato will face-off for gold in the women’s 50 breaststroke.

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Which Countries Will Swim Which Relays at the 2022 World Swimming Championships

Check out which countries have (and more interestingly, which ones haven’t) entered to race each relay at the 2022 World Championships.

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Matt Sates Comes Down With Illness At Worlds Staging Camp

South African young gun Matt Sates has been under the weather the past days but says his illness will not impact his Budapest performances.

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Introducing SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft

Check out SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft where we each drafted a team of 8 swimmers that we think will score big in Budapest.

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South Africa’s Pieter Coetze Out Of World Championships With COVID

South Africa’s World Championships roster has taken a hit, as backstroking ace PIeter Coetze has dropped out of the meet due to COVID-19.

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Schoenmaker, Hafnaoui, And Corbett Absent From 2022 World Champs FINA Entry List

Two World Champions in the form of Tatjana Schoenmaker and Ahmed Hafanoui are absent from the list of entrants for 2022 Worlds.

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Guinea-Bissau Embroiled In Controversy Over Which Party Is Acting Governing Body

The West African nation of Guinea-Bissau is embroiled in a swimming controversy regarding who its real national governing body is.

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High-Level International Meets For June 2022

Take a look at the international swimming meet schedule for the month of June, highlighted by the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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Top 5 Male Storylines Ahead of Mare Nostrum Tour – Canet

American Michael Andrew is ready to carry on his winning momentum from Barcelona to Canet for the final stop of the 2022 Mare Nostrum Tour.

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