Africa

2025 Worlds, Day 6 Africa Recap: Gallagher & Coetze Double Up on South African Records

South Africa’s Erin Gallagher was just .01 off of the African Record in the semifinals of the 50 fly and advances to tomorrow final ranked 3rd.

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United States Now Tops World Championships Medal Table On Day Six

For the first time thus far in Singapore, the United States sits atop the overall swimming medal table, partly due to Kate Douglass’ gold tonight.

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2025 Worlds, Africa Recap Day 5: Corbett’s Consistency Yields 6th Major 200 Breast Final

South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett has made the final of the 200 breast at every major international meet since 2019 including a 5th place finish in Tokyo and 7th place finish in Paris.

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McIntosh Propels Canada To Rank Third In World Championships Medal Table

Canadian national record holder Summer McIntosh nearly broke the women’s 200m butterfly world record on day five of the 2025 World Championships.

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Five National Records Bite The Dust During Men’s 200 Backstroke Semi-Finals

Five national records and one continental record bit the dust during the semi-finals of the men’s 200m backstroke in Singapore.

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2025 Worlds, Day 4 Africa Recap: Tunisa’s Jaouadi Joins Mellouli & Hafnaoui as Worlds Medalist

2025 World Championships July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming) Singapore, Singapore World Aquatics Championships Arena LCM (50m) Meet…

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Tunisia’s Ahmed Jaouadi Rips 7:36.88 800 Free Textile World Record

20-year-old Ahmed Jaouadi of Tunisia clocks a new textile world record en route to winning the men’s 800m freestyle event in Singapore.

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2025 World Championships: Day 4 Finals Preview

Carson Foster, Regan Smith, and Alberto Razzetti all face individual doubles as the 2025 World Championships approaches the halfway mark

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2025 World Championships Day 4: Relay Speculation

Qin Haiyang may need to be at his game-breaking best to ensure that China tops the podium tonight, with the absence of the U.S. leaving the medals wide open

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2025 Worlds, Day 3 African Recap: Coetze’s African Record Caps off WUGS/Worlds Double Victory

South Africa’s Pieter Coetze took gold in the men’s 100 back, the first medal for South Africa so far, and the first gold for a South African man since 2019.

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Pieter Coetze Unleashes 51.85 100 Back African Record, #3 Performer All-Time

Pieter Coetze denied Olympic champion Thomas Ceccon the men’s 100m backstroke gold, posting a new African record of 51.85 tonight.

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Five Different Nations Earn Gold On Day Three Of 2025 World Championships

Five different nations saw a swimmer step onto the top tier of the podium on day three of the 2025 World Championships in Singapore.

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2025 Worlds, Day 2 African Recap: Coetze on the Hunt for Rare WUGS and Worlds Double

South Africa’s Pieter Coetze has managed the transition and extended taper from WUGS to Worlds, and is well placed to earn his second Worlds medal in the 100 back.

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2025 World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

American Luke Hobson comes in as the top seed in a stacked field in the men’s 200 free.

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2025 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Sam Short is the top seed in the men’s 400 freestyle, as the 2023 World champion will fight it out with the 2024 Olympic Champion Lukas Martens for gold

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