Africa

Oscar Bilbao & Matthew Ward Complete Sweeps At Commonwealth Youth Games

Catch up on day three action of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games which saw sweeps by Scotland’s Matthew Ward and England’s Oscar Bilbao.

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Matthew Ward Continues Backstroke Attack At Commonwealth Youth Games

Scotland’s Matthew Ward is now 2-for-2 in boys’ backstroke events at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games taking place in Couva, Trinidad & Tobago.

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Watch All Of Ahmed Hafnaoui’s Races From the 2023 World Championships

Ahmed Hafnaoui posted the #2 fastest 1500 ever, winning gold in the 1500 and 800 freestyles at the 2023 World Championships.

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Tennessee Commit Nikoli Blackman Strikes Commonwealth Youth Games Gold

University of Tennessee commit Nikoli Blackman took gold in the boys’ 200m freestyle on day one of the Commonwealth Youth Games.

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Erin Gallagher Breaks African Record in the Women’s 100 Fly with 57.64 at WUGS

Egypt’s Farida Osman held the African Record in the event at 57.66, a time which she swam at the 2022 World Championships in Budapest last summer.

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Ranking The Top 15 Male Swimmers of the 2023 World Championships

In this article, we rank who we think were the top 15 male swimmers that competed at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

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South Africa Confirmed For Inaugural European U23 Championships In Dublin

Swimming South Africa has not released a roster or a list of swimmers with nine days until the start of the meet.

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Zhang Yufei Crushes 50 FL WUGS Record by a Half-Second, Gallagher Rips S. African Record

The semifinals of the women’s 50 fly tonight at the 2023 WUGS in Chengdu saw a ton of action.

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What Happens If You Score Worlds as a Team Meet? (FULL AQUA Team Trophy Scoring)

Team USA captains accept the World Aquatics Team Trophy on Sunday for scoring the most points at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 8 Africa Recap – Hafnaoui Gracious in Victory, Credits Finke Post-Race

Ahmed Hafnaoui and Bobby Finke swam side by side for the entirety of the 1500, and both attributed their success to each other’s presence in the race.

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Ahmed Hafnaoui And Bobby Finke Become Second And Third-Fastest 1500 Freestylers Ever

Hafnaoui ended up beating Finke by just 0.05 of a second, but the two swimmers stayed close for the entirety of the race and became two of the fastest ever.

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Ruta Meilutyte Earns $100,000 In Prize Money in Just 2 Events (FULL Worlds Prize Money)

Ruta Meilutyte (above) won the 2nd-most prize money at the meet in spite of only swimming two events at the World Championships. Mollie O’Callaghan had the most.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 7 Africa Recap – Osman Showing Same Consistency as Sjostrom

Despite not earning a medal in the 50 fly, Farida Osman remains the most decorated Egyptian swimmer (male or female) with her 2 bronzes from 2017 & 2019.

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High-Level International Meets For August 2023

Daniel Wiffen is set to compete at the inaugural U23 Championships taking place during the month of August in his home nation of Ireland.

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Australia Matches Its Best-Ever World Championships Gold Medal Count

Cam McEvoy’s victory in the men’s 50m freestyle help propel his nation of Australia to 13 total gold medals, matching its best-ever haul at a Worlds.

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