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Americans Have Half The Hardware Through Day 3 Than At 2017 World C’ships

The U.S. leads the medal table in Gwangju through day 3, but the nation holds half the number of medals earned through this same time back in 2017.

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Duncan Scott Follows Horton’s Lead: Refuses Photos, Handshake with Sun Yang

The gold medalist Sun appeared to confront Scott after the podium ceremony as Scott refused to take group pictures with the medal winners.

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Rikako Ikee Responds To Fly Medalists’ Special Message From Gwangju

Japanese ace Rikako Ikee responds via Instagram story to the women’s 100m fly medalists’ message of solidarity from last in Gwangju.

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Matsumoto Breaks Hagino’s Record & Earns JPN’s First 2Free Worlds Medal

Katsuhiro Matsumoto soared to a new lifetime best and Japanese National Record time of 1:45.22 to land 2nd place tonight in Gwangju in the men’s 200 free.

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Siobhan Haughey Takes Down Own Hong Kong Record in 200 Free

Haughey roared to a win in the first of two semifinals tonight, clocking a 1:55.58.

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Yang Junxuan Sets New Junior World Record In Women’s 200 Free

17-year-old Yang Junxuan of China set a new junior world record in the women’s 200 freestyle, putting up a time of 1:55.99 in the semi-finals.

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Yan Zibei Takes Down 50 Breast Asian Record, His 5th Record in the Past Month

The swim puts Zibei in a tie for the 16th fastest 50 breaststroke of all-time.

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Yan Zibei Takes Down Asian Record in 50 Breast

While no one’s likely to touch Adam Peaty’s world record any time soon, plenty of national records went down in this morning’s 50 breast prelims.

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Katie Ledecky Withdraws From 200 Free In Gwangju; 1500 Status Pending

Katie Ledecky uncharacteristically withdraws from an event, the women’s 200m freestyle on day 3 of the 2019 World Championships, citing illness.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty made history last night as the first man to ever break 57 in the 100 breast semis. Tonight, he may lower his World Record further.

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USA and Australia Tied Atop Medal Table After Day 2

The USA got a gold from Caeleb Dressel in the 50 fly, while Australia’s total was boosted by Emma McKeon earning bronze in the 100 fly.

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Japan’s Record Holder Yui Ohashi Disqualified In Women’s 200 IM

Japanese medal hopeful in the 200m IM, Yui Ohashi, was disqualified in the event tonight in Gwangju, rendering her unable to upgrade her silver from 2017.

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ASIA: Ye Shiwen Cements Comeback with 200 IM Silver

Tonight at the 2019 FINA World Championships, Ye cemented her comeback with a silver medal in the 200 IM. It was her fastest time since 2012.

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Women’s 100 Fly Medalists Show Sign Of Solidarity For Rikako Ikee

The trio of medalists from the women’s 100m fly – MacNeil, Sjostrom & McKeon – displayed a special message to Japan’s Rikako Ikee.

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Xu Jiayu Breaks 10-Year-Old Championship Record In Men’s 100 Back

Xu Jiayu set a new Championship Record in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 back in a time of 52.17, lowering Aaron Peirsol’s 2009 mark of 52.19.

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