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2017 Worlds: Park Tae Hwan Drops 100 FR (Day 4 Prelims Scratch Report)

Park Tae Hwan has scratched the 100 free for day 4 prelims at the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

American Ryan Murphy is just one of the mega stars racing tonight in Budapest.

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Race Video: Watch Lilly King Break World Record in 100 Breast Final with 1:04.13

Watch as USA’s Lilly King breaks the World Record in the women’s 100m breaststroke, as she blazes to a 1:04.13 to win the title in Budapest.

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Race Video: Men’s 100 Back Final with .15 Separating Xu, Grevers, Murphy

Watch as Xu Jiayu earns China’s first-ever World Championships medal in the men’s 100m backstroke, ahead of Matt Grevers and Ryan Murphy.

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Race Video: Watch Katie Ledecky’s Back-to-Back 1500 and 200 Freestyles

Katie Ledecky swam back-to-back freestyle events on Tuesday night in Budapest. After winning the 1500 with the fourth-fastest time in history, she came back and led the field in the first 200 free semi-final. Watch the races here.

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Days 3 Videos *for UK Viewers* – Watch Adam Peaty’s Two 50 Breast WRs

Watch the race videos as Adam Peaty breaks the 50m breaststroke world record twice in one day.

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Kylie Masse’s WR and Other Day 3 Race Videos *for Canadian Viewers*

Katerine Savard swimming in the semi-final of the women’s 200 free in Budapest on Tuesday evening.

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Sun Yang Swims 1:44.39 for Asian Record, WC Gold 2Free (Race Video)

Despite being the lone man in the field who swam the 800 prelims this morning, China’s Sun Yang pulled away in the men’s 200 free final to win gold in a new Asian and Chinese national record of 1:44.39.

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ASIA: Jiayu Wins China’s 1st 100 Back World Champs Gold Ever

Xu Jiayu is now the first Chinese man ever to win a gold medal in the men’s 100 back at long course World Championships.

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Americans Add More Hardware, Maintain Overall Medal Table Lead

Matt Grevers earned a silver medal, adding to the Americans’ overall lead after day 3.

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Yasuhiro Koseki Lowers Asian Record To 27.17 In 50 Breast

Yasuhiro Koseki took down his own Asian record in the men’s 50 breast on day 3 in Budapest.

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Sun Yang Lowers Asian Record For First 200 Free World Title

Sun Yang lowered his own Asian record on the way to 200 free gold at the World Championships.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

American Lilly King, the reigning 100m breaststroke Olympic champion, will face rival Yuliya Efimova of Russia in what may be the race of the night.

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Zibei Lowers Own Chinese Mark, Koseki Ties Asian Record In 50 Breast

Yan Zibei lowered his Chinese record in the men’s 50 breast.

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England Ends Up On Top Of Commonwealth Youth Games Medal Table

Within just the sport of swimming at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, England topped the overall medal count with 22.

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