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When Will 2023 World Aquatics Championships Sessions Begin In My Time Zone?

Want to know when swimming will start at the World Championships in your time zone? We’ve done the math for (most of you) so that you don’t have to!

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Watch: Katie Grimes Pulls Off Effortless Spin Move During 10km Open Water Race

Katie Grimes effortlessly spun from freestyle to backstroke and then back to freestyle without missing a beat as she peeked at the competition behind her.

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Beck Wins 10km World Title, Grimes Becomes 1st American to Qualify for Paris 2024

Katie Grimes just barely out-touched the reigning Olympic and world champions to become the first American to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

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2023 World Champs Preview: Can Ress Rule in 50 Back? Not If Armstrong has a Say (Part 2)

Amongst a strong field, Justin Ress looks to repeat atop the podium in Fukuoka this summer, hopefully not alone this time.

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AQUA Says No Impact from Fukuoka Flooding on World Championships Prep

Heavy rain caused deadly flooding on Monday in Fukuoka, Japan, but the World Championships beginning on Friday are not expected to be affected. 

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World Aquatics President Husain Al-Musallam Loses Shady OCA Election to Sheikh Talal

Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Sabah beat out World Aquatics president Husain al-Musallam (pictured) by four votes in the OCA’s presidential election.

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Who Else Is Missing the 2023 World Championships? A List of Absent Swimmers

Caeleb Dressel is just one of many 2022 World Champions who will not have the opportunity to defend their titles in Fukuoka in a few weeks’ time.

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2023 World Champs Preview: Tomoru Honda Readies For 200 Fly Takeover

In Kristof Milak of Hungary’s absence, Japanese Olympic silver medalist Tomoru Honda is primed to rise to the occasion and grab the gold on his home turf.

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Daiya Seto Has Evolved From ‘Fluorescent’ To ‘LED’ Through Altitude Training

Hear what coach Takeshi Kato has to say about world champion and Olympic medalist Daiya Seto ahead of the 2023 World Championships.

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Leon Marchand Cheered By Japanese Fans At Tokyo Airport (Video)

French world champion swimmer Leon Marchand arrived in Tokyo this week and didn’t go unnoticed by the domestic swimming fan crowd.

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Kayla Sanchez Skipping World Champs, Will Make Debut for Philippines at Asian Games

22-year-old Kayla Sanchez was deemed eligible to represent the Philippines internationally on Thursday after being released from Swimming Canada last June.

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Another Five Indian National Records Broken On Final Day Of Competition

After 11 national records were broken through three days of the meet, another five were broken on the last day of the meet.

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11 National Record Broken At Indian Senior National Championships

A total of 11 Indian National Records were broken this week at the Indian National Championships with 8 on the women’s side and 3 on the men’s.

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Olympic Medalist Tomoru Honda Hits In-Season 1:54.48 200 Fly

Olympic silver medalist Tomoru Honda put up an impressive in-season 200m fly result while competing at the Nihon University/Chuo University dual meet.

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Shoma Sato, Ippei Watanabe Show Up At 95th Waseda-Keio Water Games

World Championships-bound swimmers Shoma Sato and Ippei Watanabe were among the racers competing at the 95th Waseda-Keio Water Games.

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