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2025 World University Games: Day 2 Prelims Preview

The U.S. dominate the top seeds on Day 2, with Owen McDonald and Maxine Parker among the swimmers going this morning to have tasted medal success on Day 1

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2025 World University Games: All-Around Dominance From Team USA – Day 1 Women’s Relay Analysis

Isabel Ivey swam one of two sub-54 second splits in tonight’s field, as the U.S. had four of the fastest five relay legs

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2025 World University Games: The All-Rounders Come To Play – Day 1 Men’s Relay Analysis

David King had a stunning anchor leg to help the U.S. men soar to gold in the men’s 4×100 free relay, and there were several notable splits through the field

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2025 World Championship Previews: McIntosh To Catch Her White Whale In The 400 Free?

There are two women who will be in the fight for gold, but it looks like Summer McIntosh will take her maiden freestyle world title here

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2025 WUGs Medal Table Day 1: U.S. Leads Medal Total Winning Two Golds in Three Events

Ryan Erisman won the only individual medal for the United States on day one, finishing with the bronze in the 400 freestyle.

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2025 World Championship Preview: Canadians Clash In Attempt to Push Past Ponti in Men’s 50 Fly

Switzerland’s Noe Ponti was on fire at the 2024 World Short Course Championships in December. How will that translate into the long course pool?

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Eight Countries Set For Women’s Water Polo Worlds Quarterfinal Saturday

Japan, Greece, Italy, and the Netherlands snatched up the last four spots for the women’s water polo quarterfinals at the World Championships

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National Records Broken on Day 1 Of World University Games

Khiew Hoe Yean won the silver medal in the men’s 400 freestyle, touching in 3:47.38 to hack almost a second off his own Malaysian National Record.

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Cheung Chi Kit Nicholas Breaks Hong Kong National Record in Men’s 100 Breaststroke Semifinal

Cheung Chi Kit Nicholas swam 1:00.50 to break the Hong Kong Record in the men’s 100 breaststroke at the World University Games.

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USA, Spain, Croatia, Italy Advance To Men’s Water Polo Worlds Quarterfinal

The four undefeated men’s water polo teams have secured spots for the quarterfinal, leaving eight teams to fight for the remaining four spots.

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Japan’s Rikako Ikee Says LA 2028 Will Be Her Final Olympic Games

25-year-old Rikako Ikee of Japan says that the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles will be the sprint star’s final Games appearance.

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2025 World University Games: Day 1 Prelims Preview

A full strength US team will take to the field in this edition of the WUG, and they start off strong with a handful of top seeds in the first prelims session

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2025 Worlds Previews: Can Leon Marchand Break the 200 IM World Record?

Leon Marchand leads the men’s 200 IM field, with the primary question about his race being “Can he break the World Record?”

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Australia, Spain, United States, Hungary Advance To Women’s Water Polo Worlds Quarterfinal

Four teams made it to the Singapore quarterfinals, while eight teams will compete for the remaining four spots on Thursday

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2025 World Championships Previews: Marchand Looking to Hold Off Urlando and Kharun in 200 Fly

Leon Marchand will be attempting to repeat his four gold medal performance from the 2024 Olympics, and the 200 fly will be the first step in that.

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