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2025 World Championship Previews: McKeown vs. Smith Rivalry Continues in Women’s 100 Back

Regan Smith and Kaylee McKeown have been vying for control of the 100 back for years, and that rivalry looks set to come to a head once more in Singapore.

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2025 World Championship Previews: Qin Haiyang Aims To Retake The 50 Breaststroke Throne

China’s Qin Haiyang won three World Championship breaststroke titles in 2023, but his 2024 season was less successful in long course.

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Swimming Portion of LA 2028 Olympics Will Remain at 9 Days; Will Award Final Games Medals

Los Angeles 2028 organizers celebrated three years out of the start of the Olympic Games this week by announcing the sport-by-sport schedule.

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2025 Water Polo World Champs Day 3: #3 U.S. Women Defeat #2 Netherlands To Lead Group B

The red, white, and blue pushed passed the Dutch women to take the lead in Group B, putting them on track for a quarterfinal spot

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2025 Worlds Water Polo Day 2: Montenegro Men Pull Off Upset Against Greece

Men’s water polo competition got underway in Singapore today. In the first round of play, the Montenegrin men pulled off an upset against Greece

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Hungary Women’s Win Against Greece Highlights Water Polo World Championships Day 1

In a re-match from the 2025 World Cup final, Hungary bested Greece this time around. Several other high-ranked teams enjoyed dominant wins.

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2025 World Championships Previews: Katie Ledecky Continues 1500 Freestyle Reign in Singapore

The women’s 1500 freestyle is one of the events at Worlds where we aren’t questioning who will win, just if she will break the World Record in the process

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Kim Youngbeom Outlines World Record Goals For Korean 4×200 Free Relay: “Certainly doable”

After finishing an agonising second at the 2024 World Championships in the event, Korea are aiming high in Singapore and hope to upset powerhouses GB and USA

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After Aquatics GB Championships Tie, James Guy Gets 200 Free Worlds Bid

After finishing simultaneously in the men’s 200m free at the Aquatics GB Championships, James Guy gets the event nod over Duncan Scott.

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2025 World Championship Previews: Douglass and Chikunova Face Off in 200 Breaststroke

The women’s 200 breaststroke is shaping up to be a battle between Olympic Champion Kate Douglass and World Record Holder Evgenia Chikunova.

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Joseph Schooling: Singapore’s Hero

Schooling became the first Singaporean to win an Olympic gold medal in 2016, beating idol Michael Phelps head-to-head in the men’s 100 butterfly.

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2025 World Championships Previews: Can Tang Qianting Defend Her 100 Breaststroke Title?

Qianting Tang is the reigning World Champion in the women’s 100 breaststroke, and she will be attempting to defend her title vs a very deep field behind her

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Turkey’s Arel Gültekin Wreaking Havoc On Nation’s Age Records

The nation of Turkey is ripe with upcoming talent, primarily on the boys’ side, as evidenced at the recent European Junior Championships.

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Hwang Sunwoo Primed For Potential 200 Free Victory In Singapore

Reigning world champion Hwang Sunwoo of South Korea has eyes on the men’s 200m freestyle prize as his seeks to make national swimming history.

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China Finalizes 34-Member Swimming Roster for 2025 World Championships

China unveils youngest-ever Worlds roster. Pan Zhanle, Qin Haiyang, Zhang Yufei lead the charge for 34 swimmers in Singapore. (Above: Pan Zhanle)

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