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2025 World Championship Previews: How Low Can Summer McIntosh Go In Women’s 200 Fly?

Summer McIntosh swam the second-fastest time in history at Canadian Trials, and is the overwhelming favourite here ahead of Regan Smith and a wide-open field

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16-Year-Old Yumeki Kojima Clocks 1:57.77 200 IM, Mizuki Hirai Hits 56.60 100 Fly

16-year-old Yumeki Kojima hit a new lifetime best of 1:57.77 in the men’s 200m IM while competing domestically over the weekend.

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Records Fall, Youth Rise: 47th SEA Age Championships Showcase Region’s Best Young Swimmers

Twenty-two meet records fell at the 47th SEA Age Group Championships, led by Aulia and Thuey Hien, who each set four new individual marks.

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The Data Tipping Point: Why Swimming Will Never Be the Same Again

The documentary – Swimming’s Moneyball – released this month, captures a quiet revolution that’s gaining pace in pools around the world.

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eo’s Jaimie Fuller on the Integrity Wall, Enhanced Games, and Swimming’s Moneyball Revolution

Fuller and eo have just launched the Integrity Wall, taking dead aim at the Enhanced Games. It’s a bold stance in a sport that has a complicated…

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Fun Facts About Singapore

Learn more about the host of the upcoming World Aquatics Championships.

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Olympic Gold Medalists Among Candidates for World Aquatics Athletes’ Committee

Olympic gold medalist Wang Shun of China is one of 25 swimmers nominated for 10 spots on the AQUA Athletes’ Committee; 2025 Worlds participants are eligible to vote.

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Chinese National Team Kicks Off Training Camp in Beijing in Lead-Up to World Championships

As the World Championships approaches, many of China’s star swimmers made their way to Beijing this week for the National Team’s training camp.

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Cal Women Add Japanese Olympian Airi Mitsui for Fall 2025

Japan’s Airi Mitsui, whose best 200 fly converted time would have placed 3rd at NCAAs last season, will join the Golden Bears in the fall.

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2025 World Championships Previews: Australia Leads The Big Three In Women’s 4×200 Free Relay

Australia looks for a repeat win in the women’s 4×200 free relay Singapore as the United States and China trail slightly, looking to catch up

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Pieter Coetze Leads Chad Le Clos-Less South African Worlds Roster

Pieter Coetze, bronze medalist in the men’s 200m back from Doha, leads the South African squad headed to Singapore later this month.

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Japanese Dynamo Yamato Fukazawa Breaks Thumb, Will Compete In Singapore With Bolt In His Hand

24-year-old Yamato Fukazawa won both the 100m and 200m breast events at the Japanese World Trials but his journey to Singapore hasn’t been an easy one.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2025

Olympic multi-medalist David Popovici of Romania is headed to the World Championships, the highest-profile meet on the July agenda.

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The World Aquatics Championships Has an Official Beer Supplier

World Aquatics has found some beer money to support the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore next month. Our sport is finally growing up.

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Data Deep Dive: Comparing Popovici’s 46.71 to Pan’s 46.40 100 Free World Record

Let’s take a look at the statistics from the fastest 100 freestyles in history: Pan Zhanle’s world record of 46.40 and David Popovici’s 46.71 from yesterday.

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