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Italy Makes A Move On Day 3, But The U.S. Still Owns the Budapest Medal Table

17-year-old Benedetta Pilato was one of two gold medalists for Italy tonight, bringing the nation up two spots in the medal table.

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Hwang Sunwoo Lowers Korean National Record En Route To 200 Free Silver

19-year-old Hwang Sunwoo put up the fastest 200m freestyle of his career en route to snagging silver and logging a new Korean national record.

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2022 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Photo Vault

Catch your favorite swimmers in action behind the blocks, diving in and splashing about in this day 2 photo vault from the 2022 World Championships.

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Budapest 2022, Day 2 Asia Recap: Ryosuke Irie Could Make History

32-year-old Ryosuke Irie of Japan is in the hunt for a medal in the men’s 100m backstroke, with the ace on the verge of potentially making Asian history.

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Limited Scratches on Day 3 Prelims of World Championships

Three out of the five scratches this session are from swimmers who withdrew from the meet due to either COVID-19 diagnoses before the meet began or injury.

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Top Seed In The 100/200 Free Siobhan Haughey Pulls Out Of 2022 World Championships

The double Olympic silver medalist has announced that she won’t race individually at this meet, citing ongoing complications from her ankle injury.

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The United States Wreaks Havoc On Worlds Day 2 Medal Table

America’s Caeleb Dressel did his thing in the men’s 50m fly, wreaking further havoc on the overall swimming medal table through two days of competition.

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SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft: Day 2 Points Check-In

Take a look at how the points are stacking up so far for the SwimSwam 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft after 2 days of racing.

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2022 World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Check in here to follow along with all the action in Budapest as we get into the second night of racing at the 2022 World Championships.

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2022 World Championships Night 1 Photo Vault

Leon Marchand of France clocked the second fastest men’s 400m IM time in history. See how he and other top performers celebrated on night 1 in Budapest.

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2022 World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The 100 back is the first event of day two, featuring world record holder Ryan Murphy, 2nd seed Hunter Armstrong, and defending World Champion Jiayu Xu.

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Wang Shun and Kregor Zirk Scratch 200 Free on Day Two Prelims of Worlds

China’s Wang Shun has scratched the 200 free, likely to focus on the 200 IM on Tuesday where he is the top seed. He placed 14th in the 400 IM on day one.

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Budapest 2022, Day 1 Asia Recap: Olympic Champion Ohashi Misses Final

Double Olympic champion Yui Ohashi entered these World Championships as a potential medalist in the women’s 200m IM but got shut out of the final.

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In Spite of Record-Setting Top Ends, Times-to-Advance Slow at Budapest 2022

American Torri Huske was the top qualifier out of prelims in the women’s 100 meter butterfly on Saturday morning. While top end times were fast, the session lacked depth.

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Gabriel Santos Scratches 50 Fly on Day One Prelims of World Championships

Brazil’s Gabriel Santos scratched the 50 butterfly where he was ranked #22. He is still entered in the 100 freestyle on Tuesday.

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