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2022 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky has a chance to become the first swimmer to win the same event five straight times at the World Championships in the women’s 800 free.

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South Africa and Peru Scratch Mixed 4×100 Free Relay Prelims in Budapest

Most of the prelims scratches on day seven of the World Championships came from swimmers who withdrew from the meet like South Africa’s Coetze or Shayna Jack

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Asia Recap, Day 6: Hanaguruma Carries On Japanese 200 Breast Medal Tradition

22-year-old Yu Hanaguruma of Japan snagged silver in the men’s 200m breaststroke tonight, carrying on the great tradition of medalists from his nation,

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Brazil Sets South American Record in Men’s 4×200 FR; Korea Breaks National Record

Brazil showed off its depth as all four swimmers – Fernando Scheffer, Vinicius Assuncao, Murilo Sartori, and Breno Correia – dipped under the 1:47 mark.

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2022 World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom leads the women’s 50 butterfly this morning after placing 2nd in the 100 free semifinal last night.

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Asia Recap, Day 5: 13-Yr-Old Moon Sua Of South Korea Marks Youngest Athlete

South Korea’s Moon Sua is just 13 years of age and made her first World Championships semi-final yesterday in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

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Hanna Rosvall Scratches Women’s 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 6

Sweden’s Hanna Rosvall placed 14th in the 100 back semifinal on Sunday. She was ranked #22 in the 200 back this morning.

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Yang Junxuan Scratches 100 Free Semifinals To Focus On 4×200 Free Relay

As the 200 free World Champion, Yang going all in on the 4×200 free relay gives a huge boost to a Chinese team aiming to defend their Olympic title.

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Xu Jiayu Scratches 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 5

After placing 10th in the 100 backstroke semifinal, China’s Xu Jiayu has scratched the 200 backstroke where he was ranked fourth.

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Two-Medal Haul In Women’s 200 Free Hoists China Up The Medal Table

The nation of China had a big day four here in Budapest in terms of making moves within the overall swimming medal table.

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Day 4 Asian Recap: 17-Yr-Old Pan Zhanle Ignites China’s Men’s Medley Relay Hopes

17-year-old Pan Zhanle posted a Chinese national recording the men’s 100m free breathing new life into the men’s medley relay hopes.

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Budapest 2022: Inui Wins Japan’s First-Ever Gold Medal in Solo Artistic Swimming

Yukiko Inui won Japan’s first-ever gold World Championship medal in a solo event on Saturday. China and Japan lead the medal table after day 5 of competition

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2022 World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel is the top seed in the men’s 100 freestyle this morning where Romanian freestyle star David Popovici is seeded second, .28 behind him.

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Emil Hassling Scratches 200 IM at World Championships Day 4 Prelims

Sweden’s Emil Hassling, a rising junior at LSU, has scratched the 200 IM this session where he was ranked #40. This was his only individual event of the meet.

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Budapest 2022, Day 3 Asia Recap: S. Korea Wins First LC Worlds Medal Since 2011

South Korea got on the medal table board, courtesy of Hwang Sunwoo’s silver medal-garnering performance in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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