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Swimming Australia Junior World Championships Video

The Australian Junior World Championships contingent has landed in a Singapore and are ready to go head to head with the top junior swimmers from around the globe.

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SwimSwam’s World Championships Honors and Superlatives

Katie Ledecky is our female swimmer of the meet, with 5 gold medals and 3 world records to show for her efforts in Kazan

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World Championships By the Numbers: Finals composition by continent

Sarah Sjostrom helped Europe dominate as a continent, with nearly half the aggregate finals lanes featuring a swimmer from Europe.

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Lacourt Set to Take His Second Gold in Chartres

Camille Lacourt put up the morning’s fastest 50 backstroke time of 25.41…

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Hosszu Qualifies as Top Seed in Three Events in Chartres

Katinka Hosszu put up the morning’s fastest times in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM and 100 butterfly…

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10 Ways to Make a Travel Meet Successful

Going on a swimming trip intro-state or overseas is exciting and fun, but you also want to set yourself up to be able to perform. Here a few tips to ensure you can still stand up and produce that time you are capable of–even when you are on the road.

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Hackett Says Improved Aussie Culture Helped Fuel Dolphins’ Success

Grant Hackett says the Aussie team is much more ‘together, tight’ and supportive than the team was in London 2012.

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Ning Zetao Reaping Benefits Of Training With Aussie Coach Brown

China’s Ning Zetao trains in Australia under Coach Matt Brown, who had previously coached Emily Seebohm up until earlier this year.

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Sun Yang Involved In Physical Altercation During Warm-Up

Sun Yang was involved in a physical altercation with a Brazilian female swimmer in the warmup pool prior to the finals session.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the eighth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Finals Preview

The Campbell sisters will look for 2 more medals in the 50 free final after winning gold and bronze in the 100

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FINA World Championships Day 8 Prelims Live Recap

Tyler Clary and Chase Kalisz come into the meet with the two fastest times in the 400 IM, but Japan’s Daiya Seto, the reigning world champion in the event, may have something to say about the event title in the end.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Prelims Preview

Katinka Hosszu will look to her win her third World title in the women’s 400 IM, and her third medal of the meet on the final day

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the seventh day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Emily Seebohm Breaks Australian, Commonwealth, Oceanic Records With 200 Back Gold

With her gold medal winning performance in the 200m backstroke, Emily Seebohm broke the Australian record, Oceanic record, and Commonwealth record as she stopped the clock to take the win in 2:05.81.

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