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2013 FINA World Championships Day 1 Real-Time Recaps

“France celebrates the men’s 4×100 free relay as Adrian looks on…” (File Photo: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Australia’s Emily Seebohm Scratches 200 IM Final

Emily Seebohm has scratched the women’s 200 IM final as the 6th seed, pulling in Great Britain’s Siobhan-Marie O’Connor. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Oceania Report, Day 1, Campbell Leads Off In Australian Record, Shows Leadership to Devastated Coutts

Cate Campbell not only was apart of two record breaking swims, she showed incredible leadership to Alicia Coutts, who was devastated after being touched out at the finish, during her post race interview. (Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell Hugging – Photo courtesy of Swimming Australia / Delly Carr)

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Lochte, Feigen to Swim on American Men’s 400 Free Relay in Finals

Ryan Lochte got his spot on finals, but he took the spot of who swam very well in prelims. That means that he needs to swim fast to prove it wasn’t a bad decision by the American coaches. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Americans Pull Up Romano; Coughlin for Finals in 400 Free Relay

YOU CANNOT QUESTION MEGAN ROMANO’S RELAY ABILITIES! Megan Romano stepped up on Sunday morning’s prelims at the 2013 FINA World…

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While You Were Sleeping: World Championships Day 1 Finals Preview

The Americans looked great in prelims, but Nathan Adrian needs to be focused in his Barcelona debut to hold of Russia and Australia. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Thorpe Would Like the Opportunity to Mentor Young Australians

As it has been reported by many new agencies Ian Thorpe has decided to give up his quest to return…

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What’s the Buzz On The Web: Twas the Night Before Swimming

Rowdy Gaines’ view of the pool for the upcoming World Championships. (Courtesy: Rowdy Gaines)

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2013 World Champs Previews: Men’s 400 Medley Relay Closer than London

There’s a lot of weight on Kevin Cordes’ shoulders in the 400 medley relay, as he’ll need to be competitive with Australia’s Christian Sprenger.

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Start Lists Released (Finally) for 2013 World Championships

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will swim 6 individual events in Barcelona. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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All The Links and Info You Need for the 2013 FINA World Swimming Championships

JEAH – A full list of how to follow every bit of the 2013 World Championships. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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FINA Congress Votes ‘NO’ on Underwater Cameras

FINA’s Technical Swimming Congress rejected the second major proposal on the table about how to clear up underwater pullouts in a vote on Friday.

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FINA Congress Rejects Changes to Breaststroke Rules on Underwater Dolphin Kicks

FINA has approved a number of rules changes, and will begin coed relays at the 2014 Short Course World Championships, but they rejected changes to the breaststroke rules.

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Racing Different Events has Increased Coutts’ Confidence

It is always an adjustment for an athlete going into a new Olympic cycle, especially for an athlete who was as successful as Alicia Coutts was in London…

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