Australia

Sam Williamson Lowers Aussie Record With 26.41 50 Breast Top Seed

25-year-old Sam Williamson fired off a new Aussie national record of 26.41 en route to taking the top seed in the men’s 50m breaststroke for tomorrow’s final.

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2024 World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Kate Douglass will close out tonight’s session with the 200 IM, where she will look to repeat as World Champ and perhaps rattle the American record.

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Australia’s Nick Sloman Tops Midmar Mile Open Water Podium

The 51st edition of the aQuellé Midmar Mile wrapped up this weekend from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with Aussie Nick Sloman winning the men’s race.

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Fink: “The 100 Was One Of My Goals Coming Here, Nice To See Adam” Day 2 Quotes

All the quotes from the World Champions after Day 2 of finals in Doha for the 2024 World Championships LCM, Fink and Douglass took gold

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Pan Zhanle After The New WR: “I Want Go Faster And Faster, There’s No Limits”

After he broke the WR in the 100 free, Pan Zhanle speaks about his performance and says he want to go faster than that in the future.

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Andrew: “I Take All The 50s Pretty Seriously Here…There’s 20 Grand on the Line”

When asked if he takes the 50s seriously at the World Championships, Michael Andrew had a very practical answer – yes, there’s a lot of money on the line.

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Ahmed Hafnaoui Finishes 17th in 400 Free Prelims After Last Year’s World Champs Silver

Ahmed Hafnaoui has had a tumultuous year since winning silver at last year’s World Championships in the 400 free and was off in the first session of this year’s meet.

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Prize Money & Performance Contracts Provide Huge Opportunities at 2024 World Championships

Many athletes’ endorsement contracts include performance clauses – clauses that might have felt unattainable in other years.

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Douglass Drops 50 Fly, Curzan Out of 50 Free on Updated 2024 Worlds Start Lists

American Kate Douglass has scratched from the 50 fly while teammate Claire Curzan dropped the 50 free on the updated 2024 Worlds start lists.

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2024 Worlds Preview: Mixed Relays a Mixed Bag of Competiton or Scratches

Claire Curzan has a busy schedule of six individual events, but should the USA opt to swim mixed relays, will be a necessary piece for both relays.

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2024 Worlds Preview: Douglass Looks to Repeat in 2 IM; 4 IM Promises All New Medalists.

American Kate Douglass will look it make it two golds in a row in the 200 IM, while the 400 IM will crown all new medalists.

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New Mom Seebohm Takes 50 Back Gold At Queensland Sprint Championships

Just a handful of months after giving birth to her first child, Olympic medalist Emily Seebohm of Australia was back in the water racing down under.

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2024 Worlds Previews: Fukuoka Medalists Armstrong, Mityukov Lead Men’s Backstroke

One of the few defending world champions in Doha, Hunter Armstrong is a big favorite to repeat in the men’s 50 back and is also the top contender in the 100.

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James Magnussen enfrenta problemas legales por doping

Al australiano se le pagaría un millón de dólares para intentar participar en los Enhanced Games o Juegos Mejorados. Y ya hay repercusiones.

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2024 Worlds Preview: Aussie Women Strong in Free Relays (No Surprise), the Rest is a Mess.

Shayna Jack, who threw down in Fukuoka, looks to be a key member of the Aussie women’s quest to sweep the relays in a field replete with questions.

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