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World Champions Cam McEvoy, Ben Proud Show Each Other Love After 50 Free Final

A year ago, nobody would have guessed Cam McEvoy would return to racing, let alone win a World Championship, let alone in the 50 free. He says Ben Proud paved the way.

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Cameron McEvoy Swims 21.06 50 Free To Win First World Title, Is #4 Performer All-Time

McEvoy is now only 0.02 seconds off of Caeleb Dressel’s textile world record time of 21.04, and is the fourth-fastest swimmer in history.

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Australia Breaks Their Own 4×100 Mixed Free Relay World Record In A Time Of 3:18.83

The squad of Jack Cartwright, Kyle Chalmers, Shayna Jack, and Mollie O’Callaghan got the job done to win this relay by 1.99 seconds.

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Titmus Ties 800 Free Aussie, Oceanic Record En Route To Bronze

Olympic multi-medalist Ariarne Titmus tied her Australian and Oceanic Records as she claimed bronze in the 800 free this evening.

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Kaylee McKeown Cements Legend Status With Historic Backstroke Trifecta

Australia’s Kaylee McKeown capped off her trifecta of backstroke victories with a decisive win the 200m back this evening in Fukuoka.

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2023 World Championships, Day 7 Prelims Preview: The Sprint Stars Are Coming to Play

Day 7 prelims will feature some of the quickest events on the schedule with the men’s 50 backstroke, women’s 50 freestyle, and women’s 50 breaststroke.

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Australia Boosts Olympic Hopes With AUD$20 Million in New Athletics Funding

Australia’s aquatics programs, including swimming, diving, synchro, and water polo, will all share in the new AUD$ 20 million in federal funding.

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U.S. Suddenly Leads Medal Table After Day Six, According To NBC

The latest and greatest medal table displayed at the end of NBC’s day six coverage showed the United States at the top of the medal table.

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Watch: Mollie O’Callaghan Becomes First Woman to Complete the 100/200 Sweep At Worlds

With her 100 freestyle win on Day 6, Mollie O’Callaghan is the first woman to win gold in the 100/200 freestyle at the same World Championships.

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2023 World Championships: Night Six Relay Analysis

The men from Great Britain won the 4×200 freestyle relay, eclipsing the US men by about a second to finish in a time of 6:59.08 thanks to some fast splits.

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Cameron McEvoy Moves Up To #9 Performer All-Time With 21.25 50 Free

McEvoy continues his hot streak of momentum, dropping 0.02 seconds off his personal best time and moving up to #9 all-time in the 50 free.

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Richards, Dean, and Kibler Headline Men’s 4×200 FR Relay Prelims (Full Lineups)

Great Britain is going all-in on prelims, swimming 200 freestyle medalists Matthew Richards and Tom Dean on the 4×200 freestyle relay.

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2023 World Championships Day 6 Prelims Preview: Can Liendo Claim 100 Fly Victory?

In the absence of Caeleb Dressel and Kristof Milak, the men’s 100 butterfly is wide-open for Canadian Josh Liendo to claim his first World title.

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Is There Enough Time for the US to Catch Australia in Gold Medals? (Days 6-8 Breakdown)

The Australians won three more gold medals on Thursday in Fukuoka. Does that put their overall lead for the swimming medals table title out of reach?

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Australia Breaks 4×200 Free Relay World Record, Titmus Clocks Fastest Split Ever

Led by Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan, the Aussies were dominant in the women’s 4×200 free relay, winning by a margin of 3.88 seconds.

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