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USA Moves Ahead of CHN in All-Sports Medal Table on Day 7

Mallory Comerford was a part of the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay squad that added another gold to the American total on night 7 of the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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2017 British Summer C’ships: More Records Drop With One Day Left

At the 2017 British Summer Championships, Ohio State-bound Freya Rayner became the 2nd fastest 18-year-old 50m freestyler ever.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

Team USA’s Matt Grevers returns to the pool this morning for the men’s 50 back prelims and will look to set himself up for a shot at another individual medal.

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Mélanie Henique bat son RF sur le 50m papillon en 25.63

La française Mélanie Henique a battu le record national sur le 50 mètres papillon lors de la demi-finale à Budapest, en 25.63.

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Gunes Scratches 50 Breast Prelims on Day 7 of 2017 FINA Worlds

Gunes, the 2015 Junior Worlds champion in the event, has scratched out of this morning’s 50 breast prelims.

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World Champ Adam Peaty’s Nan Is A Rockstar (And Has Ink To Prove It)

With his golden performances this week, Adam Peaty’s lion tattoo has been on full display in Budapest. So much so that the 22-year-old has inspired his own grandmother (nan) to get in on the ink action.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Olympic champ Ryan Murphy (USA) will compete for gold against 100 back World Champion Xu Jiayu (CHN) and fellow Olympic backstroke medalist Evgeny Rylov (RUS).

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Among Day 6 Quotes: “I Wasn’t Expecting That,” Says Russia’s Chupkov

Anton Chupkov, Townley Haas, Kristof Milak, Simone Manuel and more share their post-race comments from night 6 in Budapest.

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Worlds Medal Table: Manuel Pushes U.S. to Double-Digit Golds on Day 6

The USA maintains it’s lead in the swimming medal table through day 6 of the 2017 FINA World Championships. In the overall aquatic sports medal table, however, China has 12 golds to the USA’s 11.

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Melanie Henique Goes 25.63 to Break French Record in 50 Fly

On Friday, Mélanie Henique broke the French national record in the 50m butterfly en route to qualifying third for Saturday’s final.

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James Guy Lowers British 100 Fly Record To 51.16

James Guy broke the 100 fly British record in the prelims.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap

The USA’s Chase Kalisz has a chance to win the first individual gold of this meet for the American men in tonight’s 200 IM final.

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Degrees of Dominance (with Peaty, Ledecky, and Sjostrom)

The numbers support what the eye can see: Adam Peaty is historically-dominant in the men’s breaststrokes.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel will be racing in the men’s 100m freestyle semifinals, one of the most anticipated events of the championships.

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2017 British Summer Championships: Day 2 Highlights

Action continued in Sheffield today at the 2017 British Summer Championships.

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