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Desplanches Breaks Swiss 200 IM Record For The Eighth Time

Jeremy Desplanches broke his Swiss National Record for the eighth time in the final of the men’s 200 IM, becoming the first Swiss male to medal since 1986.

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Katie Ledecky to Return to Competition for the USA in 4×200 Free Relay

After scratching the 200 free prelims and 1500 free final due to illness, the USA’s Katie Ledecky will return to competition tonight in Gwangju.

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FINA Reportedly Threatens Bans and Revocation of Medals Over Podium Protests

FINA issued a new Code of Conduct provision prohibiting athletes from “any political, religious or discriminatory statement or behaviour.”

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Danas Rapsys and Sun Yang Share Embrace on Pool Deck at World Championships

Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys (above) was disqualified in the finals of the 200 free at the World Championships, which left Sun Yang with gold.

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Vlad Morozov Hints at Focusing on 50, Dropping 100 for Tokyo Olympics

After missing the semi-finals of the men’s 100 free for the 2nd-straight World Championship meet, Vlad Morozov pondered his future in the event.

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Kristof Milak Slaughters Phelps’ 200 Fly World Record In 1:50.73

Kristof Milak broke Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old world record in the 200 butterfly by almost eight-tenths of a second in a time of 1:50.73.

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Phelps on Milak’s 200 Fly Record: ‘I Couldn’t Be Happier to See How He Did It’

“That kid’s last 100 was incredible. He put together a great 200 fly from start to finish,” Phelps told The New York Times.

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Osrin, Yendell & Van Der Merwe Rack Up Wins At British Summer C’ships Day 2

Plymouth Leander’s Honey Osrin (left) took the women’s 100m back British Summer Championships title for 16-year-olds in Glasgow.

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Three-Peaty For Great Britain On Night 4 In Gwangju

With his 50m breaststroke victory here in Gwangju, British star Adam Peaty became the first man in history to win 6 World Championships breaststroke titles.

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Edward Mildred Produces 200 Fly British Age Record For 16-Year-Olds At EYOF

Edward Mildred, seen here with Olympian James Guy, took silver in the 200m fly in Baku tonight, registering a new British Age Record in the process.

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Russia Cleans Up On Day 3 Of the European Youth Olympic Festival

The nation of Russia did major damage on night 3 of the 2019 Europen Youth Olympic Festival, which is taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Australia’s Mixed Medley Moves Nation To Top Of Gwangju Medal Table

Australia just needs 1 more medal to surpass their overall total of 10 from the 2017 edition of these World Championships.

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Denys Kesyl Breaks 17-Year-Old Ukrainian Record In 200 Fly Final

Denys Kesyl broke a 17-year-old Ukrainian Record in the final of the men’s 200 fly, placing fifth overall in a time of 1:54.79.

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Jeremy Desplanches Breaks Swiss Record, Qualifies First For 200 IM Final

Jeremy Desplanches broke the Swiss Record in the men’s 200 IM for the seventh time, qualifying first for the final in a time of 1:56.73.

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Russians, Italians Lower National Records In Mixed Medley Relay Final

Evgeny Rylov’s 51.97 lead-off propelled Russia to a new National Record in the mixed 400 medley relay. They placed fourth in 3:40.78.

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