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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Live Recap

Cate Campbell will be one of many talented sprinters to watch this morning in the Women’s 100 Free.

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Yuliya Efimova, Adam Peaty Fail To Advance To Semifinals

Defending 200m breaststroke champion Yuliya Efimova of Russia finished 17th this morning in the heats of the 200m breaststroke, failing to qualify for tonight’s semifinals.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Follow along for live updates from the fourth day of the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Fanny Lecluyse Breaks Belgian Record, Several More National Records Fall

Anton McKee of Iceland managed to down the national record in the men’s 200m breaststroke.

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Luthersdottir Breaks Icelandic National Record In 200m Breaststroke

Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir took a huge chunk off her best time and Icelandic national record of 2:25.39 in the 200m breaststroke in order to qualify third heading into tonight’s semifinal with a 2:23.54.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Prelims Preview

Mitch Larkin will look to continue his success at these championships in the 200 back after winning the 100m earlier at these championships

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Katinka Hosszu, Frederica Pellegrini Skip 100m Freestyle Heats

There were two glaring absences in the women’s 100m freestyle heats this morning as two world record holders didn’t show…

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Fun Facts Through 4 Days of the 2015 World Championships

Laszlo Cseh has now won a medal at a record 7 different world championships

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Great Britain Leads The Gold Medal Count Halfway Through Worlds

Great Britain’s mixed 4×100 medley relay team took home the gold in world record-breaking fashion tonight, helping the country lead the gold medal count at the competition’s halfway point.

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Great Britain Defeats USA And Breaks Mixed Medley Relay World Record

The British team defeated the Americans in order to better their world record performance from prelims and win another gold, topping the medal table after four days of competition.

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Egyptian Team Leads The National Record Count In Kazan

Farida Osman has helped lead the Egyptian team to breaking more national records than any other Worlds team.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Takes Chunk Off 800m Freestyle European Record

Greogiro Paltrinieri of Italy took some time off the 800m freestyle European record as he touched in for second in the final after being locked in a battle with defending world champion Sun Yang.

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Dan Wallace Breaks Hours Old Scottish Record In 200 IM

For the second time today Scottish swimmer Dan Wallace took down his national record in the 200m IM, this time securing himself a spot in the finals.

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Jeremy Desplanches Lowers Own Swiss National Record in Men’s 200 IM

Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches lowered his own Swiss national record in the men’s 200 meter individual medley to 1:59.35 on Wednesday evening in Kazan.

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Pieter Timmers Snags Belgian Record In 100 Free Semis

Pieter Timmers of Belgium broke his own Belgian national record in the men’s 100m freestyle this morning in order to qualify fourth for the championship final.

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