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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 7 Preview

Day 7 of the FINA World Championships will blast through preliminaries of three 50s, followed by the mixed 4×100 free relays and men’s 1500 free prelims.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

After Australia’s Matthew Wilson tied the World Record in 200 breast semis, we’ll see both WR holders (Wilson and Japan’s Watanabe) in the final.

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Russia Tops EYOF Medal Table As Action Concludes In Baku

The 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival wrapped up in Baku, Azerbaijan tonight, with the nation of Russia winding up on top of the swimming medal table.

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Pickrem Becomes First Canadian Woman To Win Three Individual LC World Medals

Sydney Pickrem became the first Canadian woman to win three individual medals at the LC World Championships with her bronze in the 200 breast.

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South America: Brazil Falters With 7th-Place Men’s 4×200 Free Relay Finish

The men’s 4×200 free relay, who are the SC world record-holders, finished 7th in the final earlier today and show faltering performances at this Worlds meet.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Russia Shakes Up Day 6 Medal Table With 3 Golds

Russia surged on day 6, winning gold in the women’s 200 breaststroke, men’s 200 backstroke, and women’s 200 breaststroke, and silver in the men’s 4×200 FRR.

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Italian Men Dismantle Super-Suited National Record In 800 Free Relay

Gabriele Detti had a quick 1:45.30 split as the Italian men set a new National Record in the final of the men’s 4×200 free relay.

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Africa: Schoenmaker Becomes First SA LC World Medalist In 200 Breast

Tatjana Schoenmaker became the first South African woman to win a medal at the LC World Championships with her silver medal in the women’s 200 breast.

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New Zealand Men Take Down 4×200 Free Relay National Record

Lewis Clareburt hit a PB in the 200m free leading off the New Zealand men’s record-breaking 4x200m free relay in Gwangju heats.

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Greenbank Re-Introduces Himself With World C’ships Bronze

Great Britain fell just .06 shy of a World Championships medal in the men’s 4×200, but Luke Greenbank re-introduced himself with a bronze.

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Regan Smith Making The Case To Swim Lead-Off On U.S. Medley Relay

After setting the world record in the women’s 200 backstroke, Regan Smith may be the best option for the U.S. on the lead-off of the women’s medley relay.

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Watch 17-year-old Regan Smith Shatter Missy Franklin’s 200 Back World Record

The USA’s teenage standout Regan Smith broke the World Junior Record in prelims, but tonight she went straight for the World Record.

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Watch Caeleb Dressel Break Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old 100 Fly World Record

Dressel, who missed the World Record last Worlds by .04, cracked the record tonight in 49.50. The former mark was a 49.82 done by Michael Phelps in 2009.

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Watch Anton Chupkov Annihilate Watanabe/Wilson Shared World Record

The men’s 200 breast brought the 3rd World Record. Minutes after Efimova nabbed 200 breast gold, Anton Chupkov brought it home for Russia in the men’s race.

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17-Year-Old Regan Smith Shatters Missy Franklin’s 200 Back World Record

17-year-old American Regan Smith dropped almost another 3 seconds, breaking the 2012 World Record held by Missy Franklin.

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