International

Anna Hopkin Rises to #2 All-Time Among British 100 Freestylers

Anna Hopkin smashed her previous personal-best time in the 100 freestyle and became the second-fastest woman in British history with 53.21.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Lilly King Disqualified in 200 Breast Prelims

American star Lilly King was disqualified in the third heat of 200 breast prelims Thursday morning at the 2019 FINA World Championships.

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2019 World Championships: Katie Ledecky Back in the Practice Pool in Gwangju

Sources tell SwimSwam Katie Ledecky is in the water at the training pool in Gwangju and swimming.

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Farida Osman Lowers Egyptian Record in Women’s 100 Free

24-year-old Farida Osman recorded a new lifetime best and Egyptian National Record in the prelims of the women’s 100 freestyle this morning.

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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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2019 World Championships: Olympic Champion Oleksiak Drops 100 Free

Canada’s Penny Oleksiak, 19, has pulled out of the women’s 100m freestyle at 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju.

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Mitch Larkin Scratches 200 Back at World Championships in Favor of 200 IM

Mitch Larkin, the 2015 World Champion in the 200 meter backstroke, is scratching that event to focus on the 200 IM, where he’s the Australian Record holder.

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Day 5 Relay Lineups: Schmitt, Smith On American Women’s 4×200 Prelim

Individual 200 free entrant Allison Schmitt will contest the prelims of the women’s 4×200 free relay on day five in Gwangju.

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 5 Preview

Today’s morning session features prelims of the women’s 100 free, women’s and men’s 200 breast, men’s 200 back, women’s 800, and women’s 4 x 200 free relay.

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Get hype: Kristof Milak swims the 200 fly, Caeleb Dressel swims the 100 free after going a 47.32 in prelims, and Sun Yang races for his third gold medal.

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2019 World Championships: Blume, Medeiros Scratch 100 Free Prelims on Day 5

Pernille Blume, the #5 seed in the women’s 100 freestyle in Gwangju with an entry time of 52.72, has scratched out of heats.

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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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Caeleb Dressel Fires Off 49.33 100 Butterfly Split in Mixed Medley Relay

Swimming in the final of the 400 mixed medley relay, Caeleb Dressel posted a 49.33 butterfly split to give the USA a slight lead going into freestyle.

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