International

Sun Yang Lowers Asian Record For First 200 Free World Title

Sun Yang lowered his own Asian record on the way to 200 free gold at the World Championships.

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Russia Dominates Synchronized Swimming, Wins 7 of 9 Possible Golds

Team Russia absolutely dominated synchronized swimming last week at the 2017 FINA World Championships, winning seven golds out of a possible nine.

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China Tops Diving Medal Table With 15, Yet Fewest Golds Since ’09

China topped the medal table in Budapest as has become the norm over the past 16 years.

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Horton Confirms 800 Withdrawal, As ‘Event Doesn’t Rank Too Highly’

Mack Horton of Australia believes that the 1500 is the ‘pinnacle distance event.’

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Two Silvers Already, Aussie Emma McKeon Attempts To ‘Stay Relaxed’

“It felt like a good swim this morning, pretty relaxed and I’m excited to get a bit faster tonight,” McKeon said of her 200 freestyle prelim swim in Budapest.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

American Lilly King, the reigning 100m breaststroke Olympic champion, will face rival Yuliya Efimova of Russia in what may be the race of the night.

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Peaty ‘Wasn’t Even Up’ For 50 Heats, While Proud Still In Shock

Hear from both Adam Peaty and Ben Proud, two of the British swimming army that’s been on full throttle so far in Budapest.

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Watch: Adam Peaty’s World Record 50 Breast in Prelims (Race Video: UK)

Coming off a big win in the 100 breaststroke on day 2, Great Britain’s Adam Peaty absolutely shattered his own 50 breast world record with 26.10 at day 3 prelims in Budapest.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

The heats of the men’s 50 breast, women’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly, and men’s 800 free are on the docket for this morning’s competition on day two in Budapest.

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Adam Peaty Shatters 50 Breast World Record By Three Tenths In 26.10

Adam Peaty obliterated his 50m breaststroke world record in prelims on day 3 in Budapest.

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Zibei Lowers Own Chinese Mark, Koseki Ties Asian Record In 50 Breast

Yan Zibei lowered his Chinese record in the men’s 50 breast.

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Kirill Prigoda Becomes First Russian Sub-27 In 50 Breaststroke

Kirill Prigoda lowered the Russian record in the men’s 50 breast, clocking a time of 26.91.

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Slovenian Stevens Emerges In Tight Three-Way Swim-Off

Slovenian Peter Stevens came out on top in the men’s 50 breast three-way swim-off for 16th place.

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Mack Horton No-Shows Men’s 800 Free Prelims

Australian Mack Horton opted not to swim the 800 free on day 3 in Budapest.

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Stevens, Zanko & Kamminga To Swim-Off For 16th In Men’s 50 Breast

Three swimmers will swim-off for 16th in the men’s 50 breaststroke.

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