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Africa: El-Kamash Hits 2nd Egyptian Record In As Many Days

Marwan el-Kamash has Egypt in unfamiliar territory as the most successful African nation at the 2017 World Championships.

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El-Kamash In, No Swim-Off In Men’s 200 Free

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

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Olympic Champ Hosszu Scratches 100 Back Semifinals

Hungarian iron lady Katinka Hosszu has scratched the 100 back final, an event in which she’s the reigning Olympic champion, after qualifying 2nd through prelims with a 58.80.

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Auboeck, El Kamash Tie For 16th, Set Up Potential Swim-Off In 200 Free

Felix Auboeck and Marwan El Kamash tied for 16th in the men’s 200 freestyle.

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Soundbites: Australians Discuss Day 2 Prelims at Worlds

Defending World Champion Emily Seebohm cruised through the women’s 100 back heats this morning in a quick 58.95.

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2017 Worlds: 5th-Seed Rylov Out of 1Bk (Day 2 Prelims Scratch Report)

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

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2017 British Summer Championships Ripe With Talent

The 2017 British Summer Championships kick-off on Tuesday, July 25th.

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Ben Proud On 50 Fly Semi-Final: I Could Feel Caeleb’s Splashing

“I’m happy with that swim because it wasn’t perfect,” says British speedster Ben Proud of his 50m butterfly semi-final in Budapest.

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Katie Ledecky Ties Missy Franklin with 11th LC World Championship

Katie Ledecky has tied Missy Franklin for the most long course World Championships in history.

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Top Seed Adam Peaty Is Ready To ‘Go Fishing’ In 100 Breast Final

“I love what I do,” says breaststroke maestro Adam Peaty of Great Britain.

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On a Near Full-Year Taper, Michael Phelps Still Loses to a Shark

The shark was reportedly untapered, even more embarrassing for the so-called greatest athlete ever.

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From the Research Files: Trends in Women’s World Rankings, 2011-2016

After analyzing trends in men’s world rankings over the last six years, we now turn our attention to the trends in women’s world rankings from 2011 to 2016, as researched by Robin Pla*.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Defending 200 free world champ James Guy will be back in the pool in the heats of his best event on day 2.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will race for gold and try to upend her own world record in the 400 free tonight.

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Sarah Sjostrom Smashes 100 FR World Record In 51.71 On Relay Lead-Off

Sarah Sjostrom became the first woman under 52 seconds in the 100 free leading off the Swedish 400 free relay in 51.71.

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