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2025 World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

With four of the five events this morning containing the World Record holders, this prelims session is bound to be as fast and exciting as yesterdays.

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2025 Worlds, Euro Recap: Lukas Märtens Earns 1st World Title, Completing Epic Year In 400 Free

Lukas Märtens has collected many accolades in the 400m free over the past year. On Day 1 in Singapore, he won his first world championship title in the event.

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2025 World Championships: Day 1 Pick ‘Em Contest Update

“Jellison” leads the way with 50 points on day 1. The user correctly picked the top three in the men’s 400 freestyle in the right order as well.

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2025 Worlds, Day 1 South America Recap: Brazilian 400 Freestylers Fail To Final

Brazil’s biggest mid-d stars, Guilherme Costa and Maria Fernanda Costa, both failed to make the 400 freestyle finals after strong final showings in Paris

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2025 World Championships: Day 1 Swims You Might Have Missed

Tomas Navikonis had a couple of big relay swims for Lithuania, as he helped them to demolish their men’s 4×100 free National Record

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Shuya Matsumoto Clocks 21.64 50 Free Asian Record At Domestic Japanese Meet

25-year-old Shuya Matsumoto of Japan fired off a new Asian record of 21.64 in the men’s 50m freestyle while competing in his native nation.

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Olympic Champion Daniel Wiffen Dealt With Appendicitis Leading Up To Singapore

Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen of Ireland missed the men’s 400m freestyle final, prompting the freestyle ace to reveal his bout with appendicitis.

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Hungary Breaks National Record In 4×100 Free Relay With 3:36.34

Minna Abraham led off half a second faster than she was last summer off of a flying start in the previous record.

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2025 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Sam Short is the top seed in the men’s 400 freestyle, as the 2023 World champion will fight it out with the 2024 Olympic Champion Lukas Martens for gold

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Aussie Relays Fuel Green And Gold Fire To Kick Off 2025 World Championships (Medal Table)

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers did his thing, roaring his way on the final leg of the men’s 4×100 free relay to help the Aussies lead the day one medal table.

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2025 Worlds, Day 1 African Recap: Gallagher Making Semi-Finals A Habit In 100 Fly

Erin Gallagher made it through to at least the semi-finals for the third major championship in a row today after swimming her second-fastest time ever

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Gretchen Walsh Removed From Team USA’s 4×100 Free Relay Lineup, Erin Gemmell Added In

Despite originally being listed on Team USA’s women’s 4×100 freestyle relay lineup, Gretchen Walsh has since been removed.

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Li Bingjie Surges On Final 50 To Clock 400 Free Asian Record

23-year-old Li Bingjie of China clocked a new national record and Asian record of 3:58.21 to take 400m free silver in Singapore.

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Daria Klepikova Shatters Russian National Record in the 100 Fly with 56.42

Klepikova knocked .75 off of the previous national record of 57.17, set back in 2017 by Svetlana Chimrova, on her way to placing 4th in the 100 fly semifinal.

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2025 Worlds, Day 1 Oceanian Recap: A Golden Start For Australia

The winning feeling goes on for Australia, who won both the men’s and women’s 4×100 free relay again after doing so in 2023

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