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Chad Le Clos: “Phelps Can Keep Quiet Now”

After his 100m butterfly gold in Kazan today, Le Clos says “Phelps can now be quiet.”

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Katie Ledecky Becomes First Woman Under 8:10 In 800m Freestyle

In her last swim of the 2015 World Championships Katie Ledecky became the first woman ever to break 8:10 in the 800m freestyle with a winning time of 8:07.39.

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Pair of 5th Place Finishes for Canadians at Lac-Mégantic

Philippe Guertin of St-Hubert, QC, and Stephanie Horner of Bathurst, NB, were the top Canadians at the FINA/Hosa 10-km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015 in Lac-Mégantc, QC, Saturday afternoon.

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Canada Falls Short Of Expectations; Will Come Back Stronger In Rio

Canadian Santo Condorelli has emerged as the star of Canadian swimming

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2015 World Championships 100 Fly Final Fastest Textile Ever

Chad le Clos is on the leading edge of a wave of swimmers, both veterans and youngsters, who are bringing times in the 100 fly to where they haven’t been outside of the supersuit era.

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Americans Claim World Record in Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

Nathan Adrian showed up big-time for the Americans; his 47.29 leg was the fastest in the field by a long shot.

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2015 World Championships Day 7 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Katie Ledecky became the first woman in history to break the 8:10 barrier when she won the women’s 800m freestyle with new World Record of 8:07.39.

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Lauren Boyle Smashes Another Oceanic Record in 800 Free Silver Medal Performance

Lauren Boyle is the best female distance swimmer not named Katie Ledecky in 2015.

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Schooling Breaks Asian Record in 100 Fly

Joseph Schooling broke the Asian Record in the 100 fly en route to a bronze medal at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Record in Kazan, Russia.

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Mehdy Metella Breaks French Record In 100 Fly Final

Mehdy Metella of France broke Clement Lefert’s 100m butterfly national record Saturday night during finals in order to touch fifth in his best major international showing in the event to date.

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Chad Le Clos Breaks Record, Swims Second Fastest Textile 100 Fly

Chad Le Clos answered right back to Laszlo Cseh’s call in the 100m butterfly, beating him in the finals with a new South African and African record time of 50.56.

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Osman Re-Breaks African Record in 50 fly

Farida Osman of Egypt broke the African Record in the 50 fly for the second time this week in tonight’s…

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Emily Seebohm Breaks Australian, Commonwealth, Oceanic Records With 200 Back Gold

With her gold medal winning performance in the 200m backstroke, Emily Seebohm broke the Australian record, Oceanic record, and Commonwealth record as she stopped the clock to take the win in 2:05.81.

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Sjostrom Re-Breaks Championship Record in 50 Fly

Sarah Sjostrom set a new championship record in winning the gold medal in the 50 fly at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championship in Kazan, Russia.

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Aussie Head Coach Defends Dropping Mixed 400 Fr Relay At Worlds

Australian Head Coach, Jacco Verhaeren chose not to have Team Australia represented in this morning’s heats of the mixed 400 free relay in Kazan.

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