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Thormeyer Wins 100 Free Gold on Day 2 of Canadian Nationals

17-year-old Markus Thormeyer took the title in come-from-behind fashion with a time of 50.21 seconds, beating Pan Am Games teammate Stefan Milosevic, racing for UBC Dolphin Association.

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Success In Both 50 and 100 Free Much Rarer Than In The Past

Nathan Adrian struggles in the 100 free and success in the 50 free shows just how tough that double is

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Sjostrom Sets Championship Record in 50 Fly

Sarah Sjostrom, who already holds the world record in the 50 fly, broke the championship record with her swim in the semi-finals this evening in Kazan.

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Men’s 4×200 Free Finals Start Lists Show Major Changes

Ryan Lochte will be joining the USA men’s 4×200 team for this evening’s finals, trying to preserve his team’s streak of gold medals in this event.

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Adrian Sets American Record in the 50 Free

Nathan Adrian set the American Record in the semi-finals of the 50 free this evening in Kazan. His time of 21.37 puts him as the top seed going into tomorrow evening’s final.

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Katinka Hosszu Takes Out 24-Year Old Krisztina Egerszegi Record

Katinka Hosszu now holds 10 out of 17 Hungarian National Records in long course.

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Japanese Women Make Golden History in Kazan

Japan’s women had never won a long course World Championship…until 2016.

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Morozov Clips Ervin in Swim-Off to Qualify for 50 Free World Champs Finals

Russia’s Vladimir Morozov held his own today against USA’s Anthony Ervin in the 50 free swim off for lane 8 in finals,…

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Larkin Re-Breaks Own Oceanian, Australian Records in 200 Back

Australia’s Mitchell Larkin set Australian and Oceanian records en route to winning the gold medal in the finals of the 200 back at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Australia Makes A Move To The Top Of The Gold Medal Count

After six days of action in Kazan, the United States managed to stay on top of the 2015 World Championships…

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Three of Nine Mexican Swimmers DNS on Day 6 of World Championships

Three Mexican swimmers did not race on Friday morning at the FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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China’s Ning Zetao On Top Of The World With 100m Freestyle Gold

The first Chinese man ever to win the 100m freestyle at a World Championships, Ning Zetao, talks race strategy.

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Li Zhuhao Resets His Hours-Old World Junior Record in the 100 Fly

While the World Junior records have not been very well managed since their inauguration, it looks as though Li Zhuhao of China…

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USA Women’s Water Polo Makes History at FINA World Championships

The United States of America became the first team in history to hold Olympic, World Championship, World Cup and World League crowns at the same time when it beat Netherlands 5-4 in the final tonight.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview

Daniel Gyurta will look for his 4th consecutive title in the 200m breastroke tonight

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