International

USA Mixed Medley Relay: A Closer Look at the Options

Tomorrow marks the first time that Team USA will swim a mixed medley relay at a major international long course meet, and the coaches will have a number of factors to consider to as they construct their lineups.

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Katie Ledecky Breaks Own Day-Old World Record In 1500m Freestyle

Katie Ledecky of the United States put on an incredible performance to take yet another chunk off her own 1500m freestyle world record and take home her second gold medal of these World Championships.

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Grant Hackett Wants to Lead Off Aussie 4×200 Free Relay

Grant Hackett has expressed a desire to lead off Australia’s 800 free relay to track his progress in the event from a flat-start.

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Jessica Ashwood Breaks Own Australian Record In 1500 Final

Jessica Ashwood of Australia broke her own 1500m freestyle national record during finals at the 2015 World Championships where she ended up fifth overall.

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Aussies On Top Of Medal Table After Day 3

Emily Seebohm’s 100 backstroke gold helped bump her team to the top of the medal standings after day 3 in Kazan.

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Alia Atkinson Becomes First Jamaican Swimmer To Medal At LC Worlds

With her bronze medal performance in the 100m breaststroke Tuesday night at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Alia Atkinson became the first Jamaican swimmer to medal at a long course World Championships.

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2015 World Championships Day 3 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Russia’s Yuliya Efimova was crowned World Champion in front of her home crowd, beating defending World Champion and World Record Holder, Ruta Meilutyte, with 1:05.66.

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New Asian Record in 50 Breaststroke for KAZ’s Balandin

The prime time rivalry between Great Britain’s Adam Peaty and South Africa’s Cameron Van der Burgh has certainly taken center…

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Boglarka Kapas Blasts New Hungarian Record in 1500m Free

Among the several national records that fell during day three’s finals, Hungary’s Boglarka Kapas snapped her own 1500m mark during…

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Bank of Russia Mints World Championships Commemorative Coin

If you are in Kazan for the 2015 FINA World Championships, be sure not to leave without the competition’s commemorative…

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Lauren Boyle Takes Down Oceanic Record To Grab Silver In 1500 Final

Lauren Boyle of New Zealand took down her own Oceanic record of 15:44.71 in the women’s 1500m freestyle final in order to finish second to American Katie Ledecky in 15:40.14.

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Kevin Cordes Sets American Record in the 50 Breast

Kevin Cordes set a new American Record in the 50m breast in the semifinals of the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships with a time of 26.76.

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Adam Peaty Demolishes 50m Breaststroke World Record

Adam Peaty of Great Britain took home the top seed in the men’s 50m breaststroke after destroying Cameron Van Der Burgh’s previous world record of 26.62 that he set in prelims.

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James Guy Rocks Another Record as British Revolution Continues

Britain’s James Guy has broken his second National Record in as many events at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

On day 3 prelims of the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Cameron Van Der Burgh opened the session with a new World Record.

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