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Larkin Breaks Australian, Oceanian 100 Back Record Again

Mitch Larkin broke the Australian and Oceanic records in the men’s 100 back, his time of 52.38 replacing the record he’d previously set in the heats.

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Joseph Schooling re-breaks Asian 50 fly record in 23.25

20-year-old Joseph Schooling continues to lower his own Singaporean and Asian records in the 50 fly, going 23.25 in the World Championship final.

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Race Video: Sarah Sjostrom Breaks World Record In 100 Fly

Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden broke the 100m butterfly world record Sunday during the semifinals with a time of 55.74.

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Kansas’ Kuchkarova Lowers Own Uzbekistani 100 Backstroke Record

Kuchkarova, swimming in lane seven of the third of seven heats, swam a 1:02.80 in prelims to finish as her heat’s runner-up

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Adam Peaty And Cameron Van Der Burgh Ready To Face Off In 100m Breaststroke

The current and former world record holder in the 100m breaststroke, Adam Peaty and Cameron Van Der Burgh, will be facing off Monday night in the 100m breaststroke fina

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IOC Session Reviews Implementation Of Olympic Agenda 2020

Reports regarding the implementation of several of the recommendations of the Olympic Agenda 2020 were delivered at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

USA’s Katie Ledecky was better than ever this morning in the 1500 free. She looked smooth throughout a historic prelims swim to set a new world record.

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Katinka Hosszu Scratches From 100m Backstroke Semi-Final

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu has scratched out of the 100 backstroke semi-finals, despite being the top qualifier. This moves Kathleen Baker and Hilary Caldwell into the top 16.

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Bronte Campbell pleased by 51.7 split on Worlds 400 Free Relay – Video Interview

The Campbell sisters are happy with their World Championships relay win, but who will win the blue ribbon event? Bronte’s out-split sister Cate by .5, a wide margin.

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Hosszu Starts Day 2 with National Record for 100m Backstroke

Katinka Hosszu posted a 58.78 in the 100 backstroke setting a new Hungarian national record.

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Fabien Gilot says France missed USA and Australia in 400 Free Relay Final – Video

After a tsunami hit the preliminaries in the morning, with the non-qualification of the US team for the final, France revalidated the 2013 world title in a time of 3:10.74.

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Photo Vault: Day 2 Prelims – Kazan 2015 FINA World Championships

Records fall on Day 2 of the 2015 FINA World Championships.

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3 Florida Gators Secure Top-10 Finishes at FINA World Championships

UF senior Jess Thielmann represented the current Gators with a top-10 finish in the 1500-meter freestyle. Theilmann, a Newcastle, England, native, swam a time of 16:21.21 and finished 10th-overall.

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Australia’s Larkin Sets New Oceania Mark in 100m Backstroke Heat

Mitch Larkin of Australia set a new Oceania Record of 52.50…

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Cesar Cielo dealing with shoulder injury, apologizes to teammates for missing relay

World record-holder Cesar Cielo had a rough opening day of the 2015 FINA World Championships, dealing with an inflamed shoulder tendon that kept him off of Brazil’s 4×100 free relay.

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