International

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

Alia Atkinson (JAM) qualified 2nd for the 50m breaststroke final at 2015 FINA World Championships.

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The Pushup promotes enhanced fingertip to toe connection and stability

Day 3, Building Blocks progression powered by BridgeAthletic: The pushup adds stability and mobility work for shoulders with a longer lever and promotes enhanced fingertip to toe connection and stability.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Tom Shields will look for his first World Championship medal in the 100 fly after tying for the top time in the semi-final going 51.03

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He’s Baaaack! Michael Phelps Swims World’s Fastest 200 Fly

Michael Phelps set the pool on fire in San Antonio with the world’s fastest 200m butterfly time of 1:52.94.

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Canadian Swimmers Feast on Medals on Day 1 of Parapan Am Games

Nicolas Turbide, of Quebec City, collected Canada’s first gold of the meet, winning the 200-IM for the visually impaired in two minutes, 19.99 seconds. Devin Gotell, of Montreal, was second in 2:26.62.

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FINA World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap

The Campbell sisters will be at it again with the 50 freestyle today, but they may face some competition from Great Britain’s Fran Halsall and the Netherlands’ Ranomi Kromowidjojo.

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Seven National Records Fall In Heats Of Women’s 50m Breaststroke

Plenty of national records fell in the heats of the women’s 50m breaststroke including five from swimmers who will represent their countries in tonight’s semifinals.

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Sankovich, Tribuntsov Break National Records In 50 Back Heats

Three national records fell in the heats of the men’s 50m backstroke this morning, including two swimmers with past or current affiliation with the NCAA.

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Miguel Ortiz And Guilherme Guido To Swim-Off For Semifinal Spot

Miguel Ortiz of Spain and Guilherme Guido of Brazil will face off for a spot in tonight’s 50m backstroke semifinals after tying for the 16th seed with a time of 25.29.

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