International

Budapest’s Own Kristof Milak Leads Prize Money Earners at 2022 Worlds

22-year-old Hungarian Kristof Milak earned the most prize money with $92,500 at the 2022 World Championships in his native Budapest.

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Costa Sets 5th Continental Record in 6 Swims at Worlds (S. America Day 8 Recap)

Guilherme Costa broke his fifth South American record in six swims at the 2022 Worlds by lowering his own mark to 14:48.53 in the men’s 1500 free.

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2022 World Championships: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Final Scores

The day has finally come. The final scores for the 2022 World Championships SwimSwam Pick’em Contest are in.

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Italy Strikes Gold For the First Time in a Worlds Relay (Day 8 Euro Recap)

Italy won their first World Championship relay title on the final night of Budapest 2022, upsetting the U.S for gold in the men’s 4×100 medley.

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Americans And Oleksiak Break All-Time Medal Records (Day 8 North America Recap)

The Americans won the most medals by a nation at any World Championships in history and Oleksiak became the most decorated Canadian World Champs swimmer.

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Van Niekerk Wins Africa’s Sole Medal Of 2022 World Champs (Day 8 Africa Recap)

Lara van Niekerk of South Africa was the only swimmer from an African country to land on the podium at these World Championships.

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With 3 46-Point Splits, Chalmers’ Heroics Boost Australia (Day 8 Oceania Recap)

Even though he didn’t medal individually here in Budapest, Chalmers helped Australia earn medals in two out of the three relays that he swam on.

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Womens Medley Relay Splits: King Back In 1:05-Point Territory To Help U.S. Win

Despite finishing seventh in prelims, the United States roared back to take the win in the finals of the women’s 4×100 medley relay.

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Italy Wins First Ever Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay World Title, Ties European Record

The previous Italian Record was held at 3:29.17 and was set by the same quartet at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last summer.

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Mens Medley Relay Splits: Burdisso Steps Up With 50.63 Fly Leg For Italy Upset Win

Burdisso going half a second faster than he did on the medley relay in Tokyo was one of the big factors that decided the race between Italy and the U.S.

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Justin Ress DQ Overturned After Medals Ceremony for Rollercoaster 50 Back Gold

Some back-and-forth officiating in the men’s 50 back final added an extra layer of drama on the final day of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. 

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2022 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

Tune in for the 16th and final session of swimming at the 2022 World Championships featuring the men’s 50 back, women’s 400 IM, and more!

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Swims Second-Fastest 1500 Free Of All-Time

Paltrinieri broke both the European record and the championship record with his time of 14:32.80 to win the men’s 1500 free.

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Men’s Medley Relay Finals Lineups: Held and Dean To Anchor, Andrew On Fly

The finals lineups for the men’s 4×100 medley relay have been released, with a few changes made from prelims by teams like the U.S., Italy, and Britain.

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Women’s Medley Relay Finals Lineups: King, Nicol, To Be Used On Breaststroke

Alex Walsh will be replaced by Lily King on the U.S. relay, whereas Kelsey Wog will be replaced by Rachel Nicol on the Canadian relay.

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