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2023 World Championships: Night 1 Relay Analysis

After Jack blazed the top time in the world this season (52.28 leadoff in prelims), O’Callaghan (52.08) and Sjostrom (52.24) were both faster in the final.

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Sunday’s World Record Haul Will Be a Day That Swimming Remembers Forever

Sunday’s opening to swimming portion of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships provided show-stopping swims and a day that made swimming history.

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2023 European Youth Olympic Festival Begins This Week From Slovenia

The 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival swimming events span Monday, July 24th through Friday, July 28th from the host nation of Slovenia.

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Imogen Clark Snags 50 Breast Gold In 30.06 At British Summer Championships

National record holder Imogen Clark hit a near-season best en route to winning the 50m breaststroke at the British Summer Championships.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 1 Euro Recap: Germany Carries Open Water Success Into The Pool

Germany’s carried their open water success into the pool swimming, earning a medal and breaking three national records on the first day of the meet.

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2023 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Katie Ledecky swam the top prelims time in the 400 free, setting herself up well for her Day 1 finals showdown with Ariarne Titmus and Summer McIntosh.

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Hype Fulfilled: Leon Marchand Destroys Oldest World Record From Michael Phelps

Marchand destroyed the oldest long course world record in the books by over a second, clocking a time of 4:02.50 at the 2023 World Championships.

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Ariarne Titmus Reflects On Her ‘Most Satisfying Win,’ Plus More Day 1 Quotes From Worlds

Titmus said her preparation wasn’t “the most perfect” coming into this meet, but the key in this star-studded showdown was swimming “free and fearless.”

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Michael Phelps’ Last World Record is Finally Broken

Phelps was commentating on NBC alongside Rowdy Gaines and got to witness his last individual world record get broken by a man who is trained by Phelps’ coach

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 1 North America Recap: Canada Off To Rough Start, But There Is Hope

Even though the Canadians did not perform well on the opening night of Worlds, it is too early to come to the conclusion that they are done for.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 1 Africa Recap – Hafnaoui Leads the Way with Continental Record

Claiming silver in the 400 free with a new African Record, Ahmed Hafnaoui was one of several swimmers from the continent that broke national records on Day 1.

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Why Were 3 Swimmers DQed in 1 Heat in the Women’s 200 IM?

In a night that saw 3 world records, we saw just as many DQs… and they all came from one heat. However, It turns out they weren’t all for the same reason

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2023 World Championships: Day 1 Pick ‘Em Contest Scoring Update

The first day of the 2023 World Championships is in the books, which means it’s time for the first update of the Pick ‘Em Contest.

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Chinese Women’s and Men’s 4×100 Freestyle Teams Crush New Asian Records

China’s 4×100 freestyle relay teams crushed new Asian records to cap off the first night of racing at the 2023 World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. 

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Ariarne Titmus Reclaims World Record In 400 Free For Fukuoka Gold

Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus of Australia reclaimed the World Record in the women’s 400m freestyle to claim gold tonight in Fukuoka.

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