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2022 World Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

The 100 back is the first event of day two, featuring world record holder Ryan Murphy, 2nd seed Hunter Armstrong, and defending World Champion Jiayu Xu.

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Italy Tops Medals Table for 2nd Straight World Para Swimming Championships

The Italians capped off their week in Madeira with a world record in the final mixed 4×100-meter freestyle relay 34 pts event on Saturday. 

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Wang Shun and Kregor Zirk Scratch 200 Free on Day Two Prelims of Worlds

China’s Wang Shun has scratched the 200 free, likely to focus on the 200 IM on Tuesday where he is the top seed. He placed 14th in the 400 IM on day one.

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2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 2 Prelims Preview

Sunday’s morning session features a lighter schedule than Saturday with just five prelims on Day 2 of the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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Budapest 2022, Day 1 Euro Recap: Marchand Follows in Phelps’ & Father’s Footsteps

In a head-turning swim, Leon Marchand came within a second of the world record as he took gold in the men’s 400 IM on Day 1 of 2022 Worlds.

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2022 World Championships: Pick’em Contest Day 1 Results

Day 1 only featured 5 finals, the men’s 400 free, women’s 400 free, men’s 400 IM, women’s 4×100 free relay, and men’s 4×100 free relay.

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Budapest 2022, Day 1 South America Recap: Balduccini, Costa Make History

Stephanie Balduccini became the first Brazilian to go sub-54 in the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay during her team’s 6th-place finish on Saturday.

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Budapest 2022, Day 1 North American Recap: North American Women Come In Swinging

The American women were the strongest contingent on day of this meet, collecting the max number of medals and getting 4 women into day 2 finals.

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Watch: Leon Marchand Blasts 4:04 400 IM at Worlds (Day 1 Finals Race Videos)

Watch all of the finals race videos from the first finals session of the 2022 World Championships, including Leon Marchand’s 400 IM European Record.

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Budapest 2022, Day 1 Asia Recap: Olympic Champion Ohashi Misses Final

Double Olympic champion Yui Ohashi entered these World Championships as a potential medalist in the women’s 200m IM but got shut out of the final.

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2022 World Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Follow along with the action live as we recap the opening finals session from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.

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Ryan Held on Splitting 46, Winning Gold at LCM Champs for 1st Time in 6 Years

Ryan Held, who won relay gold in 2016 then missed every other LCM champs since, got his redemption swim, splitting 46 and earning gold again

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Budapest 2022, Day 1 Africa Recap: Farida Osman Swims Fastest 100 Fly in 6 Years

27-year-old Farida Osman posted her fastest time in six years during Saturday’s 100-meter butterfly prelims at the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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2022 World Championships: Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Analysis

Although Australia won gold in the 4×100 free relay, Penny Oleksiak of Canada split 52.51, the fastest rolling start split of the race.

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Budapest 2022, Oceania Day 1: Aussie Men Stepping Up When Unexpected

After failing to medal at the Olympics despite having the top time in the world, Elijah Winnington roared back this year to take Oceania’s first Worlds medal.

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