International

Women’s 4×100 FR Prelims: Will Douglass, Hinds, or Comerford Be Kept For Finals?

The biggest questions headed into the women’s 4×100 FR are who the USA will keep from prelims, and whether the Aussies have a shot at the world record.

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Ridiculously Fast Splits Highlight Prelims Of Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

After multiple 47-low splits in prelims, the finals lineups for many of these teams become signficantly harder to decide upon.

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In Spite of Record-Setting Top Ends, Times-to-Advance Slow at Budapest 2022

American Torri Huske was the top qualifier out of prelims in the women’s 100 meter butterfly on Saturday morning. While top end times were fast, the session lacked depth.

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2022 World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The action kicks off this morning with prelims of 9 events, making day 1 one of the busier days of the meet.

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Davenport Announces 14 Newcomers for 2022-23; Many with Program Record Times

Head coach Justin Vasquez has announced the five women and nine men who will join the Davenport Panthers for the 2022-23 school year.

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2022 World Championships: Check Your Responses for the SwimSwam Pick’em Contest

This is a post you may want to bookmark if you’re participating in the contest, as this post is dedicated to recording all contestants’ responses.

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Leon Marchand Breaks His Own French Record With 4:09.09 400 IM

Marchand swam a time that was faster than the Olympic-gold winning time last year, and takes the top seed in the 400 IM headed into finals.

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Thomas Ceccon Breaks Italian 50 Fly Record With 22.88 Prelims Swim

With his Italian record in prelims, Ceccon becomes the first man from his country to go under 23 seconds in the men’s 50 fly.

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Matt Sates No-Shows 400 Free Prelims Race

This no-show is likely due to the fact that Sates will also be swimming in the 400 IM later in the same session, and he wanted to avoid a double.

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Gabriel Santos Scratches 50 Fly on Day One Prelims of World Championships

Brazil’s Gabriel Santos scratched the 50 butterfly where he was ranked #22. He is still entered in the 100 freestyle on Tuesday.

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Relay Lineups: Kibler Missing From USA 4×100 FR, Chalmers On Aussie Prelims Team

Despite only tying for fourth at U.S. trials, Kibler is off the U.S men’s 4×100 free prelims relay and will likely be rested for finals.

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2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 1 Preview

Saturday’s opening session of pool swimming at the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships is packed with veteran world record holders and rising stars alike.

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2020 Olympic Gold Medalist Shun Wang Still Dealing with Knee Injuries from Winter

2020 Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist in the men’s 200 IM Shun Wang has been battling knee injuries since the winter and is the top seed in the 200 IM at Worlds.

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2022 World Champs Previews: USA Men Going for Gold In the 4×100 Medley Relay

With key swimmers from other countries, and even whole teams missing, the USA looks to be in the driver’s seat in the men’s medley relay.

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SwimSwam’s Predicted World Championship Medal Table Based On Our Previews

Here’s how the medal table would look if the World Championship results match SwimSwam’s predictions.

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