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2022 World Champs Previews: Sjostrom Set for 4th Consecutive 50 Fly World Title

Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom has been simply unstoppable in this event for years, entering these Championships as the WR holder and 3x defending World Champion.

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Los hispanoamericanos que nadarán en el mundial de Budapest 2022

Ya empieza el mundial de Budapest y les introducimos a los equipos de natación de los países hispanoamericanos. Mexico y Colombian llevan 6 atletas cada uno.

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Simone Barlaam Blasts 100 Free S9 World Record at Para World Championships

Barlaam crushed his own 100 free S9 world record by .8 to win gold for Italy, helping further establish their dominance on the medal table after day four.

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Which Countries Will Swim Which Relays at the 2022 World Swimming Championships

Check out which countries have (and more interestingly, which ones haven’t) entered to race each relay at the 2022 World Championships.

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2022 World Championships Psych Sheets Posted

Find out the entries for the world’s best swimmers, such as Australia’s Kaylee McKeown, as they begin to descend upon Budapest for the World Championships.

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Arno Kamminga Isn’t Entered in 50 Breast at World Championships

Arno Kamminga, the odds-on favorite to win the men’s 100 breaststroke at the World Championships, won’t race the 50 meter distance.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Four Women Fighting For Gold In 50 Back

Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith, Katharine Berkoff, and Kylie Masse will all be in the mix to win the women’s 50 back at World Championships.

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Hungarian National Coach: Milak Will Eventually Catch Dressel In The 100 Fly

Kristof Milak has eyes on several events at this week’s World Championships, one of which is the men’s 100m fly where he’ll battle Caeleb Dressel once again.

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Matt Sates Comes Down With Illness At Worlds Staging Camp

South African young gun Matt Sates has been under the weather the past days but says his illness will not impact his Budapest performances.

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Top Five Storylines of the 2022 World Championships – Men’s Edition

Caeleb Dressel has his eyes on eight medals and a repeat of four World titles next week in Budapest.

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Introducing SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft

Check out SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft where we each drafted a team of 8 swimmers that we think will score big in Budapest.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Dressel Headlines Loaded Field In Men’s 50 Fly

The men’s 50 fly features three current world record holders in the event (one LC, two SC) along with the last three long course world champions.

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Seven-Time Olympic Medalist Penny Oleksiak Withdraws From 2022 Commonwealth Games

“I have decided this is the best option long-term to prepare for the 2023 season and into Paris 2024,” Oleksiak said.

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South Africa’s Pieter Coetze Out Of World Championships With COVID

South Africa’s World Championships roster has taken a hit, as backstroking ace PIeter Coetze has dropped out of the meet due to COVID-19.

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How Fast Have The Post-Olympic World Championships Typically Been?

History tells us that while there are some outliers, the World Championships generally tend to be slower than the Olympics were one year prior.

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