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17-Year-Old Ksawery Masiuk Lowers Polish Record With 24.64 50 Back in Heats

17-year Polish swimmer Ksawery Masiuk lowered his own men’s 50-meter backstroke national record with a 24.64 in Friday’s first heat.

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15-Year-Old Eneli Jefimova Shatters Estonian Record with 30.08 50 Breast in Heats

The previous Estonian Record was held at 30.69, a time which Jefimova swam at the Acropolis Swim Open in Athens in May of this year.

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Mixed FR Relay Prelims Lineups: Now Out Of Isolation, Deplano On Italian Team

Deplano will be leading off for Italy’s team despite not swimming in any other individual or relay events prior to today.

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South Africa and Peru Scratch Mixed 4×100 Free Relay Prelims in Budapest

Most of the prelims scratches on day seven of the World Championships came from swimmers who withdrew from the meet like South Africa’s Coetze or Shayna Jack

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2022 World Championships: Day 6 Pick’em Contest Scoring Update

Today, we had finals of the women’s 100 free, women’s 200 breast, men’s 200 back, men’s 200 breast, and men’s 4×200 free relay.

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Ukraine’s Mykyta Terentiev Swims 22.56 LCM; 21.91 SCM 50 Free in Spain

Terentiev moved to Spain in February as war broke out in Ukraine. He has since gone the fastest 50 SCM and LCM times for boys born in 2005 in the world.

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Sjostrom Still Looking for a World Title in the Women’s 100 FR (Day 6 Euro Recap)

With her silver medal performance in finals, Sjostrom has been on the Worlds’ 100 free podium 5 consecutive times, but has yet to claim the top step.

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Lilly King: “I’m so excited to have this medal” – Day 6 Flash Quotes

After a tough go of it in the women’s 100 breast, American breaststroke star Lilly King managed to bounce back in the women’s 200 breast.

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Asia Recap, Day 6: Hanaguruma Carries On Japanese 200 Breast Medal Tradition

22-year-old Yu Hanaguruma of Japan snagged silver in the men’s 200m breaststroke tonight, carrying on the great tradition of medalists from his nation,

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The United States & Australia Come Up Big On Night Six In Budapest

American Lilly King won the women’s 200m breaststroke tonight in Budapest, further setting her nation apart from the rest in the overall swimming medal table.

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U.S. Artistic Swimmer Anita Alvarez Recalls Last Moments Before Fainting in Pool

“I remember going down and just being like, kind of like, ‘Uh oh, I don’t feel too great,” recalled U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez.

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2022 World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Zac Stubblety-Cook aims to become Australia’s first world champion in the men’s 200 breaststroke, and he has a great chance to do it in world record fashion.

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Almost Every Swimmer on US Roster Has Won A Medal at Worlds (North America Recap)

With 4 medals, including 2 golds, Torri Huske has the most medals of anyone at the 2022 World Championships so far, leading US dominance on the medal table.

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Budapest 2022: Men’s 4×200 Free Relay Analysis

The U.S. won the men’s 4×200 free relay, clocking a 7:00.24. Their victory marked the first time since 2013 that they took the World title in this event.

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Through O’Callaghan, Aussies Maintain Excellence In 100 Free (Day 6 Oceania Recap)

O’Callaghan becomes the fifth Australian to win the women’s 100 free, making the country the most-decorated in the event alongside East Germany.

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