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Gretchen Walsh Goes Deep in Reflection on Her First 2 Days of World Champs

In Fukuoka, Walsh led off the 400 free relay on Day 1 in 54.0 as well as made the final in the 100 fly. In that final, she placed 8th with a 57.5

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2023 World Championships Day 3 Prelims Preview: Will Marchand Take Over the 200 Fly?

Day 3 prelims will feature the men’s 100 breast, women’s 200 free, men’s 200 fly, and men’s 800 free. Who will lead the way?

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Matt King Taking Olympic Redshirt, Staying in Texas to Train with Coley Stickels

Matt King (pictured right) has already dropped four-tenths of a second off his best time in the 100 free after just a few months of training with Stickels. 

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Swimming Australia Calls McKeown’s DQ “Unjust,” and They Might Have a Point

Whether-or-not Kaylee McKeown’s disqualification in the 200 IM semi-finals was legit, an apparent violation by a medalist was missed – twice.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 2 North America Recap: USA Wins First Gold, Hobson Breaks 1:45 In 2FR

After a gold medal-less day one, Kate Douglass (picutred) pulled through for Team USA on day two with her come-from-behind win in the 200 IM.

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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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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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Simone Manuel, Michael Andrew, And More Headline Field At 2023 Pro Championships

Manuel, Andrew, and several other Olympians are set to compete at the Pro Championships that begin on July 26 and overlap with the World Championships.

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2023 World Champs Previews: Qin Haiyang Leads New Generation in Men’s 100 Breaststroke

After becoming only the third man to break the 58-second barrier in the 100 breast this May, China’s Qin Haiyang has the hot hand going into Worlds.

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arena Swim of the Week: Ayden Tan Lowers 10 & Under NAG Record In Boys’ 100 Breast

Tan broke the 11-year-old record held by Ethan Dang in the 100 breast with his time of 1:18.56 at the Bill Rose Classic.

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2023 World Champs Previews: A Dearth of Champions Ushers New Blood in the Men’s 100 Fly

For the first time since 2001, the last time the World Championships were held in Fukuoka, there is no defending champion in the men’s 100 fly.

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USA Swimming, USA Swimming Foundation Expand Community Impact Grant Program

An additional 11 programs will be awarded $5,000 grants in 2023 to provide aquatics programming, support diverse coaches and create competitive opportunities.

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USA Swimming Team Names 4 Captains for 2023 World Championships

The American swim team for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships has elected four swimmers as captains as the team breaks its training camp in Singapore…

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2023 World Champs Previews: Battle of the Last 2 Record Holders in the Women’s 200 Back

The women’s 200 backstroke appears on paper to be one of the least-complicated events of the meet in Fukuoka. But which of the World Record talents will win?

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OLY Swimming Says Swimmer With Medical Emergency Is “Responding Well to Treatment”

The teen swimmer who had to be rescued from the pool after a medical emergency remains in the ICU, but his team says he is responding well to treatment.

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