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2017 World Champs Pick’em Day 1 Update, Presented by TYR

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

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Kevin Cordes Breaks American Record with 58.6 100 Breast

Cordes is now tied as the 4th fastest performer in history with his 58.64 from semifinals.

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Caeleb Dressel Downs American Record with 22.7 50 fly

Dressel popped off the start to take the lead over Great Britain’s Ben Proud, holding him off in the final few meters to take top seed for finals in 22.76.

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Leah Smith Not On World Champs 1500 Free Start Lists

American national champ Leah Smith won’t contest the 1500 free at the World Championships in Budapest, at least according to start lists that don’t include the 22-year-old.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

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2017 Worlds Previews: Cseh, Kenderesi Battle for Home Gold in 200 Fly

Hungary’s defending World Champion Laszlo Cseh seeks to keep the host nation on top of the podium in front of the home crowd at the 2017 FINA World Championships, but we could see a new Hungarian with a gold medal around his neck.

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2017 Worlds Previews: Rylov to Challenge Murphy in M. 200 Back

While Murphy and Larkin are 2 of the big names that come to mind in the gold medal conversation, Russia’s Evgeny Rylov is definitely in the picture as well.

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Catherine Sanchez Pops 59.5 100 Fly, Mefford Wins 2x in La Mirada

The above photo is from high school, though Sanchez (left) got a great race from Kenisha Liu (right) in the 100 fly tonight.

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Grace Cooper Becomes 4th-Fastest U.S. 15-Year-Old Ever in 50 Free

Cooper slammed down a lifetime best 25.38 to win the women’s 50 free.

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2017 World Champs: Italy Pulls 3 Swimmers on Day 1 (Scratch Report)

Silvia di Pietro (above) is one of three Italian swimmers scratching out of day 1 prelims. Other scratches include Louise Hansson of Sweden, Manuella Lyrio of Brazil, and Matias Koski of Finland.

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2017 Worlds Preview: World Record Watch for Efimova

You can find links to all of our event-by-event previews and a compilation of our predicted medal-winners here. 2017 FINA…

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2017 Worlds Previews: USA vs. GBR in Men’s 800 Free Relay

We’re just one day away from the 2017 FINA World Championships, and the battle between the USA and Great Britain in the 800 free relay is one of the most anticipated relay races of the meet.

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2017 Worlds Previews: USA Seeks Worlds Redemption in M. 400 FR Relay

After missing the final in the men’s 400 free relay in 2015, the USA is one of the major medal threats for gold at the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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2017 Worlds Previews: Dressel vs. Schooling Again in M. 100 Fly

Former club teammates turned NCAA rivals Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel will have their rematch in the 100 fly, though this time it’ll go down in the long course pool at the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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FINA Puts Term Limits on President, Creates Ethics Panel

FINA has voted to put a 3 full-term limit on elected Bureau members, and will apply that rule to the…

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