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Sjostrom’s 55.0 Split on 400 Medley Relay Marks Fastest Ever

Sjotrom tore through the water with a 25.41 split on the first 50. She closed in 29.62 on the way to a 55.03, marking the fastest 100 fly relay split in history.

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USA Takes Down World Record in Women’s 400 Medley Relay

Baker got the ball rolling on the backstroke split with a personal best 58.54 on the backstroke leg, marking the 5th fastest 100 back ever done by an American.

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Ledecky Ties Lochte For #2 All-Time In Individual Worlds Golds

On the heels of her move to #3 all-time in overall World Championships gold medals, Katie Ledecky has moved into a tie with Ryan Lochte for the second-most individual gold medals in history. Ledecky is also on the cusp of cracking the top 5 in career individual World Champs medals of any color.

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Race Video: Ledecky’s 3rd Consecutive Worlds 800 Free Title

That makes three straight World Championship titles in the 800m freestyle for Team USA’s Katie Ledecky. Watch the race here.

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Race Video: Watch Team USA Destroy WR in Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

Dressel, Adrian, Comerford and Manuel claimed the gold medal, the Championship Record, and the World Record (by almost 3.5 seconds), winning the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay in 3:19.60.

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Italy’s Pirozzi Scratches 400 IM on Day 8 of FINA Worlds

Pirozzi was the 15th seed for the women’s 400 IM, but has opted out of the event.

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Watch Dressel Rattle the WR in 100m Fly, Cracking the 49.9 Barrier in Budapest

Watch Caeleb Dressel unleash a 49.86 to win the 100m fly in Budapest, the second-fastest swim in history.

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Katie Ledecky Says No to Open Water

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

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USA Moves Ahead of CHN in All-Sports Medal Table on Day 7

Mallory Comerford was a part of the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay squad that added another gold to the American total on night 7 of the 2017 FINA World Championships.

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North America: Dressel Does The Unthinkable On Day 7

Caeleb Dressel made history with his performances on day 7 in Budapest.

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Race Video: Emily Seebohm Breaks Aussie NR to win 200 Back in Budapest

Watch as Emily Seebohm of Australia breaks a national record and takes down Missy Franklin’s World Championship meet record in her gold-medal performance in the women’s 200m backstroke final on Saturday.

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3 More Medals For Florida, Cal, Stanford On Day 7 Of World Champs

Florida won three medals – all from Caeleb Dressel – and California matched them to lead all NCAA programs on day 7 of the 2017 World Championships.

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Dressel Closes in on Phelps’ World Record with 49.86 100 Fly

Shortly after blasting the fastest textile swim ever in the 50 free, Caeleb Dressel came within 4 hundredths of Michael Phelps’ World Record with a 49.86 to win the 100 fly.

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2017 World Champs Pick Em Contest: Day 7 Update Presented By TYR

Pick ‘Em players were thrown off in startingly high numbers by Joseph Schooling’s now-infamous post-practice 50.7 in the 100 fly. Just 17% picked Caeleb Dressel to win even after hitting the world’s #1 time at U.S. Nationals. 77% of players picked Schooling, who wound up tying for 3rd in 50.8.

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Watch 50 Free Final: Dressel Swims Fastest Textile Ever, 21.15 (Race Video)

Watch the fastest textile 50m freestyle in history, Caeleb Dressel’s gold-medal performance in Budapest.

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