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Asia Recap, Day 8: Continent Shut Out Of Final Day Medals

After medal-winning swims leading up to day 8, the Asian continent was shut out of hardware to close out the 2022 World Championships

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‘Double Duty’ Australians Will Camp in Spain Before Meeting Team in France

Most of Australia’s double-duty swimmers from the World Championships and Commonwealth Games will stay in Europe between the two meets.

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Shayna Jack Undergoes Successful Surgery in Australia on Broken Hand

Shayna Jack (yellow cap) won a pair of medals at the World Championships last week before fracturing her hand in the training pool.

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What Does the Video Show in Controversial Men’s 50 Backstroke Finish in Budapest?

Justin Ress was disqualified, and then ultimately reinstated, in the men’s 50 backstroke final. What does the only public video angle show of the finish?

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Summer McIntosh Makes History Again With 400 IM Gold, “World Junior Record”

While not Summer McIntosh’s fastest time in the 400 IM, once her application is cleared, her swim on Saturday will officially go down as a World Junior Record

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U.S. Crushes Record for Most Worlds Medals; Canada, Italy Also Make History

The U.S. picked up eight medals on the final day of the World Championships to finish with 45 total this week — the most ever by a wide margin.

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2022 World Champs: Women’s Water Polo Group Play Concludes – US, AUS, ITA Dominant

Italy, USA, Australia, and Greece automatically advanced to the quarterfinals by virtue of winning their groups. 

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Budapest’s Own Kristof Milak Leads Prize Money Earners at 2022 Worlds

22-year-old Hungarian Kristof Milak earned the most prize money with $92,500 at the 2022 World Championships in his native Budapest.

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Costa Sets 5th Continental Record in 6 Swims at Worlds (S. America Day 8 Recap)

Guilherme Costa broke his fifth South American record in six swims at the 2022 Worlds by lowering his own mark to 14:48.53 in the men’s 1500 free.

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2022 World Championships: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Final Scores

The day has finally come. The final scores for the 2022 World Championships SwimSwam Pick’em Contest are in.

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Italy Strikes Gold For the First Time in a Worlds Relay (Day 8 Euro Recap)

Italy won their first World Championship relay title on the final night of Budapest 2022, upsetting the U.S for gold in the men’s 4×100 medley.

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Americans And Oleksiak Break All-Time Medal Records (Day 8 North America Recap)

The Americans won the most medals by a nation at any World Championships in history and Oleksiak became the most decorated Canadian World Champs swimmer.

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Van Niekerk Wins Africa’s Sole Medal Of 2022 World Champs (Day 8 Africa Recap)

Lara van Niekerk of South Africa was the only swimmer from an African country to land on the podium at these World Championships.

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With 3 46-Point Splits, Chalmers’ Heroics Boost Australia (Day 8 Oceania Recap)

Even though he didn’t medal individually here in Budapest, Chalmers helped Australia earn medals in two out of the three relays that he swam on.

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Womens Medley Relay Splits: King Back In 1:05-Point Territory To Help U.S. Win

Despite finishing seventh in prelims, the United States roared back to take the win in the finals of the women’s 4×100 medley relay.

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