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Laszlo Cseh Becomes First Man To Medal In All Three Same Stroke Events

Hungarian swimming star Laszlo Cseh become the first swimmer to ever medal in all three same stroke events (excluding freestyle) at one edition of the FINA World Championships saturday night.

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Ella Marlow Flies Past Two Big Names on All-Time List with 50 Fly NAG

Ella Marlow passed up a former world record holder on the 11-12 50 fly fastest all-time list for American girls.

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Chad Le Clos: “Phelps Can Keep Quiet Now”

After his 100m butterfly gold in Kazan today, Le Clos says “Phelps can now be quiet.”

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Katie Ledecky Becomes First Woman Under 8:10 In 800m Freestyle

In her last swim of the 2015 World Championships Katie Ledecky became the first woman ever to break 8:10 in the 800m freestyle with a winning time of 8:07.39.

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Pair of 5th Place Finishes for Canadians at Lac-Mégantic

Philippe Guertin of St-Hubert, QC, and Stephanie Horner of Bathurst, NB, were the top Canadians at the FINA/Hosa 10-km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015 in Lac-Mégantc, QC, Saturday afternoon.

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2015 US Nationals: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Now that we have all witnessed the glory that is the Michael Phelps comeback trail, we can safely get psyched for his prelims swim in the 100 fly.

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Kelsi Worrell Narrowly Misses American Record in 50 Fly at U.S. Nationals

Worrell now sits behind Torres as the 2nd fastest American of all time, and the fastest ever American in textile. That surpassed Dana Vollmer’s 25.80 that she swam in 2012.

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Canada Falls Short Of Expectations; Will Come Back Stronger In Rio

Canadian Santo Condorelli has emerged as the star of Canadian swimming

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2015 World Championships 100 Fly Final Fastest Textile Ever

Chad le Clos is on the leading edge of a wave of swimmers, both veterans and youngsters, who are bringing times in the 100 fly to where they haven’t been outside of the supersuit era.

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Americans Claim World Record in Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

Nathan Adrian showed up big-time for the Americans; his 47.29 leg was the fastest in the field by a long shot.

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2015 World Championships Day 7 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Katie Ledecky became the first woman in history to break the 8:10 barrier when she won the women’s 800m freestyle with new World Record of 8:07.39.

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Lauren Boyle Smashes Another Oceanic Record in 800 Free Silver Medal Performance

Lauren Boyle is the best female distance swimmer not named Katie Ledecky in 2015.

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2015 US Nationals – Day Two Finals Photo Vault

Michael Phelps of North Baltimore blew away the field, and indeed the rest of the world, with his 1:52.94 win in the men’s 200 fly on Day Two of U.S. Nationals.

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Schooling Breaks Asian Record in 100 Fly

Joseph Schooling broke the Asian Record in the 100 fly en route to a bronze medal at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Record in Kazan, Russia.

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Dressel Smashes NAG Record In The 50 Free

Caeleb Dressel swam a 21.85 to set a new 17-18 NAG record in the 50 free and post the fastest time at Phillips 66 Nationals prelims this morning.

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