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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

Japan’s Daiya Seto, the 200 IM champion and 200 fly silver medalist at this meet, is the man to beat in tonight’s 400 IM final.

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Regan Smith Breaks 100 Backstroke World Record in 57.57 on 400 Medley Lead-Off

Swimming lead-off on the women’s 400 medley relay at the 2019 FINA World Championships, Regan Smith clocked a new World Record in the women’s 100 backstroke.

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Simone Manuel Becomes 1st Woman to Win 7 Medals in Single World Championships

With two gold medals Sunday, Simone Manuel separated herself from the group of eight women who had previously won six medals in a single meet.

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Caeleb Dressel’s 8 Medals Set Single-Meet Record at Worlds

Dressel, bolstered by the addition of mixed medley relays, broke a record he shared with Michael Phelps, Michael Klim and Matt Biondi.

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Move Over Lezak: Duncan’s Was Bigger (RACE VIDEO)

The Americans got Dunc’d on in the men’s 400 medley relay final in Gwangju. Jason Lezak’s was faster, but Duncan Scott’s was bigger.

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U.S. Women Smash World Record in 4×100 Medley Relay by 1.15 Seconds

Simone Manuel had the quickest anchor leg of the field at 51.86 to bring home the World Record in the 4×100 medley relay for Team USA.

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Mack Horton & Coach Dean Boxall Comment On Shayna Jack’s Positive Test

Read what Shayna Jack’s coach Dean Boxall and her Aussie teammate Mack Horton have to say about her positive doping test.

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Watch Day 8 Race Videos From the 2019 FINA World Championships – Final Session

Watch Day 8 Race Videos From the 2019 FINA World Championships – Final Session – See all race video with links and see the action.

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Dressel Scorches 49.28 For Fastest Fly Split In History

Caeleb Dressel recorded the fastest 100 butterfly split in history on the American medley relay, splitting 49.28 to overtake his 49.33 from the mixed event.

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Championnats du monde 2019 : Résumé jour 4

L’Italienne Federica Pellegrini s’est imposée sur 200 m nage libre à Gwangju en remportant sa 8e médaille consécutive en Championnats du monde sur la distance

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Africa: Zane Waddell Earns Continent’s First Gold On Final Night Of Worlds

Zane Waddell won the first gold medal for Africa on the final night of the World Championships, claiming the men’s 50 back in a time of 24.43.

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Alexander Bowen Produces 22.18 50 Free To Become 7th Fastest Briton

The British Swimming Championships conclude today in Glasgow, but Alexander Bowen already hit the best 50 free time of his career.

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Il Mondiale Record Per L’Italia: 8 Medaglie E 14 Nuovi Primati Nazionali

Il Mondiale dei Record: Gwangju è il più proficuo della storia del nuoto italiano. Otto medaglie e 14 Record Nazionali stabiliti in 8 giorni di gare.

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2019 World Championships: Pancake Hot Take – Day 8 Finals

Although Day 8 started out a little sluggish in terms of times, it ended with such a rush, giving us 2 amazing races back-to-back, including 2 world records

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3 records du monde battus dans la même soirée : Dressel, Smith et Chupkov

Après Caeleb Dressel sur 100 m papillon, c’est sa compatriote Regan Smith, 17 ans, qui inscrit un nouveau record du monde sur 200m dos

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