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Mitch Larkin Scratches 200 Back at World Championships in Favor of 200 IM

Mitch Larkin, the 2015 World Champion in the 200 meter backstroke, is scratching that event to focus on the 200 IM, where he’s the Australian Record holder.

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Day 5 Relay Lineups: Schmitt, Smith On American Women’s 4×200 Prelim

Individual 200 free entrant Allison Schmitt will contest the prelims of the women’s 4×200 free relay on day five in Gwangju.

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David Aubry en bronze sur 800 m nage libre signe un nouveau record de France

David Aubry a remporté la médaille de bronze du 800 m nage libre aux Championnats du monde 2019 en battant le record de France de plus de 4 secondes

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 5 Preview

Today’s morning session features prelims of the women’s 100 free, women’s and men’s 200 breast, men’s 200 back, women’s 800, and women’s 4 x 200 free relay.

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 4 Finals Live Recap

Get hype: Kristof Milak swims the 200 fly, Caeleb Dressel swims the 100 free after going a 47.32 in prelims, and Sun Yang races for his third gold medal.

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2019 World Championships: Blume, Medeiros Scratch 100 Free Prelims on Day 5

Pernille Blume, the #5 seed in the women’s 100 freestyle in Gwangju with an entry time of 52.72, has scratched out of heats.

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2019 Speedo/World Championships Pick ‘Em Contest: Day 4 Results

The queen of the 200 free, Federica Pellegrini, upset a lot of Pick ‘Em entries on day 4 of the contest.

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BSN Sports Swim Team of the Week: Princeton Tigers

Princeton University is known primarily for its world-class undergraduate education, but it also has one of the oldest swimming programs in college athletics.

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Resultados mundial día 4: récord mundial de Milak y el triunfo de Italia

Kristof Milak ha batido el récord del mundo de Phelps en 200 mariposa, mientras que Pellegrini y Paltrinieri han ganado dos medallas de oro para Italia.

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Vlad Morozov Hints at Focusing on 50, Dropping 100 for Tokyo Olympics

After missing the semi-finals of the men’s 100 free for the 2nd-straight World Championship meet, Vlad Morozov pondered his future in the event.

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Kristof Milak Slaughters Phelps’ 200 Fly World Record In 1:50.73

Kristof Milak broke Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old world record in the 200 butterfly by almost eight-tenths of a second in a time of 1:50.73.

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Phelps on Milak’s 200 Fly Record: ‘I Couldn’t Be Happier to See How He Did It’

“That kid’s last 100 was incredible. He put together a great 200 fly from start to finish,” Phelps told The New York Times.

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Caeleb Dressel Fires Off 49.33 100 Butterfly Split in Mixed Medley Relay

Swimming in the final of the 400 mixed medley relay, Caeleb Dressel posted a 49.33 butterfly split to give the USA a slight lead going into freestyle.

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Sarah Sjostrom Needed Oxygen Mask After 200 Free Bronze, Is OK Now

Sarah Sjostrom posted a photo on Instagram today showing medical staff attending to her after the 200 freestyle final. Sjostrom says she’s fine now.

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Osrin, Yendell & Van Der Merwe Rack Up Wins At British Summer C’ships Day 2

Plymouth Leander’s Honey Osrin (left) took the women’s 100m back British Summer Championships title for 16-year-olds in Glasgow.

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