Previews & Recaps

Day 1 Relay Lineups: Ledecky Draws In For Americans

Katie Ledecky will draw in for the Americans in the final of the 400 free relay.

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2017 FINA World Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview

Check out a preview for finals at the World Championships.

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Both Shoulders Injured, Bronte Campbell Doubtful To Defend Titles

“Whatever she swims will be done on sheer guts,” says coach Simon Cusack of his 2015 double world champion sprinter Bronte Campbell.

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Joseph Schooling Lowers Own Asian Record In Men’s 50 Fly

Joseph Schooling set a new Asian Record in the men’s 50 fly prelims.

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Auboeck, El Kamash Lower National Records In 400 Free Prelims

Austria’s Felix Auboeck lowered his national record to qualify 1st out of prelims in the men’s 400 free.

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Kelsi Worrell Moves To #5 All-Time With 56.44 100 Fly Prelim

Kelsi Worrell moved to #5 all-time with her 56.44 prelim swim in the women’s 100 fly.

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Day 1 Relay Lineups: Comerford In, Ledecky Out On Prelim 4×100 Free

Mallory Comerford will contest the women’s 4×100 free relay prelims instead of Katie Ledecky.

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2017 Worlds Previews: Cseh, Kenderesi Battle for Home Gold in 200 Fly

Hungary’s defending World Champion Laszlo Cseh seeks to keep the host nation on top of the podium in front of the home crowd at the 2017 FINA World Championships, but we could see a new Hungarian with a gold medal around his neck.

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2017 Worlds Previews: Rylov to Challenge Murphy in M. 200 Back

While Murphy and Larkin are 2 of the big names that come to mind in the gold medal conversation, Russia’s Evgeny Rylov is definitely in the picture as well.

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Russians Win Mixed Duet Free, Close Synchro Worlds With Seven Golds

Synchro finished up on Sunday and Russia won yet another gold, with China also finishing on top of the podium.

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Tom Daley Wins 10m Platform In Epic Fashion Over Olympic Champion Chen

Tom Daley won gold in the men’s 10m platform to close out diving at the FINA World Championships.

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2017 Worlds Preview: Ledecky Begins The Road To Tokyo In 800 Free

Katie Ledecky’s quest to go sub-8 minutes in Tokyo begins in Budapest.

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South Aussie State Cships: Chalmers Eases Back Into More Robust Racing

Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers returned to a more robust racing schedule this week at South Australia States.

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The Official SwimSwam 2017 World Champs Preview/Predictions Tracker

Don’t want to miss a single one of our 2017 World Championship event-by-event previews or predictions? We’ve got you covered. Bookmark this page and come back daily for updated predictions and links out to each new event preview.

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From the Research Files: Trends in World Rankings, 2011-2016 – Men

As we get ready for the pool swimming events to begin at FINA World Championships in Budapest, we thought we’d take a look at trends in world rankings over the last six years, as researched by Robin Pla*.

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