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“There are many ways of thinking about how I won that gold, and when I watch that race, even now… I also shed a tear thinking about what went into that race and what it meant to me.”

2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Two Finals Real-Time Recap

Ruta Meilutyte has her sights set on the 50 breaststroke world record…

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World Record Race Video: Watch Chad le Clos win 100 Butterfly scm in 48.44

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Brazil Matches Spain With Three Golds for the Lead in the Medal Standings

Spain and Brazil now top the medal podium with three gold each…

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Chad Le Clos Breaks World Record in 100 Short Course Meter Fly

South African Chad le Clos has broken the World Record in the men’s 100 short course meter fly.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Two Prelims Real-Time Recaps

France’s Florent Manaudou will get a chance to swim in his signature race, the 50 free, this morning, but he will get some stiff competition from Russia’s Vlad Morozov and Brazil’s Cesar Cielo.

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3 Storylines to watch on day 2 of the 2014 Short Course World Championships

Sarah Sjostrom will have her first great shot at a gold medal on day 2, swimming the 50 fly, where she smashed the long course world record earlier this year.

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Us & You: 10 Big Things from Day 1 of Short Course Worlds

SwimSwam writers and SwimSwam readers team up to break down the big takeaways from Day 1 of the Short Course World Championships.

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RACE VIDEO – Watch Chad Le Clos Win 200 Free at SC World Championships, 1:41.45

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Belmonte Puts Spain On Top of the Medal Table

With her told wins Mireia Belmonte has Spain sitting on top of the medal table…

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Belmonte’s Big Day, Le Clos’ First Medal Highlight Day 1 of 2014 World Short Course Championships

Qatari flame-drummers entertained the crowd as a warmup to the first day’s finals at the 2014 World Short Course Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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5 THINGS TO WATCH FOR: Day 1 Finals at 2014 World Short Course Championships

The men’s 100 fly semi-finals, with Ryan Lochte (above), Chad le Clos, and Kosuke Hagino, among others, should be an exciting affair.

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Short Course World Championships Day One Prelims Live Recap

Chad Le Clos’s battle with the United States’ Tom Shields in the 100 fly will be one of many races to look out for on Day 1 of the Short Course World Championships.

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FINA Coaches Golden Clinic recap: insights into training for Le Clos, Van der Burgh, Jones, Heemskerk, Belmonte

Chad le Clos’s coach said the butterflyer would train 10,000 meters a day in between sessions of the World Cup tour this past season.

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Le Clos, Hosszu Named 2014 FINA Swimmers of the Year

South African Chad le Clos and Hungarian Katinka Hosszu were named the Male and Female Athletes of the Year at a gala…

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