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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Three Finals Live Recap

The heated grudge-match between Lilly King and Yulia Efimova will take place last night.

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Asia: Sun Wins 200 Free, But Will His Success Translate To His Mile?

After getting touched out in the 400 free on day 1, China’s Sun Yang swam to his first gold of these Games, earning the top of the podium in the men’s 200 freestyle.

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Rio Rapid Fire: Day Three Finals

Repping the stars n’ stripes Ryan Murphy of the USA managed to continue a longstanding tradition of American excellence in the 100m backstroke with a gold medal performance. His 51.97 makes him the fastest textile swimmer of all time in the event and ranks as the second fastest performance ever only behind Aaron Peirsol’s world record.

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Fu Yuanhui, Xu Jiayu Set Chinese Records in 100 Backstroke

Fu Yuanhui and Xu Jiayu both set Chinese records in the 100 meter backstroke tonight in two electrifying and surprising finals that put both swimmers on the podium.

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Kylie Masse Breaks CAN Record In 100 Back, Wins First Olympic Medal

Canadian Kylie Masse won bronze in the women’s 100 back in a new national record, the Canadian women three medals in three days.

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Juegos Olimpicos Río 2016: Finales día 2

JUEGOS OLÍMPICOS RÍO 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Natación: Agosto 6-13 Estadio Olímpico Acuático, Parque Olímpico de Barra, Río de Janeiro…

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Asia Recap: Japanese Swimmers Continue Smashing Records on Rio Day 2

Japan’s Katsumi Nakamura became the first Japanese man to swim under 48 seconds in the 100 free, setting the new Japanese Record at 47.99.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will swim her first individual event of these games this morning, taking things out in the heats of the 400m freestyle. The world record holder will be looking to enter her first Olympic final in this event.

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2016 Aquatic Super Series Preview

The Chinese and Japanese teams will have a hard time overcoming the talent and depth of the Australian team in Perth…

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2015 Swammy Awards: Kanako Watanabe, Asian Female Swimmer of the Year

Over the past three World Championships, Kanako Watanabe has risen from an also-ran to an all-around international star.

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Watch China win the 400 Medley Relay – World Championships Race Video

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE VIDEO: The Chinese relay team of Fu Yuanhui, Shi Jinglin, Lu Ying, and Shen Duo win the final gold medal of the 2015 FINA World Championships.

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2015 World Championships Day 8 Final Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Team USA (Ryan Murphy, Kevin Cordes, Tom Shields, and Nathan Adrian) are World Champions in the men’s 4x100m medley relay.

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2015 World Championships Day 5 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Ryan Lochte (USA) is World Champion in the men’s 200m IM with 1:55.81 at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Watch Yuanhui win 50 Backstroke World Championships – Race Video

2015 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RACE VIDEO: Fu Yuanhui won the women’s 50 backstroke, picking up the first of China’s two podium spots.

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China Surges To Second Place In Swimming Golds After Day 5 of Worlds

China’s Fu Yuanhui’s gold in the women’s 50m backstroke added another tally to her country’s monster haul on the day.

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