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"I just like to swim…fast. I don't think about the distance."

Americans Show Incredible Improvement From Kazan To Budapest

The American team saw incredible improvement at the 2017 World Championships compared to their disastrous 2015.

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U.S. Olympic Committee Announces Best Of July Finalists

The United States Olympic Committee today announced the finalists for the Team USA Awards presented by Dow, Best of July,…

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The Top 15 Swimmers at the 2017 World Championships

With so many great swims over the course of the meet, we’ve narrowed it down to the top 15 performers overall.

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Get The SwimSwam 2017 College Preview Magazine

With over 85 pages of features covering DI, DII and DIII data you need to know, this issue covers it all for the college swimmer, high school swimmer, fan and swim parent.

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Competitor Coach of the Month: Greg Meehan

Head coach Greg Meehan led the United States women to their most successful World Championships in history, with 20 total medals, 9 of them gold.

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Sarah Sjöström beste Schwimmerin der Weltmeisterschaften

Der schwedische Superstar Sarah Sjöström wurde als beste Schwimmerin der Welmeisterschaften 2017 augezeichnet. Der Wettbewerb ging gestern in Ungarn zu…

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A Look At The Stats From Budapest World Championships

Now that the World Championships in Budapest have come to a close, let’s take a look back at the numbers and see what’s interesting.

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Stanford Edges Cal 14-13 For Most World Championship Medals

Stanford narrowly edged California for the most World Championship medals in Budapest, winning 14 total and 12 gold medals.

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2017 World Champs Pick ‘Em Contest: Day 8 Update Presented By TYR

Katinka Hosszu got the coveted 100% of winner picks in the 400 IM, which we’ve only seen a few times this meet – the other three were for Katie Ledecky in the 400, 800 and 1500 frees.

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Sarah Sjostrom Wins Female Swimmer of the Meet Honors

Sarah Sjostrom earned FINA Female Swimmer of the Meet honors.

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La fontaine de jouvence de Federica Pellegrini ou comment rester jeune à travers les années

Ancien nageur, Eric Lahmy est journaliste, écrivain, rédacteur en chef, et reporter. Il anime depuis 2013 Galaxie-Natation, un blog dédié à son sport…

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Ledecky Ties Lochte For #2 All-Time In Individual Worlds Golds

On the heels of her move to #3 all-time in overall World Championships gold medals, Katie Ledecky has moved into a tie with Ryan Lochte for the second-most individual gold medals in history. Ledecky is also on the cusp of cracking the top 5 in career individual World Champs medals of any color.

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Race Video: Ledecky’s 3rd Consecutive Worlds 800 Free Title

That makes three straight World Championship titles in the 800m freestyle for Team USA’s Katie Ledecky. Watch the race here.

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Où l’on retrouve Seebohm, Ledecky et Sjöström (RM du 50 mètres)

L’Australienne Emily Seebohm a conservé son titre mondial sur le 200m dos à Budapest.

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Katie Ledecky Says No to Open Water

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

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