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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty made history last night as the first man to ever break 57 in the 100 breast semis. Tonight, he may lower his World Record further.

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Xu Jiayu Breaks 10-Year-Old Championship Record In Men’s 100 Back

Xu Jiayu set a new Championship Record in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 back in a time of 52.17, lowering Aaron Peirsol’s 2009 mark of 52.19.

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WJR Holder, European Champion Kliment Kolesnikov Misses Worlds 100 Back Final

Kolesnikov, who has been dealing with an ongoing shoulder injury, dropped the 200 back to focus on the 50 and 100 at Worlds.

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2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Day 2 prelims of the 2019 FINA World Championships features: the women’s and men’s 100 backstroke, women’s 100 breast, men’s 200 free, and women’s 1500.

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Nelle Batterie del Day2 Passano Margherita Panziera, Martina Carraro, Arianna Castiglioni, Simone Sabbioni, Filippo Megli e Simona Quadarella

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Dressel & Adrian Hop In For the USA Heading Into The Men’s 4×100 Free Relay

Caeleb Dressel and Nathan Adrian will join Zach Apple and Blake Pieroni for the USA as the heavy favorites for the men’s 4×100 free relay final.

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2019 World Champs Preview: Kolesnikov, Glinta, & Rylov Gun for 50 BK Title

Retired Frechman Camille Lacourt leaves behind the 2019 title open up for grabs among Russians Kliment Kolesnikov and Evgeny Rylov and Romanian Robert Glinta.

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2019 World Champs Preview: Murphy and Xu Re-Match in 100 Back

Ryan Murphy beat Xu Jiayu in 2016. Xu won in 2017. Murphy had the fastest time in 2018. Xu leads the world so far this season.

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2019 World Champs Previews: Redemption, Tokyo Bids On Line In Men’s 4×100 Free

The U.S. took an embarrassing DQ last summer, while France missed Euro finals in 9th. Redemption is on the line, as are Tokyo Olympic bids in a brutal field.

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2019 World Champs Previews: Strategic Decisions Highlight Mixed Medley Relay

World Champs gold could come down to strategic lineup decisions in the mixed medley relay, the newest event in the 2020 Olympic program.

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Grigory Tarasevich Will Replace Kliment Kolesnikov in 200 Back at Worlds

Grigory Tarasevich, who won gold in the 100 back at the World University Games, has been added to Russia’s roster for the World Championships.

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2019 World Champs Previews: Threats Looming For American Men’s Medley Relay

2019 FINA WORLD AQUATICS CHAMPIONSHIPS All sports: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 28, 2019 Pool swimming: Sunday, July 21…

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Olympic Champion Pernille Blume Signs With New York Breakers

Danish Olympic Champion Pernille Blume has joined the International Swimming League by signing with the New York Breakers.

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Caeleb Dressel & Simone Manuel Absent From Any ISL Roster

As of the latest International Swimming League (ISL) roster announcement on Tuesday, American swimming stars Caeleb Dressel and Simone Manuel are absent.

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ISL Rosters: Who’s on the Table for the Final 2 Teams?

With two more ISL team rosters yet to be announced, we’ve taken a look at the top international and U.S. names we’d expect to be up for grabs.

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