Meral Ayn Latheef

2025 Worlds, Day 8 Africa Recap: Banner Season for Continent, Most Medals at Worlds Since 2009

Tunisian Ahmed Jaouadi’s Distance Double and South Africa’s Pieter Coetze’s three African Records capped off a historic meet for the continent.

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2025 Worlds, Day 7 Africa Recap: Mustafa Hashim Becomes 1st to Represent Somalia at Worlds

2025 World Championships July 27 – August 3, 2025 (pool swimming) Singapore, Singapore World Aquatics Championships Arena LCM (50m) Meet…

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2025 World Championships: Day 7 Prelims – Relay Lineups (Mixed 4×100 Free)

200 Breaststroke Gold Medalist Kate Douglass will anchor the Mixed Free Relay as the US are in the hunt for their first relay gold.

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2025 Worlds, Day 6 Africa Recap: Gallagher & Coetze Double Up on South African Records

South Africa’s Erin Gallagher was just .01 off of the African Record in the semifinals of the 50 fly and advances to tomorrow final ranked 3rd.

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2025 Worlds, Africa Recap Day 5: Corbett’s Consistency Yields 6th Major 200 Breast Final

South Africa’s Kaylene Corbett has made the final of the 200 breast at every major international meet since 2019 including a 5th place finish in Tokyo and 7th place finish in Paris.

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2025 World Championships: Day 4 Prelims – Relay Lineups (Mixed 4×100 Medley)

Defending Olympic Champions, the USA, are keeping with their MMFF order calling upon 200 backstroker Keaton Jones to swim the first leg of relay.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 8 Africa Recap – Hafnaoui Gracious in Victory, Credits Finke Post-Race

Ahmed Hafnaoui and Bobby Finke swam side by side for the entirety of the 1500, and both attributed their success to each other’s presence in the race.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 7 Africa Recap – Osman Showing Same Consistency as Sjostrom

Despite not earning a medal in the 50 fly, Farida Osman remains the most decorated Egyptian swimmer (male or female) with her 2 bronzes from 2017 & 2019.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 6 Africa Recap – Age is but a Number for Roland Schoeman

By competing in the 50 fly on Day 1, South African Roland Schoeman became the oldest swimmer at age 43 to compete at a World Aquatics Championships.

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