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“If you want to be the best, you have to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”

2025 Worlds, Day 3 North America Recap: Weinstein Rebounds To Take Pole Position In 200 Free

After dropping the 400 on Sunday, Weinstein showed she was back on top form on Tuesday night, winning the second semi-final of the 200 free in 1:54.69

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Beijing Chosen to Host 2026 World Swimming Championships (25m)

Beijing’s famed Water Cube, which hosted swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics, will again be full of swimming in 2026 as host of the World Short Course Swimming Championships.

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2025 Worlds, Day 2 North America Recap: Harvey, A. Walsh Pick Up Historic Medals in the 200 IM

Day 2 of the 2025 World Championships delivered standout performances from North American swimmers with Alex Walsh and Mary-Sophie Harvey making a splash.

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2025 World Championships Preview: Qin The Heavy Favorite Amid Field Loaded With Absences

World record holder Qin Haiyang is the clear frontrunner to win the 200 breaststroke world title in a field riddled with absences.

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How Many Individual World Records are in Danger of Falling at World Championships?

Many individual world records are livinig on borrowed time, as the World Championships draw near. (Pictured: Summer McIntosh)

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Léon Marchand Cambia Strategia: Niente 200 Rana E 200 Farfalla Ai Mondiali Di Singapore

Dopo un’estate olimpica leggendaria, Léon Marchand rivoluziona il suo programma per i Mondiali 2025, scegliendo un approccio più leggero e mirato

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Leon Marchand Drops 200 Breast & 200 Fly From 2025 World Championships Schedule

Leon Marchand is reportedly dropping both the 200 breaststroke and 200 butterfly from his 2025 World Championship schedule.

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Il 16enne Giapponese Yumeki Kojima Fissa Il Record Mondiale Jr Nei 400 Misti 4:09.38

Yumeki Kojima, sedici anni, ha stabilito il nuovo Record Mondiale Juniores nei 400 metri misti maschili con un clamoroso 4:09.38

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Japan’s 16-Yr-Old Yumeki Kojima Crushes 4:09.38 400 IM World Junior Record

16-year-old Yumeki Kojima of Japan blasted a lifetime best of 4:09.38 to score a new World Junior Record in the 400m IM.

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2025 World Championship Previews: Can Popovici Hold Off Hobson For the Men’s 200 Free Title?

Since the World Record was set in 2009, nobody has been under 1:43 in a World Championship final. Can Popovici and Hobson do it this year?

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Swim Club to Superpower: How Nitro Became #2 in the Nation—and is Still Growing

Are you concerned about the state of our sport? Do you want swimming to grow? I do! That’s why I’m talking to the most successful club owners.

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2025 World Championships Previews: Marchand Poised to Make Dominance in 4 IM Go On and On

Leon Marchand will look to throw his hands up into the air in celebration again as he looks to remain undeafeted in the 400 IM on the world stage.

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Where Does Summer McIntosh Face Her Toughest Tests in Singapore?

Fred Vergnoux thinks Summer McIntosh can break 8 minutes in the 800 free, yet it feels like her most vulnerable event at Worlds.

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2025 Worlds Previews: Can Leon Marchand Break the 200 IM World Record?

Leon Marchand leads the men’s 200 IM field, with the primary question about his race being “Can he break the World Record?”

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McIntosh Aims to Match Phelps and Sjoström’s Historic Feats in Singapore

McIntosh aims to join Michael Phelps and Sarah Sjostrom by winning five individual medals at a single World Championship meet.

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