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Leon Marchand Gets To 1:52.43 In 200 Butterfly To Become 3rd-Fastest Man In History

Marchand shaved some time off his French record and surpassed Daiya Seto as the 3rd-fastest man in the history of the 200 fly.

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Thomas Heilman, 16, Becomes the Fastest American 18&U Ever in the 200 Fly – 1:53.82

American 16-year-old Thomas Heilman finished just off the podium, clocking a huge new lifetime best of 1:53.82.

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Leon Marchand Oro E 3° All Time Nei 200 Farfalla 1:52.43

Leon Marchand ha vinto il titolo mondiale 2023 nei 200 metri farfalla ed è diventato il terzo uomo più veloce della storia

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Ledecky On Tying Phelps Record: “I Just Never Imagined I Would Be In This Position”

Ledecky reflected on her career under the microscope after winning the women’s 1500 free for the fifth time in the third-fastest time of her career.

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Ledecky Swims #3 1500 FR Performance Ever, Ties Phelps With Most Individual Worlds Golds

Ledecky won her 15th individual World Championships gold medal, which ties her with Michael Phelps as the swimmer with the most individual Worlds golds.

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Katie Ledecky 3° Tempo All Time Nei 1500-Eguaglia Phelps Per Numero Di Ori

La medaglia d’oro di Katie Ledecky nei 1500 oggi ha infranto molti record, ora è alla pari con Phelps per numero di ori individuali ai Mondiali

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Leon Marchand’s World Record Swim Featured on SportsCenter Top 10 in the USA

Leon Marchand broke Michael Phelps’ lone remaining individual World Record on day 1 of the World Aquatics Championships, and the Worldwide Leader took notice.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Top Knots, Wikipedia Articles, and More

Check out swimming’s TopTenTweets of the past week. Pool swimming at Worlds kicked off, so there’s lots of ground to cover.

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What Is Going On With Team USA?

Not since 1994, not in 29 long years, has Team USA competed through Day 1 of World Championships without winning a gold medal. What’s up?

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How Short Course Swimming Helped Leon Marchand Break A World Record

According to a study from Ricardo Peterson Silveira, Marchand improved significantly on his 400 IM underwaters over the course of a year.

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Sunday’s World Record Haul Will Be a Day That Swimming Remembers Forever

Sunday’s opening to swimming portion of the 2023 World Aquatics Championships provided show-stopping swims and a day that made swimming history.

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Hype Fulfilled: Leon Marchand Destroys Oldest World Record From Michael Phelps

Marchand destroyed the oldest long course world record in the books by over a second, clocking a time of 4:02.50 at the 2023 World Championships.

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Ariarne Titmus Reflects On Her ‘Most Satisfying Win,’ Plus More Day 1 Quotes From Worlds

Titmus said her preparation wasn’t “the most perfect” coming into this meet, but the key in this star-studded showdown was swimming “free and fearless.”

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Michael Phelps’ Last World Record is Finally Broken

Phelps was commentating on NBC alongside Rowdy Gaines and got to witness his last individual world record get broken by a man who is trained by Phelps’ coach

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Marchand Cancella L’Ultimo Record Del Mondo Individuale Di Phelps, 4:02.50

Leon Marchand ha nuotato il nuovo record del mondo nei 400 misti maschili cancellando l’ultimo primato mondiale individuale di Phelps

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