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2022 World Champs Previews: Veterans Aim To Fend Off Youngsters In Men’s 200 IM

China’s Wang Shun got the job done last summer at the Olympics, now it’s a question of whether or not he can back that up with a World Championship title.

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Anteprime Mondiali: Milak Contro il Tempo Nei 200 Farfalla Maschili

Anteprime Mondiali: avviciniamoci ai Campionati del Mondo di Budapest osservando da vicino i 200 metri farfalla maschili.

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Erica Sullivan Has An Idea

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Milak vs The Clock In Men’s 200 Fly

Kristof Milak has long been in a class by himself in the men’s 200 fly, owning eight of the top 10 performances ever produced in a textile suit.

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La Svezia Ufficializza La Nazionale Per I Mondiali Di Budapest

La federazione svedese ha reso nota la rosa dei 13 nuotatori che parteciperanno ai Campionati mondiali di nuoto in vasca lunga FINA 2022

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Ryan Lochte Describes Florida’s “Friday Flyday”

When Ryan Lochte was in high school, it was “Friday Funday” every week. But when Lochte got to college, head coach Gregg Troy had a different take on Fridays

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With 5th World Championships Berth, Ledecky and Kalisz Join Exclusive List

Chase Kalisz and Katie Ledecky were selected to compete at their fifth World Championships later this summer, joining 13 Americans on an exclusive list.

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Ryan Lochte Describes the Mentality That Made Him a Great Swimmer

Ryan Lochte’s Career was riddled with 2nd place finishes in the era of Michael Phelps. But he kept moving forward, racking up medals of all colors

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How Ryan Lochte Beat Michael Phelps at the 2011 World Championships

11 years later, Hear 12x Olympic medalist Ryan Lochte describe the race strategy that won him the 200 Free World Title in 2011.

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SwimSwam Pulse: 58% Believe Women’s 200 Fly World Record Will Stand Longest

China’s Liu Zige set the seemingly unreachable world record of 2:01.81 in the women’s 200 butterfly back in 2009.

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Chad Le Clos Details Bout With Depression During Tokyo Olympics

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos of South Africa has come out about mental health struggles he had during the 2020 Olympic Games.

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Chad Le Clos Si Apre Sulla Depressione Durante Le Olimpiadi Di Tokyo

Chad le Clos, ha parlato in un’intervista della depressione sofferta a Tokyo e di come ne è uscito grazie ad un aiuto professionale

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Swimming’s TopTenTweets: Imagining A Present-Day Phelps v Dressel Showdown

We are back with your weekly dose of swimming’s TopTenTweets, where we round up the best of this week’s swimming Twitterverse.

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Katie Ledecky Drops 200 Free From 2022 Worlds Championship Schedule

Ledecky will be replaced in the event by Leah Smith, who finished third at U.S. Trials last week in a time of 1:57.44.

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Which Aquatic Athletes Will Be in the 2022 USOPC Hall of Fame Class?

Michael Phelps with his 28 Olympic medals is a sure-fire first ballot Hall-of-Famer. But which of the other 6 aquatic nominees might join him?

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