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2013 FINA World Championships Day 6 Prelims REAL-TIME Recaps

Golden girl Missy Franklin is 4 for 4 thus far here in Barcelona. She will swim her last preliminaries of the meet this morning, in her final individual event the 200 backstroke. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Medal Count: U.S., China Have Big Days to Solidify 1-2 Position

World record holder Liu Zige of China was golden last night in the women’s 200 butterfly (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Oceania Report, Day 5, James Magnussen Brings Home Gold In The 100 Free, Cate Campbell Looks To Do The Same Tomorrow

James Magnussen came out on top today in the men’s 100 freestyle, and Cate Campbell wants to bring home another Gold to Australia in the women’s 100 freestyle tomorrow. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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USA Report Day 5: Feigen’s Silver Special, for Several Reasons

Jimmy Feigen’s silver medal in the men’s 100 free was the second-straight Eddie-Reese-special at the World Championships. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA World Championships Photo Vault Day 5 Finals: Lochte Wins Gold

Ryan Lochte had to wait 5 days to get his first gold medal at the 2013 World Championships, but when he got it, the swim was emphatic. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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James Magnussen 100 Freestyle Race Plan – Video

(Image and video courtesy of Swimming Australia)

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US Report Day 4: American Men’s Distance Swimming is Back

Connor Jaeger and Michael McBroom are bringing some style back to men’s distance swimming in the United States. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com

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2013 FINA World Championships, Day 4 FINALS REAL-TIME RECAPS

Missy Franklin has been nothing but golden at this meet. Though she scratched the 50 backstroke semifinal, her most vulnerable event, she is now three-for-three in finals with gold medals, swimming a 1:54.81 for victory in the women’s 200 free. (Photo: Victor Puig/victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA World Day 4 Finals Photo Vault: Le Clos Defends Butterfly Crown

2012 Olympic Champion, Chad le Clos, defends his 200 fly crown at 2013 Worlds. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Wilfrid Tevoedjre 86th at Worlds in 100m Freestyle (1:07) – Post Race Interview Courtesy of FINA

To FINA’s credit, they captured this interview. We forget sometimes that everyone starts their journey to success somewhere. Tevoedjre may have only gone a 1:07 100m free, but he has goals to go 1:00, and that’s something all swimmers can respect. (Image courtesy of FINA)

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2013 World Championships Day 4 Prelims Real-Time Recaps

Vladimir Morozov is 7th, 48.67, after the men’s 100 free prelim. Adrian is 12th, displaying he may still be battling illness. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA Worlds, Day 4 Prelims Photo Vault: Magnussen Loads 47.7 in 100 Free Prelim

James Magnussen clocks a 47.7 in the prelims of the 100 freestyle at 2013 World Championships. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Race Footage: Men’s 4×100 Free Relay Final at FINA Worlds presented by Universal Sports Network

This is complete race footage of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay championship final at the 2013 FINA World Championships courtesy of swimswam partner Universal Sports Network. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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2013 FINA World Championships, Day 1 Final Photo Vault, A Day of Drama

The start of the men’s 4×100 freestyle relay final. (Photo Credti: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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Lochte, Feigen to Swim on American Men’s 400 Free Relay in Finals

Ryan Lochte got his spot on finals, but he took the spot of who swam very well in prelims. That means that he needs to swim fast to prove it wasn’t a bad decision by the American coaches. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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