Paul Biedermann

Nerding Out: All-Time Leaders in World Championship Medal Counts

If Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte were their own country at World Championships, they’d sit in 6th place in the total gold medal count for all sports, both men and women.

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2013 FINA World Championships Day 6 Finals Real-Time Recaps

Before the events began Australian Cate Campbell was asked if this race felt like revenge after missing the 2012 individual event at the Olympics due to illness, she corrected the interviewer, not revenge, motivation…. (Photo Credit Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)

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FINA Strips Glaesner of World Championship As Well; Paltrinieri Becomes 1500 Champ

FINA has stripped both of Mads Glaesner’s World Championship medals, and awarded them to the next-highest placed finishers. (Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Germans Soften their qualification standards for Barcelona

After having a successful campaign at the 2008 Olympics, winning two gold and bronze to finish fifth in the medal…

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Hosszu wins five of six on the second night of competition at the Indian Ocean International

On the second night of competition at the Indian Ocean International Hungarian Katinka Hosszu finished the same way she did…

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Steffen Upsets Katinka in 200 Free; Hosszu Gets 5 Titles

Katinka Hosszu went 5-for-6 on day 1 in Reunion, though the 1 miss was a surprising one. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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France’s Camille Lacourt Returns to Competition This Weekend

In addition to the Frenchman, a good international group on the island of Reunion will include Katinka Hosszu once again trying to one-up her own insanity. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Hannah Miley Breaks European Record on Day 1 of Short Course Worlds

Ryan Lochte also became the meet’s first medalist with a controlled but quick 200 freestyle. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Olympic Champion Meilutyte sets championships record; Day one preliminaries

The 11th FINA Short Course World Championships began in Istanbul, Turkey earlier today. There will be 958 athletes from 162…

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Both Muffat and Agnel Narrowly Miss World Records in the 200 Freestyle at French Nationals

Going into the final day of French Nationals there was a great deal of excitement surrounding both the women’s and…

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Seto Downs 400 IM World Cup Record; Mahoney Takes Second-Straight 200 Breast

Sean Mahoney Is on a two-meet hot streak in the men’s 200 breaststroke, while Katinka Hosszu stumbled a bit in Berlin. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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World Cup Moves to Moscow: Day 1 Recap

American Kylie Stewart ended up on podiums in Moscow both individually and as part of the American mixed 200 medley relay. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Katinka Triples (Again); Bovell Lights Up 100 IM on Day 1 in Stockholm

George Bovell’s win in the 100 IM is a personal best and the 8th-best of all time. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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FINA/Arena WC Preview: Hardy, Meilutyte to Square Off in Stockholm

American Jessica Hardy will be back in her favorite element in Stockholm: Short Course Meters (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Ryan Lochte Handles Double Easily Through Preliminary Rounds

Ryan Lochte exerted little more energy than would a warmup on Wednesday morning (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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