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Fukuoka 2023, Day 2 Africa Recap – Time off Pays off for Schoenmaker

The reigning Olympic gold medalist in the 200 breast, Tatjana Schoenmaker will look to improve upon her 6th place in the 100 breast at the 2019 World Champs.

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Fukuoka 2023, Day 1 Africa Recap – Hafnaoui Leads the Way with Continental Record

Claiming silver in the 400 free with a new African Record, Ahmed Hafnaoui was one of several swimmers from the continent that broke national records on Day 1.

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Short & Hafnaoui Enter List Of Top 5 Performers All-Time In 400 Freestyle

19-year-old Sam Short of Australia ripped the fastest 400m free of his life to grab gold and become the 4th fastest performer in history.

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Rebecca Meder Lowers Her Own South African Record in 200 IM (2:10.95)

Meder clocked a 2:10.95 to shave nearly half a second off her previous national standard en route to the 11th qualifying spot in tonight’s semifinals. 

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Roland Schoeman Set To Become The Oldest Swimmer Ever At The World Championships

At 43 years and 19 days, Schoeman will be the only swimmer over 40 racing in Fukuoka at the World Championships.

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Announcing SwimSwam’s 2023 World Championships Fantasy Draft

Check in here to get your first look at the five teams that have been formulated for SwimSwam’s 2023 World Championships Fantasy Draft

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Schoenmaker, Van Niekerk, Schoeman Ready To Make Their Marks In Fukuoka

Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion Tatjana Schoenmaker is among the South Africans ready to take on the world in Fukuoka in just a few days.

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2023 World Champs Previews: Battle of the Last 2 Record Holders in the Women’s 200 Back

The women’s 200 backstroke appears on paper to be one of the least-complicated events of the meet in Fukuoka. But which of the World Record talents will win?

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Win Prizes! Enter to Win the 2023 World Aquatics Championships Pick ‘Em Contest

Ryan Murphy is one of the American men’s best hopes to win an Olympic gold medal. How many do you think they’ll win? Pick within.

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When Will 2023 World Aquatics Championships Sessions Begin In My Time Zone?

Want to know when swimming will start at the World Championships in your time zone? We’ve done the math for (most of you) so that you don’t have to!

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2023 World Champs Preview: Can Ress Rule in 50 Back? Not If Armstrong has a Say (Part 2)

Amongst a strong field, Justin Ress looks to repeat atop the podium in Fukuoka this summer, hopefully not alone this time.

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Chad le Clos Pulls Out of World Championships After Dealing With Undisclosed Illness

“He is not yet that fit after his five-week break from training due to illness,” Michael Ulmer said. “His focus is clearly on the Olympics.”

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Who Else Is Missing the 2023 World Championships? A List of Absent Swimmers

Caeleb Dressel is just one of many 2022 World Champions who will not have the opportunity to defend their titles in Fukuoka in a few weeks’ time.

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High-Level International Meets For July 2023

France’s Leon Marchand is ready to dive in for this year’s World Championships, the main event on the high-level international meets calendar for July 2023.

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2023 Sette Colli Trophy: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

World Record holder Thomas Ceccon took the top seed in the men’s 100m backstroke out of the heats and we’ll see how he follows-up tonight in Rome.

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