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Ranking The Top 15 Men Of The 2022 World Championships

In the wake of 8 days of fast racing, check out our rankings of the top 15 from the 2022 World Championships in Budapest.

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Van Niekerk Wins Africa’s Sole Medal Of 2022 World Champs (Day 8 Africa Recap)

Lara van Niekerk of South Africa was the only swimmer from an African country to land on the podium at these World Championships.

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2022 World Championships: Day 8 Finals Live Recap

Tune in for the 16th and final session of swimming at the 2022 World Championships featuring the men’s 50 back, women’s 400 IM, and more!

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Farida Osman Takes 0.01 Off Her African Record In 50 Fly Final

In the finals of the 50 fly, fourth-place finisher Farida Osman took 0.01 seconds off her previous African record time to set a new record of 25.38.

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South Africa and Peru Scratch Mixed 4×100 Free Relay Prelims in Budapest

Most of the prelims scratches on day seven of the World Championships came from swimmers who withdrew from the meet like South Africa’s Coetze or Shayna Jack

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Farida Osman Qualified For 5th-Straight WC 50 Fly Final (Day 6 Africa Recap)

Farida will take a run at snagging her third-straight 50 butterfly medal during the final on day 6 of the 2022 World Championships.

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2022 World Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap

World record holder Sarah Sjostrom leads the women’s 50 butterfly this morning after placing 2nd in the 100 free semifinal last night.

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Hanna Rosvall Scratches Women’s 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 6

Sweden’s Hanna Rosvall placed 14th in the 100 back semifinal on Sunday. She was ranked #22 in the 200 back this morning.

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Xu Jiayu Scratches 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 5

After placing 10th in the 100 backstroke semifinal, China’s Xu Jiayu has scratched the 200 backstroke where he was ranked fourth.

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2022 World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel is the top seed in the men’s 100 freestyle this morning where Romanian freestyle star David Popovici is seeded second, .28 behind him.

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Emil Hassling Scratches 200 IM at World Championships Day 4 Prelims

Sweden’s Emil Hassling, a rising junior at LSU, has scratched the 200 IM this session where he was ranked #40. This was his only individual event of the meet.

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Italy Makes A Move On Day 3, But The U.S. Still Owns the Budapest Medal Table

17-year-old Benedetta Pilato was one of two gold medalists for Italy tonight, bringing the nation up two spots in the medal table.

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Monday Morning Updates: Lazor Appeal Rejected, Le Clos Withdraws from Worlds

After no-showing the 200 fly on Monday morning, South African superstar Chad Le Clos has withdrawn from the remainder of the World Championships.

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2022 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Photo Vault

Catch your favorite swimmers in action behind the blocks, diving in and splashing about in this day 2 photo vault from the 2022 World Championships.

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2012 Olympic Champion Chad Le Clos Not Present In 200 Fly Prelims

Despite the 200 fly being arguably his best event, Le Clos no-showed the prelims of the event after finishing 33rd in the 50 fly earlier in the meet.

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