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Arno Kamminga Isn’t Entered in 50 Breast at World Championships

Arno Kamminga, the odds-on favorite to win the men’s 100 breaststroke at the World Championships, won’t race the 50 meter distance.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Four Women Fighting For Gold In 50 Back

Kaylee McKeown, Regan Smith, Katharine Berkoff, and Kylie Masse will all be in the mix to win the women’s 50 back at World Championships.

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Hungarian National Coach: Milak Will Eventually Catch Dressel In The 100 Fly

Kristof Milak has eyes on several events at this week’s World Championships, one of which is the men’s 100m fly where he’ll battle Caeleb Dressel once again.

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Matt Sates Comes Down With Illness At Worlds Staging Camp

South African young gun Matt Sates has been under the weather the past days but says his illness will not impact his Budapest performances.

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Top Five Storylines of the 2022 World Championships – Men’s Edition

Caeleb Dressel has his eyes on eight medals and a repeat of four World titles next week in Budapest.

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Introducing SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft

Check out SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft where we each drafted a team of 8 swimmers that we think will score big in Budapest.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Dressel Headlines Loaded Field In Men’s 50 Fly

The men’s 50 fly features three current world record holders in the event (one LC, two SC) along with the last three long course world champions.

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Seven-Time Olympic Medalist Penny Oleksiak Withdraws From 2022 Commonwealth Games

“I have decided this is the best option long-term to prepare for the 2023 season and into Paris 2024,” Oleksiak said.

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South Africa’s Pieter Coetze Out Of World Championships With COVID

South Africa’s World Championships roster has taken a hit, as backstroking ace PIeter Coetze has dropped out of the meet due to COVID-19.

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How Fast Have The Post-Olympic World Championships Typically Been?

History tells us that while there are some outliers, the World Championships generally tend to be slower than the Olympics were one year prior.

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2022 World Champs Previews: After Olympic Bronze, Lilly King Eyeing 100 BR Gold

Once seemingly untouchable in the LCM 100 breast, it appears as though the world is beginning to catch up to King.

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US Breaks 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay World Record on Day Three of Para Worlds

USA’s team of Ellie Marks, Leanne Smith, Abbas Karimi, and Rudy Garcia-Tolson (above) shaved .10 off China’s World record in the 4×50 mixed medley relay.

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FINA Entry Lists Reveal Summer McIntosh’s World Championships Schedule

While we’re still without psych sheets, entry lists show that teen phenom Summer McIntosh has opted for the 400 free, 200 fly, and 400 IM in Budapest.

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Merle Liivand Completes 26.22 Mile World Record Mermaid Swim With Monofin

Estonian swimmer Merle Liivand has set a new world record for the furthest swim using a monofin after completing a 42.2 km (26.22 mile) swim.

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2022 World Champs Previews: Finke vs The Europeans Again in the Men’s 800 Free

It was a four-man race in the distance events last summer, but Germany’s Lukas Märtens has made himself as a threat to steal the show in Budapest.

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