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Yuliya Efimova, Adam Peaty Fail To Advance To Semifinals

Defending 200m breaststroke champion Yuliya Efimova of Russia finished 17th this morning in the heats of the 200m breaststroke, failing to qualify for tonight’s semifinals.

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Katie Meili’s Pan Ams Record Would Have Won Worlds Gold

Even with the human swimming highlight reel that is Katie Ledecky, the United States’ overall performance on day three of…

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Watch Efimova win 100 Breaststroke at World Championships – Race Video

RACE VIDEO: Watch Yuliya Efimova win 100 Breaststroke at World Championships.

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2015 World Championships Day 3 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Russia’s Yuliya Efimova was crowned World Champion in front of her home crowd, beating defending World Champion and World Record Holder, Ruta Meilutyte, with 1:05.66.

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2015 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Katie Ledecky will have a tough double tonight with the final of the 1500m and the 200m semi

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FINA Worlds Kazan Swimming Day 2 Final Photo Vault

Ruta Meilutyte in the semis of the 100 breast at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Alia Atkinson Breaks 100m Breaststroke Jamaican Record

Jamaican superstar Alia Atkinson set a new Jamaican national record of 1:06.21 in order to take the third seed after the 100m breaststroke semifinals monday night.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 200 Breaststroke

Rikke Pedersen of Denmark has emerged as the top 200 breastroker in the world the last few years.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 50 Breaststroke

Yuliya Efimova has the most impressive resume of anyone in the field in the 50m breastroke. She is the two-time world champion (2009 & 2013) and was the runner up in 2011.

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World Championships Preview: Women’s 100 Breaststroke

Predictions
1. Ruta Meilutyte, LTU – 1:04.57; 2. Yuliya Efimova, RUS – 1:05.17; 3. Kanako Watanabe, JPN – 1:05.69

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Arena Pro Swim Santa Clara Day 2 Photo Vault

Our photographer Mike Lewis has covered a lot of ground around the deck to help bring us these great images…

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Russian Swimming Federation Names 33 Swimmers To World Championships Roster

After the completion of the 2015 Russian Championships, the Russian Swimming Federation (RSF) has named 33 swimmers to their roster for the 2015 World Championships which will be held in the Russian city of Kazan.

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Vlad Morozov posts world-leading 47.9 in 100 free on day 3 of Russian Nationals

On the third day of Russian Nationals, Vlad Morozov took over, winning two events including the 100 free, where he became the first man in the world to crack 48 this season.

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German documentary alleges massive doping program in Russia – English transcript released

The documentary specifically called out swimming among other sports twice. You can read a full English transcript of the documentary here.

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FINA officially invalidates Russian relay world records featuring Yuliya Efimova

As of this week, FINA has wiped two Russian relay world records off the books due to the failed drug test by Yuliya Efimova.

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