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I am not talented, I am obsessed. ~Conor McGregor

Day 4 Relay Lineups: U.S. Brings In The Big Guns On Mixed Medley

The U.S. brings in Hunter Armstrong, Nic Fink, Claire Curzan and Kate Douglass into the mixed medley relay final, all four of whom have won individual titles.

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2024 World Championships: Day 3 Pick ’em Contest Scoring Update

No one correctly predicted Tang Qianting to win the women’s 100 breast, which she did by a landslide on Day 3 of the 2024 World Championships.

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Doha 2024, Day 3 North America Recap: Curzan Claims First Individual World Title In 100 BK

After failing to qualify for the U.S. World Championship team in 2023, Curzan set a new personal best of 58.29 in the final en route to gold in the 100 back.

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2024 World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Danas Rapsys has a chance at redemption tonight in the 200 free, with a shot at the world title after he touched first and then was DQed in the 2019 final.

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Wellbrock, Hafnaoui Miss 800 Free Final In Doha After “Surprisingly Slow” Prelim

Florian Wellbrock missed the final of the men’s 800 free final after he was a distant 29th in the men’s 10km open water event as the defending world champion.

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Doha 2024, Day 2 South America Recap: Guilherme Costa Drops Big To Crack 200 Free Final

Costa clocked 1:46.06, closing in a blistering 26.82 to dismantle his previous best time of 1:46.85, set at the 2023 Jose Finkel Trophy in late October.

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2024 World Championships: Day 2 Pick ’em Contest Scoring Update

Just five entries correctly picked Angelina Köhler to win the women’s 100 fly, a key result for Day 2 winner and overall leader “Sydney Bean”.

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Tiger Men Flex 200 Free Depth, Halden Nears FSU Record In 100 Fly At Auburn Invite

The Auburn men saw Ryan Husband and Jon Vanzandt clock 1:33 in the 200 free during the two-day AU Invite over the weekend to tune up for SECs.

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SwimSwam Pulse: Opinions All Over The Map On Value of World Championship Medals In Doha

In Doha, 24 of the 34 individual events won’t have the defending gold medalist in the field.

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2024 Worlds Previews: Fukuoka Medalists Armstrong, Mityukov Lead Men’s Backstroke

One of the few defending world champions in Doha, Hunter Armstrong is a big favorite to repeat in the men’s 50 back and is also the top contender in the 100.

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arena Swim of the Week: Summer McIntosh’s 800 Free Stuns In More Ways Than One (Race Video)

Handing Katie Ledecky her first loss in the event in well over a decade, McIntosh blew everyone’s mind in the 800 free on Thursday night.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Men’s #10-1

After winning three world titles in dominant fashion last year, Leon Marchand is SwimSwam’s #1 male swimmer in 2024.

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2024 Worlds Previews: Aussie Youth On The Rise, But Curzan In Driver’s Seat In Women’s BK

After missing the 2023 World Championship team, Claire Curzan is the favorite in at least two, and maybe even all three, women’s backstroke events in Doha.

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Boston College Swimmer Speaks Out On Canceled Season, Lack of Transparency From Athletics

Katrina Sommer, a graduate senior at BC, openly shares her thoughts on the lack of transparency that led to the Eagles’ season being canceled.

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SwimSwam’s Top 100 For 2024: Women’s #10-1

Ariarne Titmus, Mollie O’Callaghan and Summer McIntosh were three of the best female swimmers in 2023. Will any of them rank #1 in 2024?

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