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Australia Continues To Break Out From 2017’s Shadow

Australia remains the only Oceanic nation on the board, with the Dolphins currently ranked 3rd in the medal table with 7 pieces of hardware in all.

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Rikako Ikee Responds To Fly Medalists’ Special Message From Gwangju

Japanese ace Rikako Ikee responds via Instagram story to the women’s 100m fly medalists’ message of solidarity from last in Gwangju.

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Australia’s Emma McKeon Also Drops 200 Free at World Championships

Just minutes after Katie Ledecky withdrew from the 200 free, so did her co-silver medalist from the 2017 World Championships Emma McKeon.

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2019 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty made history last night as the first man to ever break 57 in the 100 breast semis. Tonight, he may lower his World Record further.

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FINA Sends ‘Warning Letter’ to Mack Horton Over Podium Protest

The FINA Executive convened Monday and sent a letter to Mack Horton and Swimming Australia regarding his podium protest of Sun Yang.

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Titmus’ Coach Boxall Predicts Ledecky Will Be A ‘Caged Tiger’ After 400 Defeat

Ariarne Titmus’ coach Dean Boxall has no illusions in thinking Katie Ledecky isn’t brewing something powerful after losing the 400m free on night 1.

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USA and Australia Tied Atop Medal Table After Day 2

The USA got a gold from Caeleb Dressel in the 50 fly, while Australia’s total was boosted by Emma McKeon earning bronze in the 100 fly.

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Clyde Lewis Clocks 1:44.90 Best Time To Enter All-Time Performers List At #10

Clyde Lewis, one of SwimSwam’s quiet contenders, just broke through with the 2nd fastest Aussie 200m freestyle time ever – 1:44.90 – to claim the top seed.

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Women’s 100 Fly Medalists Show Sign Of Solidarity For Rikako Ikee

The trio of medalists from the women’s 100m fly – MacNeil, Sjostrom & McKeon – displayed a special message to Japan’s Rikako Ikee.

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Minna Atherton Continues On Personal Best Path, Clocks First Sub-59 100 Back

19-year-old Minna Atherton is coming back to her junior ranks form, dipping under the 59-second threshold for the first time ever in the women’s 1back.

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Mack Horton Abstains from 400 Free Podium Celebrations in Protest of Sun Yang

“I just won’t share a podium with someone who behaves in the way he does,” the Australian Horton said after the race.

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Australia Collects More Golds From Night 1 In Gwangju Than All Of Budapest

With Ariarne Titmus’ 400m free stunner and gold in the women’s 4x100m free relay, Australia leads the overall World Championships medal table in Gwangju.

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Sun Yang: ‘Disrespecting Me is OK, Disrespecting China was Very Unfortunate’

Triple Olympic champion Sun Yang responded to Mack Horton’s podium protest of his 400 free win Sunday.

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Caeleb Dressel Cracks American Record, World Championship Record in 50 Fly

Dressel stepped up for the 50 fly semifinals, clocking in at 22.57 to break the American Record and Championship Record.

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Manuel’s 51.9 Anchors USA to New American Record in Gwangju

The American women made history on night 1 of the 2019 FINA World Championships as the quartet took down the American Record en route to a silver medal.

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