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Fair Play Cited As FINA Asked To Rethink Plan To Make Doha January 2024 Worlds The Olympic Relays Qualification Meet For All But Top 3 at Fukuoka 2023

FINA is being called on to drop what has been described as a plan to force national federations to send elite teams to a World Championships in Doha at the start of Olympic years in January 2024 against their wishes. […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-30 6 minutes

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Benjamin PROUD of Great Britain on his way winning in the Men's 50m Freestyle Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Great Britain Forced To Rehash Summer 2022 After Budapest Worlds ‘Parachuted In’ Alongside Commonwealth & European Targets

Great Britain was forced to reset its summer 2022 competition plans as a result of Budapest World Championships being “parachuted in” on a “crammed” calendar, Bill Furniss, head coach, acknowledged...

Craig Lord 2022-06-30 8 minutes

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Paltrinieri & Acerenza Punch Italian 1-2 Ahead Of Wellbrock As Europe Celebrates Distance-Free Dominance On Lupa Lake

What a fortnight for Gregorio Paltrinieri, what a World Championships for Europe’s top distance swimmers, the Italian joined bay Florian Wellbrock, Mykhailo Romanchuk, Domenico Acerenza and others making open water...

Craig Lord 2022-06-29 6 minutes

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Dutch Ace Sharon Van Rouwendaal Takes Her First 10km World Title To Add Budapest Gold To Rio Olympic Crown

Dutch marathon ace and 2016 Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal claimed gold, for her first World 10km title, on Lupa Lake in Budapest today. Van Rouwendaal, 28, was disappointed in...

Craig Lord 2022-06-29 3 minutes

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Mind The Gap: Gregorio Paltrinieri built an unassailable gulf-like lead between 500 and 1000m at the Duna Arena - Photo by Craig Lord

Mind The Gap – Paltrinieri 14:32.80 For 3rd 1500 World Title Delivers Knockout Blow To Finke’s Last-Lap Fury Just Shy Of Sunset For WR

Italy’s 2016 Olympic 1500m freestyle champion Gregorio Paltrinieri wore the scars and experience of many a bruising 30-length battle with pride on the way to the third World title of...

Craig Lord 2022-06-25 8 minutes

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arah SJOSTROM (SJOESTROEM) of Sweden celebrates after winning in the Women’s 50m Butterfly Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Sarah Sjostrom Sits On Cusp Of Toppling Phelps As Most Medalled Swimmer In World-Titles History In Dashing Final In Budapest

Drama and touch of timewarp marked the dash finals on day 8 as the World Championships came to a close at the Duna Arena in Budapest with victories for Sarah...

Craig Lord 2022-06-25 5 minutes

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Summer McIntosh A Pioneer As 1st Canadian World 400IM Champion & 1st 15-year-old Winner Since Great Tracy Caulkins in 1978

Summer McIntosh became the first Canadian to win two golds at a long-course World Swimming Championships and the first 15-year-old winner of the 400m medley since Tracy Caulkins claimed the...

Craig Lord 2022-06-25 3 minutes

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19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK) A general view prior to the Men's 50m Freestyle Final during the swimming events of the

The Vortex World Championships Diary – 7-Finals Curtain Closer Nigh at Budapest’s Duna Arena

The Vortex, SOS’ weekly day-by-day digest of developments in swimming, turns into our World Championships Diary for the coming couple of weeks as Budapest hosts the FINA showcase. Beyond our...

Craig Lord 2022-06-25 15 minutes

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Ben Proud The Pride Of Britain As First GBR Winner Of 50 Free World Crown

Ben Proud became the first British swimmer ever to claim the 50m freestyle World title with a 21.32 sec blast in Budapest’s Duna Arena pool this evening. The 27-year-old emerged...

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 5 minutes

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Katie Ledecky Joins Michael Phelps In The High-Five Club Of Aces With Fifth 800m Free World Title

There’s a lot to unpack in the World-titles bull run of Katie Ledecky over 800m freestyle after her latest victory, in 8:08.04, at the Duna Arena in Budapest , such...

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 4 minutes

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Kaylee McKEOWN of Australia celebrates after winning in the Women’s 200m Backstroke Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Kaylee McKeown Anointed By Queen Krisztina Egerszegi After 200 Back Triumph Before Dolphins Crack Mixed Free WR

Kaylee McKeown added the World 200m backstroke crown to the Olympic gold she claimed in Tokyo last year in the heady days of the biggest Dolphin leap in Games history....

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 3 minutes

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Sarah SJOSTROM (SJOESTROEM) of Sweden on her way winning in the Women’s 50m Butterfly Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Sarah Sjostrom Claims Record Fourth Straight 50 Fly Crown With Dominant 24.95 Victory

Sarah Sjostrom claimed her fourth straight World title in the ‘fly dash at the Duna Arena in Budapest today with a dominant 24.95 victory. Sjostrom, who also has four 100m...

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 8 minutes

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Kristof Milak of Hungary is pictured during an interview after winning the Men's 100m Butterfly Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, June 24, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Kristof Milak Joins The 100-200 ‘Fly Double Club With Phelps & Le Clos

Kristof Milak became only the third man in history to claim the 100-200m butterfly double when he dominated the two-length battle in 50.14sec at his home Duna Arena pool in...

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 2 minutes

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Lani Pallister by Delly Carr, courtesy of Swimming Australia

Aussie Ace Lani Pallister Out Of 800 Free In Isolation As One Of 8 Swimmers Contract Covid

The World Swimming Championships have been rocked by a Covid outbreak, with eight swimmers, including Australian Lani Pallister, officially confirmed to have tested positive and at least as many coaches...

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 3 minutes

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Mollie O'Callaghan, by Delly Carr, courtesy of Swimming Australia

O’Callaghan High Five For Australia In 100 Free Ends GDR Dominance Of All-Time Medals As Stubblety-Cook takes 1st Dolphin Title In 200 Breaststroke

Women’s 100m freestyle – The biggest Australian sprinters, including Olympic champion Emma McKeon, stayed away but the next Dolphin wave was ready to step up, Mollie O’Callaghan making hay with...

Craig Lord 2022-06-23 3 minutes

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Lilly King of the United States of America (USA) walks in before competing in the women’s 200m Breaststroke Semifinal during the Swimming events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, 29 July 2021.

Murphy, King & 4×200 Quartet Deliver Gold For the USA On Day 6 At World Titles

Day 6 at the World Swimming Championships here in Budapest was marked by two gold medals for Australia and three more gold medals for the United States, topped by victories...

Craig Lord 2022-06-23 5 minutes

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David Popovici Paris Bound With A Touch Of Thorpey, A Hint Of Hoogie, A Pinch Of Phelps In His Preparation & Process

When Ian Thorpe, the Pope of 200m freestyle swimming, honoured a promise to 17-year-old David Popovici to show up and hand him the gold medal should he win the World...

Craig Lord 2022-06-22 11 minutes

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Leon Marchand ARCHAND of France poses with his Gold medal and a French flag after winning in the Men's 200m Individual Medley (IM) Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Leon Marchand At The Double With 1:55.2 Bounce That Beat dad Xavier’s Silver in 1998 0.04sce Shy Of Cseh’s 2009 European Standard

Leon Marchand, double World medley champion, a nice ring to it, one that’s chimed for three world-class all-rounders to have counted Bob Bowman among their coaches. The 20-year-old Frenchman from...

Craig Lord 2022-06-22 4 minutes