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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)

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 from a battle with American Michael Andrew, second in 21.41, […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 Reading Time: 4 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 as: the record five crowns in a row, a match […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 Reading Time: 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. It was a close call that ended with McKeown taking […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 Reading Time: 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 World long-course crowns to her credit, had a solid start […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 Reading Time: 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 Budapest today. Yes, Caeleb Dressel was missing, having withdrawn from […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 Reading Time: 2 minutes
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The Vortex World Championships Diary – Can Wellbrock, Romanchuk & Co Find A Way To Cancel Finke’s Last-Lap Fury?

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 coverage of swimming finals from the Hungarian capital and its […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 Reading Time: 15 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 and officials affected too, with two days of pool swimming […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-24 Reading Time: 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 a 52.67 victory after she turned sixth at half-way in […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-23 Reading Time: 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 for Ryan Murphy in the 200m backstroke, Lilly King in […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-23 Reading Time: 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 title at 17 here in Budapest this week, it felt […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-22 Reading Time: 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 a family of Olympic swimmers joined an exclusive club of […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-22 Reading Time: 4 minutes
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Popovici Pops The First Worlds 100-200 Freestyle Double Gold Since Montgomery 1973

David Popovici, the 17-year-old Romanian super-swimmer, is only the second man ever to claim the 100-200m freestyle double at the World Championships, his 47.58 victory unfolding 49 years after American Jim Montgomery took both golds at the inaugural 1973 event. […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-22 Reading Time: 6 minutes
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Summer Sizzler For McIntosh, Masse & Liendo As Maple Might Takes Flight: 2 Gold, 2 Bronze On Day 5 In Budapest

Summer McIntosh and Kylie Masse each won gold for Canada at the Duna Arena today while Joshua Liendo and the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay, McIntosh playing a pivotal role, snared bronzes on day 5 of the World Swimming Championships. Swimming […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-22 Reading Time: 3 minutes
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The Mighty Milak Mesmerises With Three Lengths Circa 2040 Before Settling On A World Record 1:50.34 Circa 2032 – Marchand Past Esposito, 2002

The flutter furious, the swim a soar, the might and fight in Kristof Milak mesmerising as the Hungarian flew towards a World record more sensational than the promise of unimaginable and otherworldly splits allowed us to fathom, the very notion […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-21 Reading Time: 5 minutes
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Mykhailo Romanchuk, left, and Evgeny Rylov in 2017 as friends growing up in swimming with big prizes already in their pantheons - Photo by Craig Lord Ⓒ

Mykhailo Romanchuk Urges Sports Politicians To Stick To Ban On Russians After Being “Ready To Kill” Rylov

Ukraine distance-freestyle ace Mykhailo Romanchuk urged sports organisations around the world to stick to their ban on Russians because he had been “ready to go and kill” his former friend Evgeny Rylov, the double Olympic backstroke champion, after seeing photographs […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-21 Reading Time: 5 minutes
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Bobby Finke - by Patrick B. Kraemer

Bobby Finke Gold Ahead Of Wellbrock & Romanchuk With Last-Lap Trademark Turning Distance-Free Events Into The Kierin Of The Pool

Men’s 800m freestyle – Bobby Finke became the first American winner of the 800m title since the event was introduced to World titles in 2001. The American won it with the same tactic that granted him Olympic 800 and 1500m […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-21 Reading Time: 4 minutes
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Swimming Ban On Transgender Athletes Who Grew Through Male Puberty Set To Be Gold Standard As Rugby, Athletics, Football Lean The Same Way

International Rugby League (IRL) has become the first sport to follow FINA’s lead in barring transgender athletes from women’s competition if they have experienced any part of male puberty in their development years – and World Athletics has indicated that […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-21 Reading Time: 4 minutes
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David POPOVICI of Romania celebrates after winning in the Men's 200m Freestyle Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, June 20, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Popovici Pulversises WJR For 1:43.21 Victory In 200 Free Ahead Of Hwang & Dean In The Race, Phelps & Thorpe & In Textile Just 0.07 Shy Of Agnel’s Apex

Two towering teenage talents who finished behind Tom Dean in Tokyo last year turned tables on the Olympic champion last night in Budapest, the sensational 1:43.21 speed of 17-year-old Romanian David Popovici a pivotal moment that drew comparisons with Australian […]

Craig Lord 2022-06-20 Reading Time: 6 minutes
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