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Budapest Mirage? Assessing U.S. Dominance at World Championships Kieran Smith had his arms in the air before any other anchor swimmer had touched the wall. He motioned as if to say, "Bring it on," and then he turned to his teammates for rousing high-fives. Finally, he took a seat on the lane line, r...

Summer McIntosh Has Officially Arrived; Now Pointing Toward Greatness There have been signs of this pending emergence over the past year. Summer McIntosh was an Olympic finalist at 14 years old, narrowly off the podium in the 400 freestyle before she was entrusted with the leadoff leg of Canada's 80...

World Championships: United States Wins Third Straight World Title In Women's Medley Relay Ahead Of Australia & Canada The United States won the women’s 4x100 medley relay from lane one to bring down the curtain on the World Championships. The quartet of Regan Smith, Lilly King, Torri Huske and Clai...

World Championships: Ceccon, Martinenghi Lead Italy to Medley Relay Gold Over United States Italy had never captured a World Championship gold medal in the men's 400 medley relay, but this year's Italian team had a chance for a special result with world champions swimming the first two legs. Thomas ...

World Championships: Summer McIntosh Wins 4th Medal, 2nd Gold in 400 IM It’s time to declare this, in your best George Costanza voice, the Summer of McIntosh. Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh won her second gold medal, set her third World Junior Record and bagged her fourth total medal of the meet, w...

World Championships: Sarah Sjostrom Claims Second World Crown In 50 Free & Fourth Straight Medal; Wasick Makes Polish History Sarah Sjostrom won the 50 freestyle for the second time as she reinforced her position as the most decorated woman in terms of individual World Championship medals. The Swede...

World Championships: Gregorio Paltrinieri Pulls Off Outside-Smoke Stunner in 1500 Free Final; Finke Takes Down American Record for Silver Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri was the world's dominant swimmer in the 1500 freestyle from 2015 through 2017, when he earned two world titles and an Olympic gold me...

World Championships: Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte Wins Gold in the 50m breaststroke 10 Years after Winning Olympic Gold in London Ten years after winning Olympic gold and nine years after her last world championship win, former teenage wonderkind, Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte has tonight won second world ...

UPDATED World Championships: Justin Ress DQ Overturned for U.S. 1-2 in 50 Back The final night of the 2022 FINA World Championships brought a dose of controversy. Justin Ress touched the wall first in the final of the men’s 50 backstroke, but was originally disqualified. Upon appeal, though, and aft...

World Championships: Wholesale Changes for 7th-Place U.S. Medley Relay The United States’ women’s 400 medley relay just snuck into the final in seventh place in Saturday’s prelims at the 2022 FINA World Championships. The foursome that finished seventh in the morning will be completely replaced for ...

World Championships: Australia Claims Top Seed in Women's 400 Medley Relay; U.S. Advances in Seventh Reigning Olympic champion Australia put itself in position to maintain its No. 1 status in the women's 400-meter medley when it qualified first in the prelims of the World Championships in Budapest. ...

The United States led the way into the men's 4x100 medley relay final ahead of France who were anchored by Maxime Grousset in 47.35 and Italy third. The United States - winners of the Olympic title last year - booked lane four in 3:32.91 with France propelled into the centre lanes in 3:32.98 and Ita...

World Championships: Teen Stars Summer McIntosh and Katie Grimes Lead 400 IM Qualifying A fourth trip to the podium, and second visit to the top step, is looking quite likely for Canadian youngster Summer McIntosh. During the final preliminaries session at the World Championships in Budapest, the 15...

World Championships: U.S. Medley Relays Face Tight Battles With Italy (Men's) and Australia (Women's) The World Championships will conclude, as always, with the 400 medley relays, first the men's event and then the women's. The U.S. men have captured world titles in the 400 medley relay at 13 of the...

World Championships: Summer McIntosh and Katie Grimes Set to Clash in 400 Individual Medley Only one individual event will be contested as part of the final morning of preliminaries at the World Championships, but it certainly features an intriguing storyline. When the women’s 400-meter individual m...

The Building Blocks of a Record Medal Haul, Unprecedented Five-Peat for Katie Ledecky Perhaps you've heard this story before: Katie Ledecky made history. She accomplished a feat that no one had ever reached in the sport's history, showcasing an unimaginable level of invincibility. And the context wa...

FINA Announces Artistic Swimmer Anita Alvarez Will Not Compete in Team Final After Fainting During Solo Competition FINA has announced that U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez will not compete in the team final at the 2022 World Championships. Alvarez lost consciousness during the her routine in the...

World Championships: Australia Clips World Record to Defeat Canada, U.S. in Mixed 400 Free Relay When Kyle Chalmers reversed course and made a last-minute decision to attend the World Championships, he was only set to race butterfly in Budapest, but the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 freestyl...

World Championships: Katie Ledecky Wins 800 Free, First to Win 5 Straight World Titles If anyone can understand how difficult it is to win five straight World Championships, it might just be Katie Ledecky. She won the 400 freestyle at three straight Worlds before Ariarne Titmus dethroned her in 2019...

World Championships: Justin Ress, Hunter Armstrong Take Top Two Seeds in 50 Backstroke Semis The USA continued its strong backstroke performance heading into the finals of the 50 backstroke. In the semifinals, Justin Ress and Hunter Armstrong finished with the top to spots and just two hundredths of...