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Half of the finalists from Tokyo will be absent from this event in Budapest, but we're still anticipating a heated race for gold.

The fastest in the world in each of the last three years, Kaylee McKeown will finally have a chance to be crowned world champion in the women's 200 back.

With the two-time defending world champion missing, Ryan Murphy looks to claims the 200 back as his first long course individual world title.

Reigning World and Olympic champion Adam Peaty is sitting out of Budapest 2022 due to an injury, leaving the path open for Kamminga to collect some gold.

Perhaps the biggest shock of the pool competition in Tokyo was Ahmed Hafnaoui’s 400 free win out of lane 8. But the field will be ready for him in Budapest.

Katie Ledecky would become the first swimmer in history to win five consecutive titles in the same event if she claims the women's 800 free in Budapest.

Without Kyle Chalmers in the field, Caeleb Dressel is the big favorite to three-peat in the 100 free. But the other spots on the podium are up for grabs.

China's Wang Shun got the job done last summer at the Olympics, now it's a question of whether or not he can back that up with a World Championship title.

Kristof Milak has long been in a class by himself in the men's 200 fly, owning eight of the top 10 performances ever produced in a textile suit.

After a dominant 1-2 finish in the Olympic final last summer, Great Britain's Tom Duncan and Duncan Scott lead a stacked field in the men's 200 freestyle.