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Japan's Hidekazu Takehara got out to an early lead in the final of the boys 200 back tonight and never looked back, soaring to victory in 1:57.00.

Ryan Lochte recently auctioned six of his Olympic medals and two other items. The medals alone earned $166,000+, with the grand total being $195,000+.

Lochte won 12 medals in total with six being gold. This means that all of his silver and bronze medals are up for auction.

Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Kliment Kolesnikov will not compete internationally in 2022, but he's making the best of his situation.

South Korea's Moon Sua is just 13 years of age and made her first World Championships semi-final yesterday in the women's 200m breaststroke.

In the finals of the mixed medley relay, the U.S. dominated, winning the race in a time of 3:38.79 that was 2.55 seconds ahead of second-place Australia.

32-year-old Ryosuke Irie of Japan is in the hunt for a medal in the men's 100m backstroke, with the ace on the verge of potentially making Asian history.

While many old hands conserved energy on a relaxed Sunday morning of heats at the World Swimming Championships in Budapest, several teenagers were prepared to roil the waters.

Check in here to follow along with all the action in Budapest as we get into the second night of racing at the 2022 World Championships.

With key swimmers from other countries, and even whole teams missing, the USA looks to be in the driver's seat in the men's medley relay.