United States Tops SC World Championships Medals Table for 3rd Straight Edition
17-year old Claire Curzan won 2 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals, part of 30 total podium finishes for Team USA in Abu Dhabi.
China Obliterates Asian Record in Women’s 4×50 Free Relay
Zhang Yufei’s 23.12 2nd leg propelled the Chinese women to destroy Japan’s 4×50 free relay Asian Record by over 2 seconds.
Daiya Seto Becomes Just 2nd Man To Grab 5 SC World Titles In Same Event
Japan’s Daiya Seto, the sole competitor from his nation here in Abu Dhabi, made history with his 400m IM victory yesterday on day 5.
Multiple National Records Fall In Women’s 100 Breast Abu Dhabi Final
Day 5 finals here at these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships brought the heat, epitomized by the women’s 100m breaststroke event.
Yu Yiting Takes Down 200 IM World Junior Record, Ye Shiwen’s CHN Record
The women’s 200m IM saw a World Junior Record and Chinese national record fall at the hands of 16-year-old swimmer Yu Yiting.
$1.9 Million in Prizes Awarded Through 4 Days of SC World Championships
With 3 gold and 1 silver medal so far, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov has the most money earned so far at the World Championships excluding World Record bonuses.
17yo Qianting Tang Breaks Chinese & Asian 100 Breast Records with 1:03.99
Tang took her race out so fast tonight that she broke the Chinese Record in the 50 breast as well.
Sun Yang Under Investigation for Training at Government-Funded Facilities
Chinese swimmer Sun Yang is under investigation for training in government-funded facilities, which could cause his four-year suspension to restart.
Watch 3 Championship Records Fall and 2 Americans Take Gold (Day 3 Race Videos)
Check out all of the finals race videos from day 3 of the 2021 Short Course World Championships as 3 championship records are set and 2 Americans take gold.
Siobhan Haughey Breaks SC World Championship Record in 100 Free
Siobhan Haughey won her, and Hong Kong’s, second-ever gold medal at the World Championships, and set a new meet record in the process.
Li Bingjie Downs 800 FR Championship Record (8:02.90), #7 Performance All-Time
Bingjie is coming off a successful summer, capped off by a Bronze medal in the 400 free at the Tokyo Olympics.
Watch Sweden’s Women Set World Record in 4×50 Medley Relay (Day 2 Race Videos)
Check out all of the finals race videos from day 2 of the 2021 Short Course World Championships including Team Sweden setting a new world record.
Peng Xuwei Cracks Chinese National Record In 200 Back
Although she landed off the podium in 4th place, Peng Xuwei of China fired off a new national record in the women’s 200m backstroke.
Zhang Yufei Becomes Just 2nd Asian Woman Ever Under 25 Seconds In 50 Fly
Chinese swimmer Zhang Yufei fired off a new national record in the women’s 50m butterfly while competing in the semi-finals.
FINA Awards 2021 Divers of the Year to Xie Siyi, Shi Tingmao
FINA honors Chinese OIympic Champions Xie Siyi and Shi Tingmao as 2021 Best Divers of the Year. Both divers were gold medalists at the Tokyo Olympics.