$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.
Watch Haughey Down Sjostrom’s 200 Freestyle World Record (Day 1 Race Videos)
Check out all of the finals race videos from day 1 of the 2021 Short Course World Championships including Siobhan Haughey’s electric 200 freestyle.
Daiya Seto Expresses Interest in More USA-Based Training
Japanese swimmer Daiya Seto described training in United States as a fun experience and hopes to return in the near future.
Siobhan Haughey Breaks Sjostrom’s SC 200 Freestyle World Record – 1:50.31
Siobhan Haughey became the first-ever swimmer from Hong Kong to break a swimming world record, hitting a 1:50.31 in the women’s 200 freestyle.
Four Singaporean Swimmers Test Positive For COVID-19 In Abu Dhabi
The Singapore Swimming Association (SSA) revealed the news that four of its FINA Short Course World Championships swimmers have tested positive for COVID-19.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Breaststroke Events
Belarusian 27-year-old Ilya Shymanovich is a top 2 seed in all 3 men’s breast events.