WATCH: Park Taehwan Talks Championship Record Swim In 200 Free
Indeed, Park Tae Hwan of South Korea cooked out some outside smoke from lane 1, emerging as the leader after the first 50, and holding on the rest of the way to win a new championship record time of 1:41.03.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Two Finals Photo Vault
Day two finals proved to be just as exciting as the first night of competition. The host nation, Canada, earned two more medals, the United States women’s 4×50 medley relay broke a world record, and Katinka Hosszu earned two individual titles.
Penny Oleksiak Downs 100 Free Canadian Record For Second Time Today
Penny Oleksiak garnered cheers from the crowd after she broke the Canadian national record in the 100m freestyle for the second time today in order to win the seco
Kylie Masse Breaks 50 Back Canadian Record Leading Off Medley Relay
Kylie Masse broke her Canadian Record in the 50 back leading off Canada’s medley relay tonight.
Leah Smith Tops Heats With Fastest Ever 800 By An American
Leah Smith put on a clinic in heat four of the 800m freestyle, winning her heat by over an entire 25 in order to claim the top spot heading into finals and drop the fastest 80 ever swum by an American woman.
2016 Short Course World Championships – Day 2 Prelims Live Recap
America’s Kelsi Worrell claimed the women’s 200m butterfly top seed this morning, becoming the 3rd fastest American ever in the event in the process.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Two Prelims Photo Vault
All photos courtesy of Mike Lewis
No Scratches, Yet Some Are Still Missing From Day 2 Finals In Windsor
The fields across all events remain in tact headed into day 2 finals of the 2016 Short Course World Championships, but still some familiar faces are missing.
Penny Oleksiak Takes Down Canadian Record To Lead Heats
With chants of “Penny, Penny, Penny” coming from the Windsor school children in the crowd, Oleksiak didn’t disappoint, stretching to the wall with a huge last 25 in order to take down the previous Canadian record and put up the fastest time of the heats.
Matias Koski Takes Down 24-Year-Old National Record In Heats
Matias Koski took down the Finnish national record in the men’s 200m freestyle this morning, touching in at 1:43.68 in order to win his heat and set him up for a spot in tonight’s final.
Taylor Ruck Takes Down World Junior Record With 200 Free Bronze
Last night Taylor Ruck made a statement to pick up Canada’s first medal of these home championships with a third place finish in the 200m freestyle.
Canadian Women’s 400 Free Relay DQed After Swimming The Wrong Order
The Canadian women were forced to relinquish their silver medal after getting disqualified for swimming in the wrong order on the 4×100 free relay.
Taylor Ruck Smashes Canadian Record In 200 Free
Taylor Ruck smashed the Canadian record in the 200 free, clocking 1:52.50 for the bronze medal at SC Worlds.
2016 Short Course World Championships – Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
American Josh Prenot will take on a stacked men’s 200 IM field that includes teammate Michael Andrew, Chinese powerhouse Wang Shun and Japan’s Daiya Seto this morning in Windsor.
Headed For A Scratch-Less Evening In Windsor For Day 1 Finals
Katinka Hosszu is gunning for 3 individual world titles this evening in Windsor.