MacNeil Shocks Sjostrom, Becomes #2 Performer Of All-Time In 100 Fly
Canadian Maggie MacNeil shocked Sarah Sjostrom to win gold in the women’s 100 fly, becoming the #2 performer of all-time in 55.83.
Clyde Lewis Clocks 1:44.90 Best Time To Enter All-Time Performers List At #10
Clyde Lewis, one of SwimSwam’s quiet contenders, just broke through with the 2nd fastest Aussie 200m freestyle time ever – 1:44.90 – to claim the top seed.
Filippo Megli Lowers Super-Suited Italian Record In 200 Free
Filippo Megli broke the 10-year-old Italian Record in the men’s 200 freestyle, qualifying for tomorrow’s final in a time of 1:45.76.
Oleg Kostin Breaks Russian Record, Moves To #6 All-Time In 50 Fly
Oleg Kostin set a new Russian Record en route to winning silver in the men’s 50 fly, posting a time of 22.70 to improve on his old mark of 22.74.
New To Hungary’s Squad, Sabo Takes Down Cseh’s 50 Fly National Mark
Hungary’s newest federation member Sebastian Sabo touched the wall in a time of 22.90 to take 5th place in the men’s 50m fly in Gwangju.
Xu Jiayu Breaks 10-Year-Old Championship Record In Men’s 100 Back
Xu Jiayu set a new Championship Record in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 back in a time of 52.17, lowering Aaron Peirsol’s 2009 mark of 52.19.
Sarah Kohler Takes Three Seconds Off German 1500 Record In Heats
25-year-old Sarah Kohler broke her German Record in the preliminary heats of the women’s 1500, qualifying third for the final.
Fanny Lecluyse Edges Out Belgian Record In 100 Breast Prelims
Fanny Lecluyse broke her own Belgian National Record in the women’s 100 breaststroke, qualifying ninth out of the prelims in 1:07.27.
Guilherme Guido Becomes First South American Sub-53 In Men’s 100 Back
Guilherme Guido set a new South American Record in the men’s 100 backstroke, clocking a time of 52.95 to lower his old mark of 53.09.
Adam Peaty Shatters 100 Breast World Record With Historic 56.88
Adam Peaty became the first man to break 57 seconds in the 100 breaststroke with a world record 56.88 in the semi-finals in Gwangju.
Sans Ikee, Japanese Women Clock 4×100 Free Relay NR, Qualify For Tokyo
While Rikako Ikee battles leukemia, her Japanese teammates qualified the women’s 4x100m free relay for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Watch Adam Peaty Swim 56.88 For New 100 Breaststroke World Record
After posting a very fast yet relaxed 57.59 in the morning prelims of the 100 breaststroke, Adam Peaty unleashed an incredible 56.88 in the semifinals.
Caeleb Dressel Cracks American Record, World Championship Record in 50 Fly
Dressel stepped up for the 50 fly semifinals, clocking in at 22.57 to break the American Record and Championship Record.
Watch Day 1 Finals Race Videos From the 2019 FINA World Championships
Watch Sun Yang defend his title in the 400 freestyle, Ariarne Titmus dethrone Katie Ledecky, and Adam Peaty’s 56.88 World Record in the 100 breaststroke!
Manuel’s 51.9 Anchors USA to New American Record in Gwangju
The American women made history on night 1 of the 2019 FINA World Championships as the quartet took down the American Record en route to a silver medal.