Ledecky Lowers Championship Record In 400 Free Prelims
Katie Ledecky set a new Championship Record in the women’s 400 prelims on day 1 in Budapest.
Carson Foster Anchors 50.2 on Mason Manta Rays’ 400 FR Relay 15-16 NAG
Foster, just 15, was the difference maker for the Mason Manta Rays.
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen Smashes Finnish 50 Free Record In 21.58
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen threw down a 21.58 in the 50 free, breaking the Finnish Record and moving to #5 in the world.
Canadian Aurelie Rivard Breaks World Record in S10 200 Free
Aurelie Rivard has added a 3rd World Record to her resume.
WATCH: All Record-Breaking Swims From 2017 U.S. Nationals
Check out all of the record-breaking swims from last weekend in Indianapolis.
Brazilian Distance Powerhouses Making Noise With National Records
The Paulista Championships are going on this weekend in Santos, Brazil and distance powerhouses are breaking records. Brazilian 18-year old…
Manuel Pops 5th Fastest American 50 Free Ever with 24.2
Manuel finished a half a second ahead of the field, winning the race in 24.27 while fellow Olympic sprinter Abbey Weitzeil (24.74) took 2nd.
Clark Smith is Now #7 American Ever with 7:50 800 Free
At the touch, Smith was able to hold off Grothe, winning in 7:50.43 to Grothe’s 7:50.97.
Kalisz, DeVine Storm to #4 and #5 Ever Among Americans in 200 IM
Kalisz (1:56.51) and DeVine (1:56.79) are now the 4th and 5th fastest American 200 IMers in history. With his personal best for 3rd place, Prenot (1:57.17) is now the 6th fastest American of all time in the event.
Madisyn Cox Becomes 6th Fastest American Ever with 2:09.6 200 IM
Cox roared home on the back half of the race, finishing 2nd to Melanie Margalis (2:09.57) in a personal best 2:09.69.
Kathleen Baker Sets U.S. Open Record with 58.57 to Top 100 Back
Baker was under World Record pace by 2 tenths at the 50, flipping in 28.51. She fell off that pace on the back half, but still took down the U.S. Open Record with her winning time of 58.57.
Kevin Cordes Blasts American Record with 58.7 100 Breast
He’s now successfully redeemed himself after a DQ at the 2014 Pan Pacific Championships prevented him from being able to represent the US in the event at the 2015 World Championships.
Zane Grothe Wins 400 FR in 3:44.4 to Become 7th Fastest American Ever
Before today, Grothe was the 8th fastest performer in American history with his 3:45.60 from Olympic Trials in 2016. Tonight, he moved ahead of Haas to become the 7th fastest American ever.
King Downs Another Championship Record with 1:04.9 100 Breast
That was the 6th fastest time ever done by an American, and she remains at #3 on the all-time top American performers list.
Faster than Phelps: Kristof Milak Breaks True World Junior Record
Hungarian 17-year-old Kristof Milak just surpassed Michael Phelps’ time of 1:53.93 he set in the 200m butterfly at just 18 years of age, the mark many consider to be the ‘true’ world junior record.