Titmus Ties 800 Free Aussie, Oceanic Record En Route To Bronze
Olympic multi-medalist Ariarne Titmus tied her Australian and Oceanic Records as she claimed bronze in the 800 free this evening.
Li Bingjie Fires Off Asian Record To Become #2 800 Freestyle Performer
Li Bingjie snagged silver tonight in the 800m freestyle, producing a new Asian Record en route to becoming the 2nd fastest woman in history.
Once-Retired Ruta Meilutyte Equals 50 Breast World Record
Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania equaled the World Record in the women’s 50m breaststroke during day seven semi-finals in Fukuoka.
Zhang Yufei Rips 50 Fly Asian Record,#2 Performer All-Time
Zhang Yufei of China snagged the silver behind Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden in the women’s 50m butterfly, taking down the Asian Record in the process.
Tang Qianting Lowers Own Asian Record During Women’s 50 Breast Prelims with 30.08
The 19-year-old Chinese Olympian from Shanghai secured the fourth qualifying spot for tonight’s semifinals with a personal-best 30.08 in prelims.
Qin Haiyang Breaks 200 Breast World Record (2:05.48), Completes First-Ever Stroke Sweep
Qin Haiyang was absolutley dominant in the men’s 200 breast, handing Zac Stubblety-Cook his first finals loss in the event since July 2019.
Dong Zhihao Breaks Own World Junior Record Again With 2:08.04 200 Breaststroke
Dong Zhihao (China) broke his own World Junior Record again, swimming a 2:08.04 to finish fourth at 2023 Worlds in Japan.
Hubert Kos Sets New Hungarian National Record With 200 Back Win In 1:54.14
Hubert Kos won the 200 backstroke on Friday, breaking the Hungarian national record by almost a second and a half.
Alisee Pisane Breaks Oldest Belgian Record (From 1988!) With 8:32.52 800 Free
Isabelle Arnould’s previous Belgian record (8:34.56) from the 1988 Olympics stood untouched for nearly 35 years until Alisee Pisane broke through on Friday.
Nyls Korstanje Lowers Dutch 100 Fly Record to 50.78, Qualifies 2nd in Prelims
The 24-year-old Korstanje set the former Dutch record at last year’s World Championships, where he just missed the final by .13 seconds in 9th place.
Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov Crushes World Record in 50 Backstroke (23.55)
Kolesnikov touched the wall in 23.55, taking .16 seconds off the previous world record of 23.71 that 22-year-old American Hunter Armstrong posted last April.
Kaylee McKeown Becomes 3rd-Fastest Woman In 50 Backstroke With 27.08 For Gold
McKeown set a new Australian record with her gold medal swim in Fukuoka, delivering a 27.08 to become the #3 woman in history.
Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov Drops 51.82 100 Back For #2 Performance of All-Time
Kolesnikov’s swim is four-tenths of a second faster than what Ryan Murphy clocked to win gold at the World Championships in Fukuoka.
LIVEBARN Race of the Week: Marchand Erases Phelps’ Last World Record in 400 IM (4:02.50)
Leon Marchand took down a record that was considered untouchable just a few years ago — and Michael Phelps was in attendance for commentary and support.
Mollie O’Callaghan Knocks Down Pellegrini’s Legendary 200 Free World Record With 1:52.85
The world record that Federica Pellegrini swam in 2009 stands no more as Australia’s O’Callaghan unleashed a massive swim of 1:52.85.