Popovici Blasts 100 Free World Junior Record: 45.91
18-year-old Popovici placed 5th in the 100 free semifinals of the short course world championships with a WJR time and his second Romanian record of the day.
Ryan Murphy Rocks 48.50 Personal Best, Championship Record In 100 Back
Multi-Olympic medalist Ryan Murphy of the United States took the men’s 100m back in Melbourne, producing a big-time personal best and Championships Record.
Australian Women Shatter 4×200 Freestyle World Record In 7:30.87
Madi Wilson (above) was the lead-off leg in Australia’s record-setting 4×200 freestyle relay tonight. They clocked a 7:30.87 overall.
Rebecca Smith Slices .09 Off Own 200 Freestyle Canadian Record
Rebecca Smith of Canada lowered her own national record in the women’s 200m freestyle while leading off her squad’s silver medal-winning relay.
Teong Tzen Wei Ties Day-Old Singaporean, Asian Record In Men’s 50 Fly
Singapore’s Teong Tzen Wei tied his day-old national and Asian Record in the men’s 50m butterfly competing in Melbourne.
Pieter Coetze Sets African Record In 100 Back For the 2nd Time – 49.60
Pieter Coetze became the first African man under 50.0 in the 100 backstroke with a 49.85 in semifinals, and now a 49.60 in finals.
Lorenzo Mora Lowers Own Italian Record En Route To 100 Backstroke Silver
24-year-old Lorenzo Mora of Italy just downed his own national record en route to earning silver in the men’s 100m backstroke.
Zhang Yufei Posts 24.71 50 Fly For Chinese, Asian Records
Olympic champion Zhang Yufei posted the fastest 50m fly of her career to establish new Chinese national and Asian continental records.
Lani Pallister Breaks Own 800 Free Australian Record, #7 Performer All-Time
20-year-old Lani Pallister blasted a time of 8:04.07 to win her second gold medal of the meet so far and beat her own national record by three seconds.
Miyu Namba Puts Up Fastest Japanese 800 Free In Over 15 Years For Bronze
Japanese freestyle ace Miyu Namba logged a new national record en route to earning bronze in the women’s 800m freestyle in Melbourne.
Italy Downs European Record in Mixed Medley Relay to Win Silver
Italy’s leadoff swimmer Lorenzo Mora blasted a time of 22.59, a time faster than the Italian national record in the 50 back.
Daniel Zaitsev Beats Ilya Kharun in 50 Fly Swim-Off, Kharun Ties World Junior Record
In a record-setting 50 butterfly swim-off Estonian Daniel Zaitsev held off Canadian Ilya Kharun for the final spot in the event’s final.
World Junior Record Holder Diogo Ribeiro Makes Some Noise At Portuguese Nationals
World Junior Record holder Diogo Ribeiro ripped more than one personal best while competing at Portuguese Nationals over the weekend.
Who’s Hot And Who’s Not On Day 1 Of Short Course World Championships
Find out who was ‘hot’ and who was ‘not’ on day one of the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.
Kate Douglass Swims Second Fastest SC 200 IM In History With 2:02.12 American Record
Douglass had a huge swim on night 1 of the 2022 Short Course World Champs, hitting the #2 time in the 200 IM in history.