Russia & USA Tie For Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay Championships Record
The Russian Swimming Federation and the United States each touched in 1:30.51 to take co-gold medley relay gold here on day 5 in Abu Dhabi.
Walshe & Wiffen Score Huge New Irish Records On Day 5 Heats In Abu Dhabi
A pair of Irish records went down on day 5 of these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships, one at the hands of freestyle ace Daniel Wiffen.
Kolesnikov, Zhang Scratch 100m Semi-Finals On Day 5 Of SC Worlds
China’s Zhang Yufei has dropped the women’s 100 fly semis in Abu Dhabi after winning the 200 fly and placing fifth in the 50 fly earlier in the meet.
2021 SC World Champs: Day 5 Heats Live Recap
Israel’s Anastasia Gorbenko has been on a tear this week, and she’ll be back in action in the women’s 200 IM after winning the 100 IM last night.
100 IM Gold Medalist Anastasia Gorbenko Absent from 200 IM Prelims
The reason for Gorbenko’s absence in the 200 IM this morning is unclear as of the time this article was published.
Egypt Shatters African Record in Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay with Prelims 1:33.19
The Egyptian squad down the African Record, which was held by a South African team featuring Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos.
Spectators Few and Far Between at Short Course World Championships
While many of the world’s top swimmers are in Abu Dhabi for Short Course Worlds, they are performing in a largely empty Etihad Stadium.
Santiago Grassi rompe dos récords argentinos en el mundial de Abu Dhabi
El santafesino Santiago Grassi ha batido en el mundial de Abu Dhabi los récords argentinos de 50 y 100 mariposa, con tiempos de 23.26 y 51.32.
Kromowidjojo, 2ª mejor marca histórica en 50 mariposa; Curzan WJR
Mundial Abu-Dhabi: el duelo en el 50 mariposa entre Kromowidjojo y Sjostrom acabó con victoria de la holandesa, con récord del campeonato y #2 all-time.
2021 SC World Champs: Day 4 Finals Race Videos
Race videos from Day 4 of the 2021 FINA SC World Championships in Abu Dhabi.
Kieran Smith Uses Unique Two-Foot-Stepover-Start at Short Course Worlds
A daredevil two-footed stepover start by Kieran Smith on Sunday caught the attention of Arizona State assistant coach Herbie Behm.
$1.9 Million in Prizes Awarded Through 4 Days of SC World Championships
With 3 gold and 1 silver medal so far, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov has the most money earned so far at the World Championships excluding World Record bonuses.
U.S. Men Break American Record in 4×200 Free Relay, Narrowly Miss World Record
Kieran Smith set the tone nicely for the Americans, swimming a huge personal best of 1:41.79 on the lead-off leg to give his team a 0.72-second lead.
Hansson, McSharry, and Renshaw Crack Own National Records in 100 Breast Semis
In addition to 17-year-old Qianting Tang’s Asian Record in semifinals of the women’s 100 breast in Abu Dhabi, there was a flurry of national records.
2021 SC World Champs: Day 4 Finals Live Recap
After breaking the Championship Record in the women’s 800 free, Chinese 19-year-old Li Bingjie will be back in action tonight.