2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Backstroke
Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov and Romania’s Robert Glinta will go head-to-head in the men’s 50 and 100 backstroke at SC Worlds, just like they did at Euros.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Breaststroke Events
Belarusian 27-year-old Ilya Shymanovich is a top 2 seed in all 3 men’s breast events.
2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Butterfly
With a slew of Olympic finalists, the women’s butterfly events are set to be some of the most anticipated of the 2021 SC World Championships.
Guilherme Costa Of Brazil Latest Abu Dhabi Withdrawal
We just learned that Brazilian freetyler Guilherme Costa is the latest big name to pull out of these Short Course World Championships.
17-Yr-Old Pieter Coetze Is Sole Day One Start List Absence
Start lists for day one of the 2021 Short Course World Championships have been published and we noted one particular absence.
2021 SC World’s Picks & Previews: Women’s Distance Freestyle
After a breakout performance at Short Course Euros, Russia’s Anastasiia Kirpichnikova is the heavy favorite to win gold in the women’s 800 free.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle
Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear in 2021, and enters this week as the top seed in the women’s 100 and 200 free.
2021 Short Course World’s Picks & Previews: Men’s 400 & 1500 Freestyle
Months after his iconic Olympic gold medal performance, Ahmed Hafnaoui will take to the short course meters pool and vie for another win.
World Leader Bailey Andison Subbed in for Sydney Pickrem in 400 IM at SC Worlds
A last-minute substitution for Canada makes for a new medal contender in the women’s 400 IM: Bailey Andison, whose 4:26 was the fastest in the 2021 ISL season
Hunter Armstrong Pulls Out Of 100 Back At Short Course Worlds: Psych Sheets
Hunter Armstrong has pulled out of the 100 backstroke, which is in the only individual event that he slated to swim at Short Course Worlds this week.
British Swimming Teams Up With Eurovision For SC Worlds Live Stream
British Swimming’s Andy Jameson and Jazz Carlin will commentate each session of finals live from Abu Dhabi on Eurovision Sport’s All Aquatics platform.
Fabio Scozzoli, Victor Johansson Are Latest to Pull Out of Short Course Worlds
2012 World Short Course Champion Fabio Scozzoli of Italy will miss the 2021 edition after testing positive for COVID-19 again.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Butterfly Events
The men’s butterfly events here in Abu Dhabi bring both veterans and newcomers to the potential medal contenders conversation.
Schoenmaker, Matt Sates Out of World SC Championships Amid Omicron Surge
World Record holder Tatjana Schoenmaker and Matt Sates, star of this year’s World Cup series, are both expected to miss this week’s World Championships.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s Backstroke Events
With numerous women in the mix for all 3 backstroke events, it’s looking like a 3-round battle is brewing between short-course stars Toussaint and Masse.