Emre Sakci Disqualified (Again) In Men’s 50 Breast Semis After Posting Top Time
Sakci, who was also disqualified in the men’s 100 breast, got called for an infraction in the men’s 50 breast semis after putting up the top time in 25.52.
Nic Fink Edges Own American Record In Men’s 50 Breast Semis
Fink broke his National Record of 25.72, set in the ISL Final earlier this month, in 25.68 to qualify second into the men’s 50 breast final.
Tate Jackson, Brett Pinfold Duel At KMSC Pro-Am Classic; Fike Sets USMS Records
Tate Jackson was back in the water racing SCY for the first time in over two years, racing at the King Marlin Swim Club Pro-Am Classic in Lewisville, Tx.
Canadian Women Scare 4×200 Free World Record In 7:32.96, 2nd-Fastest Ever
Rebecca Smith anchored in a blistering 1:51.68 as the Canadian women finished just 11 one-hundredths off of the world record in the 4×200 free relay.
Claire Curzan Matches World Junior Record In 100 Fly Semis – 55.64
Curzan’s time of 55.64 equals the WJR set by Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai last year—a time also produced twice by Japan’s Rikako Ikee when she was eligible.
NCAA Board of Governors Unanimously Accepts New Constitution Recommendations
The entire membership will vote on a new constitution Jan. 20 at the 2022 NCAA Convention.
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.
Carol Zaleski Speaks On Use of Underwater Cameras, Cause of DQs At SC Worlds
FINA Technical Swim Committee Chair Carol Zaleski breaks down the use of underwater cameras in determining DQs and why we saw so many on Day 1in Abu Dhabi.
Swim of the Week: Thomas Heilman’s 13-14 100 Fly NAG (SCY) Nears 15-16 Mark
Heilman is not only the fastest swimmer in 13-14 history by over a second, but is just over two-tenths shy of the 15-16 NAG in the men’s 100 fly.
Bella Sims Hits 9:31 PB In 1000 Free To Open Huntington Beach Sectionals
Sims clocked 9:31.16 in the 1000 freestyle to move into eighth all-time in the girls’ 15-16 age group.
Shymanovich Downs 100 BR Championship Record To Win First Career World Title
Shymanovich got redemption on a pair of rivals en route to winning his first career World Championship title in a meet record to boot (55.70).
Hansson, Masse Break National Records, Climb All-Time Ranks In Women’s 100 Back
Louise Hansson (55.20) and Kylie Masse (55.22) vaulted into fifth and sixth on the all-time performers’ list in the women’s 100 backstroke final.
Anastasia Gorbenko Wins Israel’s First-Ever World Championship Swimming Title
The 18-year-old Gorbenko broke her Israeli Record en route to winning the country’s first-ever world championship title in the women’s 50 breast.
Day 2 Relay Lineups: White, Jacoby & Weitzeil Come In For U.S. On 4×50 Medley
The American women exchanged three of four legs from their prelim team in the women’s 200 medley relay, with Rhyan White set to lead things off on backstroke.
Summer McIntosh Knocks Over Six Seconds Off Canadian Record In 800 Free Heats
The 15-year-old produced a time of 8:13.37 in the women’s 800 freestyle to smash the previous Canadian Record of 8:19.99 set by Savannah King in 2009.
