Day 8 Relay Lineups: Smith Gets First Crack At 100 Back On Women’s Medley
Regan Smith will swim the 100 backstroke for the first and only time in Gwangju on the lead-off leg of the American 400 medley relay.
Day 8 Relay Lineups: Adrian Gets The Nod As Anchor Leg For U.S. Medley
Nathan Adrian will anchor the U.S. men’s medley relay final for the fifth consecutive World Championships and will be joined by Murphy, Wilson and Dressel.
Arjan Knipping Takes Almost Two Seconds Off Dutch Record In Men’s 400 IM
Arjan Knipping set a new Dutch National Record in the men’s 400 IM prelims, qualifying second overall for the final in a time of 4:13.46
Day 8 Relay Lineups: Americans Opt For Apple On Free For 400 Medley Prelims
Zach Apple will swim the freestyle leg for the American men on the prelim relay in the 400 medley, joined by Matt Grevers, Michael Andrew and Jack Conger.
Day 8 Relay Lineups: Smoliga On Duty For Prelims Of Women’s 400 Medley
The Americans have opted to use Olivia Smoliga on the prelims of the women’s 4×100 medley, indicating that Regan Smith will swim the final.
Africa: Farida Osman Wins Second Consecutive Bronze In 50 Fly
Farida Osman of Egypt won her second consecutive bronze medal at the World Championships in the women’s 50 fly, clocking a time of 25.47 in the final.
Masse’s Bronze Gives Canada All-Time Medal Record At World Championships
Kylie Masse won bronze in the women’s 200 back to give Canada their highest ever medal total in swimming at the World Championships.
Dressel Repeats In 100 Fly, Hits 49.66 For #2 Swim In History
Caeleb Dressel became the fourth man in history to repeat in the men’s 100 butterfly, claiming gold in the second-fastest time in history (49.66).
Caeleb Dressel Unleashes 4th Fastest Swim All-Time In 50 Free Final – 21.04
Caeleb Dressel swam the fourth-fastest time in the history of the men’s 50 freestyle in the final, winning gold in an American Record of 21.04
Fotherby Wins Third Gold On Day 3 Of Canadian Junior Championships
Justin Fotherby won his third event in as many nights at the Canadian Junior Championships in Calgary, coming out on top in the boys’ 14-15 100 breast.
Quadarella Becomes 4th Fastest In History With Italian Record In Women’s 800
Simona Quadarella became the fourth-fastest swimmer in the history of the women’s 800 freestyle in the World Championship final, clocking 8:14.99.
Americans Lead Record Charge With World Mark In Mixed Free Relay
Simone Manuel anchored in 52.00 as the United States set a new world record in the mixed 400 free relay, defending their World title from 2017.
Kelsi Dahlia Ties American Record In 50 Fly Final
Kelsi Dahlia tied her American 50 fly record for the second time in her career, placing fourth in the World Championship final in 25.48.
Shane Ryan Scratching 50 Back Semis To Focus On Medley Relay Lead-Off
Shane Ryan will scratch the semi-finals of the men’s 50 back in order to focus on hitting an Olympic qualifying time on the medley relay lead-off.
Bonnet, Sanchez & Osman No-Show 50 Free Prelims In Gwangju
Charlotte Bonnet was one of three notable no-shows in the preliminaries of the women’s 50 freestyle on day seven in Gwangju.
