With One Year To Go, Tokyo 2020 Medal Designs Revealed
With just one year to go, Tokyo 2020 organizers have released the official medal designs for gold, silver, and bronze, all made from recycled electronics.
British Summer C’ships: Hannah Miley Puts Up Fastest 400 IM Since Surgery
3-time Olympian Hannah Miley is returning to form since undergoing ankle surgery late last year, taking the women’s 4IM in Glasgow.
15-Year-Old Boecekler Hits 4:09.7 4Free Turkish National Record In Baku
Day of the 2019 Europan Youth Olympic Festival saw 15-year-0ld Beril Boecekler continue her assault on the Turkish National Record books.
Whittle Proves Sub-50 Was No Fluke With Another 49.97; Shanahan Hits Age Record
The teen machines of Great Britain pumped out some solid performances on night 2 of the European Youth Olympic Festival.
2019 EYOF: Grgic, Shanahan & Sabitova Among Day 2 Winners
Franko Grgic of Croatia put up his 2nd fastest 1500m freestyle ever to crack a EYOF Record and carry home gold tonight in Baku.
Australia Continues To Break Out From 2017’s Shadow
Australia remains the only Oceanic nation on the board, with the Dolphins currently ranked 3rd in the medal table with 7 pieces of hardware in all.
Americans Have Half The Hardware Through Day 3 Than At 2017 World C’ships
The U.S. leads the medal table in Gwangju through day 3, but the nation holds half the number of medals earned through this same time back in 2017.
Carraro Wins Italy’s First-Ever Women’s 100 Breast World C’ships Medal
Martina Carraro earned bronze tonight in the women’s 100m breast, giving her nation of Italy its first-ever medal in the event at a World Championships.
Rikako Ikee Responds To Fly Medalists’ Special Message From Gwangju
Japanese ace Rikako Ikee responds via Instagram story to the women’s 100m fly medalists’ message of solidarity from last in Gwangju.
Brendan Hyland Continues To Break Barriers For Ireland
While competing in the semi-finals of the men’s 200m fly, Irishman Brendan Hyland soared to a new National Record to ultimately finish in 11th place.
Matsumoto Breaks Hagino’s Record & Earns JPN’s First 2Free Worlds Medal
Katsuhiro Matsumoto soared to a new lifetime best and Japanese National Record time of 1:45.22 to land 2nd place tonight in Gwangju in the men’s 200 free.
Seemanova Keeps Record-Breaking Roll Alive With 200 Free PB
While competing on day 3 of the 2019 World Championships, Czech teenager Barbora Seemanova fired off a new National Record in the women’s 200m freestyle.
Katie Ledecky Withdraws From 200 Free In Gwangju; 1500 Status Pending
Katie Ledecky uncharacteristically withdraws from an event, the women’s 200m freestyle on day 3 of the 2019 World Championships, citing illness.
Titmus’ Coach Boxall Predicts Ledecky Will Be A ‘Caged Tiger’ After 400 Defeat
Ariarne Titmus’ coach Dean Boxall has no illusions in thinking Katie Ledecky isn’t brewing something powerful after losing the 400m free on night 1.
Croatia’s Grgic, Britain’s Shanahan Take First Golds Of EYOF
Katie Shanahan of Great Britain took the first swimming gold medal for the women, hitting a 400m IM Met Record, at the 2019 EYOF in Baku, Azerbaijan.
