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Doha 2024, Day 6 Oceanian Recap: McEvoy Elevates Men’s 50 Free Over Fukuoka

Australia’s Cameron McEvoy captured the top seed in the men’s 50m free in his pursuit of taking his second consecutive gold in the prestigious sprint event.

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World Champion Diogo Ribeiro Clocks Top-Seeded Portuguese 100 Fly Record

19-year-old Diogo Ribeiro set himself up for another potential gold by taking the top seed in the men’s 100 fly in a new lifetime best.

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World Champion Tomoru Honda Withdraws From Remainder Of 2024 Doha

Winner of the men’s 200m butterfly event here in Doha, Japan’s Tomoru Honda, has withdrawn from the remainder of the meet to preserve his health.

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Doha 2024, Day 5 Asian Recap: Pan Zhanle Follows In Ning Zetao’s 2015 Footsteps

China’s Pan Zhanle followed in Ning Zetao’s footsteps by becoming the world champion in the men’s 100m freestyle representing the nation of China.

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Doha 2024, Day 5 Oceania Recap: New Zealand Women Down Longstanding Relay Record

Check out the Oceanian swimmers like Erika Fairweather who made waves on day five of the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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Tes Schouten Slices .02 Off 200 Breast Dutch Record

Tes Schouten of Netherlands produced a new national record of 2:21.50 en route to taking the top seed in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

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Steenbergen Blasts 52.53 100 Free Dutch Record, #10 All-Time Performer

24-year-old Marrit Steenbergen busted out a new Dutch national record to become the #10 women’s 100m freestyle performer of all-time.

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Doha 2024, Day 4 Asian Recap: Honda Pulls Through For 200 Fly Gold

Sprained ankle be gone, Olympic silver medalist Tomoru Honda of Japan clinched 200m fly gold at the 2024 World Championships.

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Doha 2024, Day 4 Oceania Recap: Williamson Offers Aussie Breaststroke Hope

Australia’s Sam Williamson wrangled up 50m breaststroke gold in Doha, giving fans down under something to think about on the medley relays.

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Irie, Ohashi, Watanabe & More Headed To 2024 Konami Open

Double Olympic champion Yui Ohashi is among the veteran and newcomer racers heading to the 2024 Konami Open this weekend.

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Doha 2024, Day 3 Asian Recap: Hwang Sunwoo & Siobhan Haughey Make History

South Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo became the first-ever man from his nation to land on three consecutive World Championships podiums.

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Japan’s Olympic Medalist Tomoru Honda Racing With Sprained Ankle

Japan’s 200m butterfly Olympic silver medalist Tomoru Honda is reportedly racing with a sprained ankle but made the final for tomorrow regardless.

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Maria Costa Claims New Brazilian Record En Route To Making 200 Free Final

21-year-old Maria Fernanda Costa claimed a new Brazilian national record en route to making the women’s 200m free final in Doha.

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Sam Williamson Lowers Aussie Record With 26.41 50 Breast Top Seed

25-year-old Sam Williamson fired off a new Aussie national record of 26.41 en route to taking the top seed in the men’s 50m breaststroke for tomorrow’s final.

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Australia’s Nick Sloman Tops Midmar Mile Open Water Podium

The 51st edition of the aQuellé Midmar Mile wrapped up this weekend from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa with Aussie Nick Sloman winning the men’s race.

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