Gregorio Paltrinieri Takes Chunk Off 800m Freestyle European Record
Greogiro Paltrinieri of Italy took some time off the 800m freestyle European record as he touched in for second in the final after being locked in a battle with defending world champion Sun Yang.
Dan Wallace Breaks Hours Old Scottish Record In 200 IM
For the second time today Scottish swimmer Dan Wallace took down his national record in the 200m IM, this time securing himself a spot in the finals.
Pieter Timmers Snags Belgian Record In 100 Free Semis
Pieter Timmers of Belgium broke his own Belgian national record in the men’s 100m freestyle this morning in order to qualify fourth for the championship final.
Bootsma, Cseh, Biedermann No-Show Individual Swims On Day Four Prelims
There were some glaring absences in the heats during the fourth day of competition at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia.
Dan Wallace Resets Own Scottish Record In 200m IM
Dan Wallace of Great Britain broke his own Scottish national record Wednesday morning during the heats of the 200m IM in order to take the second seed behind fellow Gator grad Ryan Lochte.
Yufei Zhang Breaks McLaughlin’s Jr World Record Swimming Beside Her
Yufei Zhang of China put forth a very dominant performance in the heats of the women’s 200m butterfly Wednesday morning in order to take the top seed and break American Katie McLaughlin’s junior world record.
Katie Ledecky Breaks Own Day-Old World Record In 1500m Freestyle
Katie Ledecky of the United States put on an incredible performance to take yet another chunk off her own 1500m freestyle world record and take home her second gold medal of these World Championships.
Jessica Ashwood Breaks Own Australian Record In 1500 Final
Jessica Ashwood of Australia broke her own 1500m freestyle national record during finals at the 2015 World Championships where she ended up fifth overall.
Alia Atkinson Becomes First Jamaican Swimmer To Medal At LC Worlds
With her bronze medal performance in the 100m breaststroke Tuesday night at the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Alia Atkinson became the first Jamaican swimmer to medal at a long course World Championships.
Lauren Boyle Takes Down Oceanic Record To Grab Silver In 1500 Final
Lauren Boyle of New Zealand took down her own Oceanic record of 15:44.71 in the women’s 1500m freestyle final in order to finish second to American Katie Ledecky in 15:40.14.
Adam Peaty Demolishes 50m Breaststroke World Record
Adam Peaty of Great Britain took home the top seed in the men’s 50m breaststroke after destroying Cameron Van Der Burgh’s previous world record of 26.62 that he set in prelims.
Adam Peaty Is Just Thinking About Getting His Hands On The Wall First
Adam Peaty of Great Britain won the 100m breaststroke on night two of the 2015 FINA World Championships, taking down South African rival Cameron Van Der Burgh by just 0.07 seconds.
Viktor Bromer Sets New Nordic And Danish Record In 200m Fly
Viktor Bromer of Denmark broke his own national record in the 200m butterfly in order to qualify second heading into the semifinals behind Hungarian swim star Laszlo Cseh.
Henrik Christiansen Takes Huge Chunk Off Norwegian National Record
Henrik Christiansen of Norway broke his own 800m freestyle Norwegian national record Tuesday morning in order to qualify for the final ahead of some of the top worlds competitors.
IPC Swimming To Offer Live Stream Of Parapan Am Games
The International Paralympic Committee will be offering a live streaming of four sports which includes swimming from the 2015 Toronto Parapan American Games.
