Japanese Break Men’s 4×50 Free National Record, Qualify 3rd For Finals
The Japanese men surged to a new national record this morning in the 4x50m freestyle relay in order to take the third seed overall heading into finals, putting them in the mix for a medal with the likes of the United States and Russia.
WATCH: Brittany Elmslie Used To Racing World Class Girls Every Day
Brittany Elmslie surged through the 2nd half of the race to catch early leader Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED), winning gold for Australia in 51.81.
WATCH: Chad Le Clos Dedicates World Record To Mother
In an absolutely dominant performance, South Africa’s Chad Le Clos blew away his own 100 fly World Record in a time of 48.08, lowering the old mark of 48.44. That record was set at the last World Championships in Doha back in 2014, where he also won gold.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Three Finals Photo Vault
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Penny Oleksiak Breaks Canadian Record Again En Route To Bronze
Penny Oleksiak broke the Canadian national record in the 100m freestyle for the third time at these championships as she stretched into the wall in third to take home the bronze medal.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Three Prelims Photo Vault
All photos are courtesy of Mike Lewis
Kelsi Worrell Becomes First American Under 25-Seconds In SCM 50 Fly
Kelsi Worrell became the first American woman to break 25-seconds in the short course meters version of the 50m butterfly with a 24.94 performance to take the top seed after this morning’s heats.
WATCH: Park Taehwan Talks Championship Record Swim In 200 Free
Indeed, Park Tae Hwan of South Korea cooked out some outside smoke from lane 1, emerging as the leader after the first 50, and holding on the rest of the way to win a new championship record time of 1:41.03.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Two Finals Photo Vault
Day two finals proved to be just as exciting as the first night of competition. The host nation, Canada, earned two more medals, the United States women’s 4×50 medley relay broke a world record, and Katinka Hosszu earned two individual titles.
Penny Oleksiak Downs 100 Free Canadian Record For Second Time Today
Penny Oleksiak garnered cheers from the crowd after she broke the Canadian national record in the 100m freestyle for the second time today in order to win the seco
Leah Smith Tops Heats With Fastest Ever 800 By An American
Leah Smith put on a clinic in heat four of the 800m freestyle, winning her heat by over an entire 25 in order to claim the top spot heading into finals and drop the fastest 80 ever swum by an American woman.
WATCH: Federica Pellegrini Discusses First SC 200 Free Title
Last night long course 200m freestyle world record holder and former short course 200m freestyle world record holder Federica Pellegrini won her first short course world title in the 200m freestyle.
2016 Short Course World Championships: Day Two Prelims Photo Vault
All photos courtesy of Mike Lewis
Mireia Belmonte No Shows 800m Freestyle After Missing 200 Fly Final
Spain’s Mireia Belmonte was a no-show in heat three of the women’s 800m freestyle this morning after missing the final of the 200m butterfly earlier in the prelims session.
Penny Oleksiak Takes Down Canadian Record To Lead Heats
With chants of “Penny, Penny, Penny” coming from the Windsor school children in the crowd, Oleksiak didn’t disappoint, stretching to the wall with a huge last 25 in order to take down the previous Canadian record and put up the fastest time of the heats.
