Articles by Sophie Kaufman

Multiple Para Records Go Down In Girls’ 200 IM During OJI Night One Finals

A Canadian para record and two Ontario para records went down during finals of the girls’ 200 IM on night one of the 2024 OJI.

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Shaine Casas Swims 1:40.88 4×200 Free Relay Lead-Off, Becomes 2nd Fastest American Man

Shaine Casas’ 1:40.88 4×200 freestyle relay lead-off makes him the second-fastest American man in event history on his first SCM 200 free swim.

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Campbell McKean Unleashes 1:41.19 200 IM, Moves To #2 Among U.S. 17-18 Boys

Texas commit Campbell McKean swam a 1:41.19 to win the 200 IM at Winter Juniors – West, moving to second all time in the boys’ 17-18 age group.

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Charlotte Crush Resets Her 15-16 100 Backstroke NAG Leading Off 400 Medley Relay (49.46)

Charlotte Crush lowered her 15-16 national age group record leading off the girls’ 400 medley relay at Winter Juniors – East (49.46).

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Madi Mintenko Climbs To 20th All-Time In American Girls’ 17-18 Age Group With 4:36.66 500 Free

Madi Mintenko opened her individual event slate at Winter Juniors by winning the 500 free and moving to 20th all-time in the American girls 17-18 age group.

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Team USA Breaks Women’s 4×200 Freestyle Relay World Record In 7:30.13

Alex Walsh, Paige Madden, Katie Grimes, and Claire Weinstein surprised for a world record in the women’s 4×200 freestyle relay to close day three in Budapest.

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Regan Smith Breaks 200 Fly American Record For Silver Medal In Budapest (2:01.00)

The 22-year-old now owns the 200 fly American record in all three pool distances: long course meters, short course meters, and short course yards.

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Summer McIntosh Takes Down Decade Old 200 Fly World Record In 1:59.32 To Claim Gold

Summer McIntosh broke her second world record of the week, swimming 1:59.32 to break Mireia Belmonte Garcia’s decade-old 200 fly mark.

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Watch Three More World Records Fall During The Third Night of Finals At 2024 SC Worlds

Catch up on all the medal rounds and world records from the exciting third night of finals at the 2024 Short Course World Championships.

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2024 SC Worlds: Day 3 Pick’Em Contest Standings

The Pick’Em competition for the 2024 Short Course World Championships is heating up as the overall lead changed hands again after Day 3 in Budapest.

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Alberto Razzetti Cracks Laszlo Cseh’s 200 Fly European Record In 1:48.64

Alberto Razzetti reset the European and Italian records as he swam to silver in the men’s 200 fly, breaking 1:49 for the first time in his career.

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Gretchen Walsh Resets Championship and Americas 100 Free Record For 2nd Individual Worlds Gold

Gretchen Walsh swam 50.31 to win gold in the women’s 100 free, resetting her Championship and Americas record from the semifinal.

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Lani Pallister Swims 3:53.73 To Break Ariarne Titmus’ 400 Freestyle Oceanian Record

Lani Pallister returned to the Short Course Worlds 400 freestyle podium, swimming a 3:53.73 for the silver medal and an Oceanian record.

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U.S. Women Swim 3:25.01 To Break Australia’s World Record In The Women’s 4×100 Freestyle Relay

Douglass, Berkoff, Shackell, and Walsh nearly brought the women’s 4×100 free relay world record sub-3:25, swimming 3:25.01 for gold and a world record.

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Watch Every World Record From The First Finals Session At 2024 Short Course Worlds

Catch up on an electric first finals session at the 2024 Short Course Worlds with race videos of all the world records that went down this evening.

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