Budapest 2022, Oceania Day 3: Lani Pallister Continues Her Comeback Arc
While bronze in the 1500 free was only Pallister’s first senior international medal, it was not her first time drop in the breakout season that she’s having.
Marchand, Ponti, and Zirk Break Respective National Records In 200 Fly
In the semifinals of the men’s 200 fly, the Swiss, French, and Estonian records were all broken, continuing the trend of European dominance at this meet.
Daniel Wiffen Takes Over Four Seconds Off His 800 Free Irish Record In Prelims
Wiffen nearly even split his race in 3:53.37/3:53.48 to clock a time of 7:46.32, qualifying as the fifth seed for the 800 free finals.
Eight DQs In Men’s 50 Breast Prelims At 2022 Worlds Compared To One In 2019
While DQs happen more often in the breaststrokes, the number of swimmers DQed in the men’s 50 breast prelims was much higher compared to 2019.
Elijah Winnington and Felix Aubock Absent From 800 Free Prelims
Both Winnington and Aubock are set to swim in the 200 free finals later in the evening session today, which likely explains why they didn’t swim the 800 free.
Noe Ponti Swims 1:54.75 200 Fly In Prelims, Breaks His Own Swiss Record
Now the first man from his country under the 1:55 barrier, Ponti takes down his old Swiss record time of 1:55.05 from the Tokyo Olympics.
2012 Olympic Champion Chad Le Clos Not Present In 200 Fly Prelims
Despite the 200 fly being arguably his best event, Le Clos no-showed the prelims of the event after finishing 33rd in the 50 fly earlier in the meet.
Budapest 2022, Oceania Day 2: So…Was McKeown’s Decision Worth It?
McKeown dropped the 100 back to avoid a finals session double and focus on the 200 IM finals, where she ended up taking silver in a time of 2:08.57.
Alex Walsh Clocks 2:07.13 200 IM, Becomes #5 Performer Of All-Time
Walsh was within a second of the World Record when she won the women’s 200 IM at the 2022 World Championships, snapping Hosszu’s win streak in the event.
Torri Huske Breaks Her Own American Record With 55.64 100 Fly
Huske resets her old American record of 55.66 from Olympic trials last year to take her first World Championships gold medal.
Farida Osman Clocks 57.66 100 Fly To Break African Record
Finishing seventh in the 100 fly finals, Osman takes 0.01 seconds off of South African Erin Gallagher’s old African record of 57.67 from 2019.
Maggie MacNeil Swam 4×100 Free Relay Through A Back Spasm
Despite this injury, MacNeil still helped Canada win a silver medal in the 4×100 free relay with Taylor Ruck, Penny Oleksiak, and Kayla Sanchez.
World Record Holder Kaylee McKeown No-Shows 100 Back Prelims
McKeown most likely no-showed this race because it conflicted with the finals of the 200 IM, which comes minutes after the 100 back semifinals.
2022 World Championships: Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Analysis
Although Australia won gold in the 4×100 free relay, Penny Oleksiak of Canada split 52.51, the fastest rolling start split of the race.
Budapest 2022, Oceania Day 1: Aussie Men Stepping Up When Unexpected
After failing to medal at the Olympics despite having the top time in the world, Elijah Winnington roared back this year to take Oceania’s first Worlds medal.
