FINA Junior World Championships

Curtiss Becomes 3rd American 17-18-Year-Old Under 22-Second Barrier In 50 Free

David Curtiss hit his first-ever sub-22 second 50m freestyle at just 17 years of age, becoming just the 3rd American in his age group ever to do so.

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Gretchen Walsh Hops Over Manuel To Become 2nd Fastest 15-16 U.S. 100 Freestyler

16-year-old Gretch Walsh just dipped under the 54-second threshold in the women’s 100 free, making her the 2nd fastest American ever in her age group.

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America Produces World Junior Record In Mixed 4×100 Free Relay

Luca Urlando led-off the United States’ mixed 4x100m free relay, helping the nation take gold in a new World Junior Record-setting performance.

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17-Year-Old Jonathan Tan Takes Over Schooling’s 50 Free Singaporean Record

Jonathan Tan took over the men’s 50m free Singaporean National Record from Joseph Schooling en route to taking the 3rd seed at World Juniors.

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Neill Takes 800 Free Bronze And Becomes 7th Fastest Aussie Performer Ever

Australia’s Thomas Neill entered these Championships as a viable contender but has already established himself as a bona fide budding freestyle superstar. 

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Franko Grgic Hits 7:45.92 800 Free For World Juniors Gold, Croatian Record

16-year-old Franko Grgic added another Croatian Record to his resume, adding the 800m freestyle to his 1500m free mark already produced this year.

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14-Year-Old Athena Kovacs Downs Mexican Record In Women’s 50 Fly

14-year-old Athena Kovacs made it to tomorrow night’s 50m fly final, clocking a new Mexican National Record in the event along the way.

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Grabowski Grabs 200 Back World Junior Silver In New Austrian Record

16-year-old Lena Grabowski nabbed the 200m back silver in Budapest while also knocking down her own Austrian National Record.

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14-Year-Old Sheehan Lowers Newly-Minted Puerto Rican Record In Women’s 50 Fly

14-year-old Miriam Sheehan got under the 27-second barrier for the 1st time in her young career this morning in the women’s 50 fly and she did it again.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview

Young talent is storming on the scene as 16-year-olds Gretchen Walsh, Brit Kayla van der Merwe, and Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai hold top seeds tonight.

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Canada’s Cole Pratt Scratches 50 Back Semis on Day 3 of 2019 World Juniors

Cole Pratt of Canada has pulled out of the semi-finals of the men’s 50 backstroke in Budapest, allowing teammate Sebastian Somerset to swim in his place.

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Bronze Medalist Daria Vaskina Scratches 200 Back on Day 3 of 2019 World Juniors

Daria Vaskina of Russia, who won the bronze medal in the 100 backstroke on Wednesday night, will not swim in heats of the 200 back on Wednesday morning.

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2019 World Junior Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

After the 50 breast came down to three tenths, gold medalist Benedetta Pilato and Kayla van der Merwe (pictured) are side-by-side in the 100 this morning.

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United States Leads 12 Nations In World Junior Championships Medal Table

American Luca Urlando won the men’s 200m free on night 2 of the 2019 World Junior Championships, helping keep the U.S. on top of the medal standings.

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Watch Race Videos from Day 1 and Day 2 of 2019 FINA World Junior Championships

Watch races from Day 1 and Day 2 at 2019 World Juniors, including the US men’s 4×100 free final and Carson Foster’s 200 IM final.

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