Mizuki Hirai Lowers 100 Fly Championship Record To 56.87, Secures 2nd World Jr Title
Hirai, who holds the World Junior Record in the girls’ 100 fly, shaved another .15 off her own championship record that she set last night
Australia Wins Its First Medal of World Juniors to Break onto the Medal Table After Day 5
Ainsley Trotter won gold for Australia in the girls’ 50 back, bringing home her nation’s first medal of the meet.
Mizuki Hirai Swims 57.02 100 Fly to Take Down Championship Record in the Semifinal
Hirai, who holds the World Junior Record in the girls’ 100 fly, shaved .23 off of fellow Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee’s Championship Record from 2017.
U.S. Continues to Lead Medal Table, New Countries Jump Into the Mix After World Juniors Day 4
Lena Ludwig (above) brought home Germany’s first medal of the meet, winning silver in the girls’ 100 breast in a lifetime best time of 1:07.60.
Kim Seungwon Clocks 27.77 In 50 Backstroke, Breaks World Junior Championship Record
Kim Seungwon of South Korea clocked 27.77 in the girls’ 50 backstroke semifinals, breaking a championship record that had stood for a decade.
arena Swim of the Week: Yumeki Kojima Drops 1:57.32 200 IM For Fastest Ever By a 16-Year-Old
The World Junior Record holder in the 400 IM, Kojima continued to amaze in Otopeni by swimming the fastest time ever recorded by a 16-year-old in the 200 IM.
Japan’s Kazushi Imafuku Breaks National Record With 7:48.34 To Win Silver At World Juniors
Imafuku’s time of 7:48.33 lowered the Japanese national record by just over a second and marked a new PB by nearly 2 seconds.
Mizuki Hirai’s Tennessee Enrollment Delayed, Sets Focus on World Juniors and Beyond
Hirai is set to become the first Japanese swimmer to ever compete for the Volunteers’ program, and just the second student-athlete in Tennessee history.
Olympic Champion Wang Shun Elected Member of AQUA Athletes’ Committee
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion in the 200 IM, China’s Wang Shun, has reportedly been elected to the AQUA Athletes’ Committee.
High-Level International Meets For August 2025
Emerging British sprinter Jacob Mills is set to represent his nation at this month’s World Junior Championships taking place in Romania.
Chen Yiwen & Chen Yuxi Score Each Score Three Golds, Four-Peats In Women’s Worlds Diving
Chen Yiwen and Chen Yuxi topped the individual medal table in women’s worlds diving with 3 wins each. They also each completed a 4-peat.
Team USA Wins the World Aquatics Team Trophy in Swimming at the 2025 World Championships
Even an illness impacting most of the team couldn’t prevent Team USA from winning another Team Trophy at the World Aquatics Championships.
SwimSwam Awards: 2025 World Championships (Women’s Edition)
In her first meet with the full weight of expectation, Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh stepped up and justified the hype in Singapore.
Five New Names You Need to Know from the 2025 World Championships
Harrison Turner made the podium at his first attempt in the 200 fly, and was not alone in gate-crashing the top table in Singapore.
China Leads World Championships Medal Counts for the 5th Straight Edition (All Sports Tables)
While only two of China’s gold medals at the 2025 World Championships came in swimming, both from Qin Haiyang, their progress in artistic…
