Asia

Two-Medal Haul In Women’s 200 Free Hoists China Up The Medal Table

The nation of China had a big day four here in Budapest in terms of making moves within the overall swimming medal table.

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Day 4 Asian Recap: 17-Yr-Old Pan Zhanle Ignites China’s Men’s Medley Relay Hopes

17-year-old Pan Zhanle posted a Chinese national recording the men’s 100m free breathing new life into the men’s medley relay hopes.

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Budapest 2022: Inui Wins Japan’s First-Ever Gold Medal in Solo Artistic Swimming

Yukiko Inui won Japan’s first-ever gold World Championship medal in a solo event on Saturday. China and Japan lead the medal table after day 5 of competition

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2022 World Championships: Day 4 Prelims Live Recap

Caeleb Dressel is the top seed in the men’s 100 freestyle this morning where Romanian freestyle star David Popovici is seeded second, .28 behind him.

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Emil Hassling Scratches 200 IM at World Championships Day 4 Prelims

Sweden’s Emil Hassling, a rising junior at LSU, has scratched the 200 IM this session where he was ranked #40. This was his only individual event of the meet.

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Budapest 2022, Day 3 Asia Recap: S. Korea Wins First LC Worlds Medal Since 2011

South Korea got on the medal table board, courtesy of Hwang Sunwoo’s silver medal-garnering performance in the men’s 200m freestyle.

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Italy Makes A Move On Day 3, But The U.S. Still Owns the Budapest Medal Table

17-year-old Benedetta Pilato was one of two gold medalists for Italy tonight, bringing the nation up two spots in the medal table.

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Hwang Sunwoo Lowers Korean National Record En Route To 200 Free Silver

19-year-old Hwang Sunwoo put up the fastest 200m freestyle of his career en route to snagging silver and logging a new Korean national record.

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2022 FINA World Championships: Day 2 Photo Vault

Catch your favorite swimmers in action behind the blocks, diving in and splashing about in this day 2 photo vault from the 2022 World Championships.

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Budapest 2022, Day 2 Asia Recap: Ryosuke Irie Could Make History

32-year-old Ryosuke Irie of Japan is in the hunt for a medal in the men’s 100m backstroke, with the ace on the verge of potentially making Asian history.

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Limited Scratches on Day 3 Prelims of World Championships

Three out of the five scratches this session are from swimmers who withdrew from the meet due to either COVID-19 diagnoses before the meet began or injury.

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Top Seed In The 100/200 Free Siobhan Haughey Pulls Out Of 2022 World Championships

The double Olympic silver medalist has announced that she won’t race individually at this meet, citing ongoing complications from her ankle injury.

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The United States Wreaks Havoc On Worlds Day 2 Medal Table

America’s Caeleb Dressel did his thing in the men’s 50m fly, wreaking further havoc on the overall swimming medal table through two days of competition.

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SwimSwam’s 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft: Day 2 Points Check-In

Take a look at how the points are stacking up so far for the SwimSwam 2022 World Championships Fantasy Draft after 2 days of racing.

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2022 World Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Check in here to follow along with all the action in Budapest as we get into the second night of racing at the 2022 World Championships.

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