Australian Hall of Fame Swim Coach Dick Caine Charged in Sexual Abuse Allegations
A former Australian swim coach has been charged for allegedly sexually abusing teenage girls that he trained over 40 years ago.
Halfway Through The Meet, Australia Has Suffered Major Blows (Day 5 Oceania Recap)
Australia had a rough day at the World Championships, having to face Shayna Jack’s withdrawal from the meet and stars like Kaylee McKeown missing the podium.
Check Out Mollie O’Callaghan’s Wild Splitting en Route to 100 Free Top Seed
In the semifinals of the women’s 100 free, Mollie O’Callaghan nearly even split her race, opening in 26.42 and closing in 26.43.
Shayna Jack Breaks Her Hand In Training, Withdraws From World Champs
In her first international meet since 2019, Jack is forced to withdraw from the 100 free due to a hand injury and will be out of the whole meet.
Xu Jiayu Scratches 200 Back Prelims at World Championships Day 5
After placing 10th in the 100 backstroke semifinal, China’s Xu Jiayu has scratched the 200 backstroke where he was ranked fourth.
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.
In Spite Of COVID-19, Clareburt Is Still Performing Well (Day 4 Oceania Recap)
Despite having COVID-19 before the meet started, Lewis Clareburt still managed to finish fourth in the 400 IM and make the 200 IM final.
Australia’s Lani Pallister Speaks on Rebound after 4th in 400 Free by 0.08
Pallister earned a bronze medal in the 1500 freestyle making it her first senior international medal. She also swam a best time by six seconds in the process.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.