2021 Swammy Awards: Joanna Evans is CAC Female Swimmer of the Year
Joanna Evans of the Bahamas wins the 2021 Swammy Award for Central American and Caribbean Female Swimmer of the Year.
Alia Atkinson Shares Thoughts on 50 Breast DQ, Retirement from Swimming
In the 100 breast, The field’s veteran, co-World Record holder Alia Atkinson finished in fourth, just off the podium. This was the last race of her career
Were There More DNSes and DQs in the 2021 World SC Championships than Before?
Lydia Jacoby did not start (DNS) the 100 breaststroke due to close contact with a COIVD-19 positive individual at the 2021 World Championships.
2021 World Swimming Championships: Final Results
The men’s 100 breaststroke podium featured Ilya Shymanovich, Nicolò Martinenghi, and Nic Fink. See the rest of the medalists here.
2021 Swammy Awards: South American Female Swimmer of the Year, Viviane Jungblut
Viviane Jungblut broke a trio of Brazilian National Records and was the country’s top-finishing woman at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
United States Tops SC World Championships Medals Table for 3rd Straight Edition
17-year old Claire Curzan won 2 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze medals, part of 30 total podium finishes for Team USA in Abu Dhabi.
World Record Holder Alia Atkinson Announces Retirement From Swimming
The 5-time Jamaican Olympian and 4-time breaststroke World Champion has ended her nearly two-decade-long swimming career. In 2014, she became the first black woman to win a World Championships in swimming.
Nicholas Santos Breaks His Own Record As Oldest Swimming World Champion At 41
Santos, who previously held the record as oldest swimming world champion at 38, has done it again at the age of 41.
$1.9 Million in Prizes Awarded Through 4 Days of SC World Championships
With 3 gold and 1 silver medal so far, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov has the most money earned so far at the World Championships excluding World Record bonuses.
World Record Holder Alia Atkinson Disqualified In Women’s 50 Breast Semis
Alia Atkinson was disqualified in the women’s 50 breast semis, the seventh breaststroke DQ out of Lane 4 so far at the championships.
Florida Junior Alfonso Mestre Cracks Venezuelan Record with 3:39.52 400 Free
Mestre also holds the Venezuelan Records in the LCM 400 free and 800 free, with times he swam over the summer.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Breaststroke Events
Belarusian 27-year-old Ilya Shymanovich is a top 2 seed in all 3 men’s breast events.
Guilherme Costa Of Brazil Latest Abu Dhabi Withdrawal
We just learned that Brazilian freetyler Guilherme Costa is the latest big name to pull out of these Short Course World Championships.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Women’s 50, 100, and 200 Freestyle
Siobhan Haughey has been on a tear in 2021, and enters this week as the top seed in the women’s 100 and 200 free.
2021 SC Worlds Picks & Previews: Men’s Butterfly Events
The men’s butterfly events here in Abu Dhabi bring both veterans and newcomers to the potential medal contenders conversation.
