Summer McIntosh Destroys 400 IM World Record By Over 3 Seconds With 4:15.48
McIntosh also broke her own World Junior Record of a 4:21.49 that she swam in 2022. It was her 3rd World Record of the meet.
Tristan Jankovics Breaks 21-Year-Old Canadian Record in 400 IM With 4:02.01
Jankovics shaved .71 off of the previous national record of 4:02.72, set back in 2003 by Brian Johns.
Kylie Masse Wins Her 20th World Championship Medal; Most Ever By a Canadian Swimmer
28-year-old Kylie Masse has won her 20th World Championship medal, which makes her the first Canadian in history to clear that threshold.
Multiple Para Records Go Down In Girls’ 200 IM During OJI Night One Finals
A Canadian para record and two Ontario para records went down during finals of the girls’ 200 IM on night one of the 2024 OJI.
Italy Adds Alessandro Miressi to Top Seeded Mixed 200 Free Relay (RELAY LINEUPS)
There is hot competition behind Italy for gold, but adding Alessandro Miressi’s 20.2 split to the finals relay gives the top seeds a chance.
Oliver Dawson Takes 3+ Seconds off Canadian Age Group Record in the 200 Breaststroke at Worlds
16-year-old Oliver Dawson shattered the Canadian Age Group Record in the 200 breaststroke in prelims on Friday in Budapest, Hungary.
Summer McIntosh Takes Down Decade Old 200 Fly World Record In 1:59.32 To Claim Gold
Summer McIntosh broke her second world record of the week, swimming 1:59.32 to break Mireia Belmonte Garcia’s decade-old 200 fly mark.
Ilya Kharun Ties Championship Record, #2 Swim Ever For First World Title In Men’s 200 Fly
Kharun matched Daiya Seto’s World Championship Record and #2 swim of all-time in 1:48.24, adding the Commonwealth, Americas and Canadian Records to boot.
Shima Taghavi Breaks Summer McIntosh’s Canadian NAG Record For 11-12 Girls In 200 IM
The 12-year-old Taghavi clocked 2:16.07 in the heats of the girl’s 200 IM, taking down McIntosh’s Canadian NAG for 11-12 girls of 2:17.03 set in 2019.
2024 SC World Championships Day Three Prelims Record Roundup
Check out the slew of national records that bit the dust on both the men’s and women’s sides during day three prelims of the SC World Championships.
Olympic Champion Summer McIntosh Hits 2:01.96 World Junior Record In 200 Fly
18-year-old Summer McIntosh ripped a new World Junior Record of 2:01.96 in the women’s 200 fly on day 3 prelims of the Short Course World Championships.
Ilya Kharun Moves To #3 All-Time In 50 Fly Final, Drops 20.73 Relay Split On Mixed Medley
Kharun had a blazing-fast session in Budapest with two all-time swims in the 50 fly, one individually and one on a relay.
Europe, Asia, Oceania, World Junior, Canada Records Fall In Mixed 4×50 medley relay
Russia’s 4×50 Mixed Medley Relay Victory was one of three new continental records. Russia’s lead-off leg, swum by Miron Lifinstev, was an unofficial WJR.
2024 SC Worlds Relay Lineups: No Walsh or Douglass for American 200 Mixed Medley in Finals
Regan Smith will swim the butterfly leg on the mixed 200 medley relay instead of the World Record holder in the 50 fly Gretchen Walsh.
Summer McIntosh Wins Northern Star Award, Awarded To Top Canadian Athlete
McIntosh became the first Canadian to ever win three gold medals at a single Olympics. Penny Oleksiak was the last swimmer to win the award (2016).
