Thomas Ceccon Shocks The Field With 51.60 100 Backstroke World Record
Italian swimmer Thomas Ceccon became the fastest man in history with a 51.60 world record, snagging the mark from Ryan Murphy.
David Popovici Hits 1:43.21 WJR, Youngest 200 Free World Champion In History
David Popovici won gold in the 200 freestyle at the 2022 World Championships with a 1:43.21 to take out his own world junior record.
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.
Marchand, Ponti, and Zirk Break Respective National Records In 200 Fly
In the semifinals of the men’s 200 fly, the Swiss, French, and Estonian records were all broken, continuing the trend of European dominance at this meet.
Dizotti Downs Own Record In History-Making Brazilian 1500 Free Appearance
In the 1500m free, Beatriz Dizotti posted a new lifetime best and Brazilian national record en route to sixth place in the event.
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.
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.
Daniel Wiffen Takes Over Four Seconds Off His 800 Free Irish Record In Prelims
Wiffen nearly even split his race in 3:53.37/3:53.48 to clock a time of 7:46.32, qualifying as the fifth seed for the 800 free finals.
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.
Noe Ponti Swims 1:54.75 200 Fly In Prelims, Breaks His Own Swiss Record
Now the first man from his country under the 1:55 barrier, Ponti takes down his old Swiss record time of 1:55.05 from the Tokyo Olympics.
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.
Budapest 2022, Euro Day 2 Recap: New Faces Assert Themselves as Medal Threats
With his 100 breast gold medal and Italian record, Nicolo Martinenghi is one of the new European stars making the most of 2022 Worlds through Day 2.
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.
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.
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.
