2019 FINA World Championships: Day 5 Finals Live Recap
Team USA’s Chase Kalisz swims his first individual final of the meet tonight as he competes for back-to-back 200 IM titles.
British Summer Championships Continue In Glasgow
Hannah Miley, Kieran Bird, David Cumberlidge and more were in action in Glasgow for day 3 of the British Summer Championships.
Poland Takes First Gold Of EYOF With Chowaniec’s 50 Free Victory
Day 5 of the 2019 Europan Youth Olympic Festival saw the nation of Poland snag its first gold medal, courtesy of Mateusz Chowaniec.
Last Time Russian Anthem Failed To Play At A World C’ships Was In 2007
A Russian swimmer has yet to win gold at these World Championships taking place in Gwangju, Korea, something that hasn’t happened since 2007.
Kristof Milak Speaks On 1:50.73 2Fly World Record, “I Thought It Was 1:51”
Hungarian teenager Kristof Milak wowed the world last night in Gwangju, producing a 1:50.73 World Record in the men’s 200m fly. Hear from the man himself.
Kamminga Collects 200 Breast Dutch National Record
Arno Kamminga lowered his own Dutch National Record while competing in tonight’s 200m breaststroke semi-finals in Gwangju.
Desplanches Breaks Swiss 200 IM Record For The Eighth Time
Jeremy Desplanches broke his Swiss National Record for the eighth time in the final of the men’s 200 IM, becoming the first Swiss male to medal since 1986.
Katie Ledecky to Return to Competition for the USA in 4×200 Free Relay
After scratching the 200 free prelims and 1500 free final due to illness, the USA’s Katie Ledecky will return to competition tonight in Gwangju.
FINA Reportedly Threatens Bans and Revocation of Medals Over Podium Protests
FINA issued a new Code of Conduct provision prohibiting athletes from “any political, religious or discriminatory statement or behaviour.”
Danas Rapsys and Sun Yang Share Embrace on Pool Deck at World Championships
Lithuania’s Danas Rapsys (above) was disqualified in the finals of the 200 free at the World Championships, which left Sun Yang with gold.
Vlad Morozov Hints at Focusing on 50, Dropping 100 for Tokyo Olympics
After missing the semi-finals of the men’s 100 free for the 2nd-straight World Championship meet, Vlad Morozov pondered his future in the event.
Kristof Milak Slaughters Phelps’ 200 Fly World Record In 1:50.73
Kristof Milak broke Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old world record in the 200 butterfly by almost eight-tenths of a second in a time of 1:50.73.
Phelps on Milak’s 200 Fly Record: ‘I Couldn’t Be Happier to See How He Did It’
“That kid’s last 100 was incredible. He put together a great 200 fly from start to finish,” Phelps told The New York Times.
Osrin, Yendell & Van Der Merwe Rack Up Wins At British Summer C’ships Day 2
Plymouth Leander’s Honey Osrin (left) took the women’s 100m back British Summer Championships title for 16-year-olds in Glasgow.
Three-Peaty For Great Britain On Night 4 In Gwangju
With his 50m breaststroke victory here in Gwangju, British star Adam Peaty became the first man in history to win 6 World Championships breaststroke titles.
