Tamas Kenderesi Arrested, Held in S. Korea Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
Kenderesi was arrested early Sunday morning and returned to the Athletes’ Village, but will not be allowed to leave the country for 10 days.
Henrik Christiansen Lowers Own Norwegian Record In 1500 Final
Henrik Christiansen slashed four seconds off his Norwegian National Record in the men’s 1500 final, placing fifth in a time of 14:45.35.
David Aubry Breaks French 1500 Record By Four Seconds In 14:44.72
Frenchman David Aubry set a new National Record for France by four seconds in the men’s 1500 free final, placing fourth in a time of 14:44.72.
Philip Heintz Withdraws From 400 IM Final Due To Hip Injury
Philip Heintz has been forced to withdraw from the men’s 400 IM final, making way for Peter Bernek to take a spot in the Championship heat.
Arjan Knipping Takes Almost Two Seconds Off Dutch Record In Men’s 400 IM
Arjan Knipping set a new Dutch National Record in the men’s 400 IM prelims, qualifying second overall for the final in a time of 4:13.46
Maksym Shemberev Becomes Azerbaijan’s First Ever World Champs Swimming Finalist
Maksym Shemberev was a World Junior Champion for Ukraine, but now representing Azerbaijan, he has earned the country’s first-ever World Championship final.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap
The USA’s Regan Smith will compete in her first ever Worlds final tonight and is the heavy favorite to win gold here after setting the World Record in semis.
Men’s 1500 Free Final Goes Full European
The men’s 1500m free will only consist of Europeans tomorrow night in Gwangju, Korea, including the 2017 gold medalist Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy.
Quadarella Becomes 4th Fastest In History With Italian Record In Women’s 800
Simona Quadarella became the fourth-fastest swimmer in the history of the women’s 800 freestyle in the World Championship final, clocking 8:14.99.
Sarah Köhler Takes Down 32-Year-Old German Record in 800 Free
Köhler shaved four seconds off her own best time and three seconds off Anke Möhring’s record from 1987.
Andrei Minakov Clips Own Russian Record in 100 Fly In Silver Medal Effort
17 year-old Andrei Minakov set the Russian record for the second time this week with his silver medal in the finals of the men’s 100 fly.
Shane Ryan Scratching 50 Back Semis To Focus On Medley Relay Lead-Off
Shane Ryan will scratch the semi-finals of the men’s 50 back in order to focus on hitting an Olympic qualifying time on the medley relay lead-off.
14-Year-Old Benedetta Pilato Becomes First Italian Woman Sub-30 in 50 Breast
She is now just the ninth woman to ever break thirty seconds in the 50-meter breaststroke, and she ranks eighth all-time.
19-Year Old Alexander Norgaard Breaks Danish Record in 1500 Free by 8 Seconds
The 19-year old Norgaard is the youngest swimmer in the final of the men’s 1500 by more than two-and-a-half years.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap
After Australia’s Matthew Wilson tied the World Record in 200 breast semis, we’ll see both WR holders (Wilson and Japan’s Watanabe) in the final.
