Titmus Dethrones Ledecky to Win Worlds Gold in New Aussie 400 Free Record
Ariarne Titmus (AUS) accomplished a feat no woman had ever done on night 1 of 2019 Worlds as she defeated distance legend Katie Ledecky (USA) in the 400 free.
Yan Zibei Breaks 100 Breast Chinese, Asian Records in Semifinals – 58.67
Zibei had swum his personal best and the previous Asian Record just under a month ago at the Mission Viejo Meet of Champions in the US.
Italian Men Take Out 2008 National Record In 400 Free Relay
Alessandro Miressi anchored in 47.57 as the Italian men broke an 11-year-old National Record in the 400 free relay, placing fourth overall.
Ajna Kesely Breaks Hungarian 400 Free Record In Worlds Final
17-year-old Ajna Kesely set a new Hungarian National Record in the women’s 400 freestyle final in Gwangju, placing fourth in a time of 4:01.31.
McKeon In for Aussies, Dahlia Joins USA Into Women’s 4×100 Free Relay Final
The Aussie women have saved Emma McKeon for the 4×100 free relay final while the USA have put in star butterflier Kelsi Dahlia onto their #4 seeded-relay.
Elena Di Liddo Lowers 100 Fly Italian Record For 2nd Time Today
Elena di Liddo lowered the Italian Record in the 100 fly for the second time this meet with a 57.04, shaving 0.14s off the record she set in prelims.
Gabriele Detti Lowers Own Italian Record To Win 400 Free Bronze
Gabriele Detti broke his Italian National Record in the men’s 400 freestyle, winning bronze on the first night at the World Championships in Gwangju.
Dressel & Adrian Hop In For the USA Heading Into The Men’s 4×100 Free Relay
Caeleb Dressel and Nathan Adrian will join Zach Apple and Blake Pieroni for the USA as the heavy favorites for the men’s 4×100 free relay final.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 1 Finals Preview
Katie Ledecky and Ariarne Titmus will finally face head-to-head in the women’s 400 free final.
2019 World Championships: No Scratches for Day 1 Finals Session
China’s Sun Yang could win the first swimming medal at the 2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships after posting the top qualifying time of 3:44.10 in heats.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap
Of the 8 events contested this morning, four will advance directly to the finals: the women’s and men’s 400 free, and the women’s and men’s 400 free relays.
Darragh Greene Chops A Tenth Off Irish Record In 100 Breaststroke
Darragh Greene broke his own Irish National Record in the prelims of the men’s 100 breaststroke, clocking 59.82 to narrowly miss the semi-finals in 17th.
Elena Di Liddo Lowers Italian 100 Fly Record In 57.18
Elena Di Liddo set a new Italian National Record in the preliminaries of the women’s 100 fly, producing a time of 57.18.
Barbora Seemanova Knocks Czech 400 Free Record Down To 4:09.73
Barbora Seemanova lowered her Czech National Record in the women’s 400 free for the third time in less than a month, touching in 4:09.73.
Katinka Hosszu Hits 2:07.02 in 200 IM Prelims, 7th-Fastest Performance Ever
Katinka Hosszu wasted no time in her quest for her 4th-straight World Champs title in the 200 IM, dropping a 2:07.02 in prelims.
