Yang Junxuan Sets New Junior World Record In Women’s 200 Free
17-year-old Yang Junxuan of China set a new junior world record in the women’s 200 freestyle, putting up a time of 1:55.99 in the semi-finals.
Olympian Aimee Wilmott Will Face Tough Competition in 400 IM at Worlds
Funkita sponsored Olympian Aimee Willmott, a British medley swimmer, will face some tough competition in the 400 IM later this week.
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Yan Zibei Takes Down 50 Breast Asian Record, His 5th Record in the Past Month
The swim puts Zibei in a tie for the 16th fastest 50 breaststroke of all-time.
Fabio Scozzoli Downs Own Italian Record in 50 Breast
30 year-old Fabio Scozzoli shaved 0.03s off his own Italian Record in the 50 breast, qualifying 3rd in the semi-finals with a time of 26.70
Sarah Kohler Lowers German 1500 Record Another Five Seconds, Now #9 All-Time
Sarah Kohler broke her German Record in the 1500 freestyle for the second time in as many days, winning silver in a time of 15:48.83.
Filippo Megli Lowers Italian Record in 200 Free For Second Straight Day
Filippo Megli lowered the Italian Record for the second straight day with a 5th-place finish in the finals of the 200 free on day 3 of the 2019 World Champs.
Italian Simona Quadarella Crushes Decade-Old National Record in 1500 Win
Quadarella now owns the No. 1 time in the world this season with Katie Ledecky’s absence Tuesday night in Gwangju, and dropped eight seconds off her PR.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview
Lilly King and Yuliya Efimova will battle head-to-head in the women’s 100 breaststroke during the third finals session from Gwangju.
2019 World Championships Day 3: Ledecky Scratches 1500; Belmonte into Final
Mireia Belmonte, the silver medalist in the 1500 free at 2017 Worlds, will swim in the final of that event in Gwangju after Katie Ledecky scratches.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Adam Peaty returns for the 50 breaststroke; Ledecky and Titmus face off in the 200 free; Sun Yang and Mack Horton race the 800; Milak swims the 200 fly.
3-Time World Champion Katie Ledecky, Citing Illness, Scratches 1500 in Gwangju
Three-time world champion Katie Ledecky will not get the opportunity to defend her 1500 title in Gwangju, as she’s pulled out of the race with illness.
Major Scratches Lead to Slowest Women’s 200 FR Semis Qualifying Time Since 2007
For further context, the 1:59.18 it took to make the top 16 today is actually slower than it took to make the top 16 in prelims of US Nationals last Summer.
Seemanova Keeps Record-Breaking Roll Alive With 200 Free PB
While competing on day 3 of the 2019 World Championships, Czech teenager Barbora Seemanova fired off a new National Record in the women’s 200m freestyle.
Yan Zibei Takes Down Asian Record in 50 Breast
While no one’s likely to touch Adam Peaty’s world record any time soon, plenty of national records went down in this morning’s 50 breast prelims.
Taylor Ruck Makes 3 of Top 4 Seeds in 200 Free Scratches at World Championships
Unlike Emma McKeon and Katie Ledecky, Commonwealth Games champion Taylor Ruck was a healthy scratch from the 200 free on Tuesday.
