Taylor Ruck Scratches 50 Free On Day 7 Prelims of Worlds
Canada’s Taylor Ruck has scratched out of heats of the 50 free on day 7 prelims at the 2019 World Championships, per heat sheets.
Buck, Fotherby & Rathwell Claim Second Wins On Day 2 Of Canadian Juniors
Regan Rathwell, Carter Buck and Justin Fotherby all picked up their second win of the competition on day 2 of Canadian Juniors in Calgary.
ASIA: Xu’s 200 Back Scratch May Have Caused China to Miss out on a Medal
China made the decision to scratch Xu Jiayu from the 200 back semis in order to focus on the 800 free relay, but that decision may have cost them a medal.
Jury Appeal Documents Show Unanimous Vote, Rationale For Upholding Rapsys DQ
The minutes from FINA’s appeal jury show a unanimous vote upholding the disqualification of would-be world champ Danas Rapsys.
Australian Men Break 2009 Commonwealth Record In 800 Free Relay
Mack Horton threw down the fastest split in the field on the anchor leg to lead Australia to gold and a new Commonwealth Record in the 800 free relay.
Duncan Scott Becomes First British Man Ever Under 1:45 in 2Free
Duncan Scott took bronze here in the 200m free individually, but just became the first Briton ever under 1:45 with his 4×2 relay lead-off stunner.
Missy Franklin on Smith WR: ‘One of the Most Amazing Swims I’ve Ever Seen’
Franklin took to social media to congratulate Smith on breaking her seven-year-old record –– her last remaining in the books.
Men’s 4×200 Free Relay Finals: Detti in For Italy, Pieroni/Haas Join USA
As the Italian and American line-ups feature an all-star line-up, Great Britain could have strong challengers to take down their 2 consecutive world titles.
Marie Wattel Lowers French National Record In Women’s 50 Fly
Marie Wattel broke the French National Record in the semi-finals of the women’s 50 fly, putting up a time of 25.56 to lower the previous mark of 25.63.
Andrei Minakov Becomes First Russian Sub-51 In 100 Fly
17-year-old Andrei Minakov became the first Russian man to break 51 seconds in the 100 fly, clocking 50.94 in the semi-finals at the World Championships.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 6 Finals Preview
Both Caeleb Dressel and Sarah Sjostrom will have two swims this evening as they aim towards multiple world titles.
2019 World Championships: Swiss 4×200 Chops 5.9 Seconds off National Record
Antonio Djakovic and the Swiss 4×200 lowered the national record by 5.9 seconds and punched their ticket to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on Friday.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 6 Prelims Live Recap
Day 6 prelims include the men’s 100 fly, women’s 200 back, men’s 50 free, women’s 50 fly, women’s 800 freestyle, and men’s 4 x 200 free relay.
2019 World Championships: Ireland’s 4×200 Free Relay Destroys National Record
The Irish quartet slashed 16.54 seconds off the National Record in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay on Friday in Gwangju.
Relay Speculation: Who Stays, Who Goes In Men’s 4×200 Free?
Townley Haas is expected to be among the swimmers added to the American relay in the final of the men’s 4×200 freestyle.
