International

*Canadian Viewers* Watch Bronze Medal 4x100FR Mixed, Other Day 7 Races

Watch Javier Acevedo and the rest of Team Canada on Day 7 of the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Budapest.

  1 Comment

Sarah Sjostrom Breaks Steffen’s Super-Suit Record in 50 Free Semi

2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…

  32 Comments

South America: Fratus Earns Silver, Grand’Pierre Breaks Two Records

Bruno Fratus took home the silver medal in the men’s 50 free, keeping Brazil’s 50-meter prowess alive and nabbing the nation’s fifth medal of the 2017 World Championships.

  2 Comments

Africa: Three Records, Historic Egyptian Medal For Osman On Day 7

Farida Osman became Egypt’s first World Championships medalist in short or long course, taking third in the 50 fly.

  Comment First!

Pernille Blume Glittering In Spite of No Golds

Pernille Blume may not have garnered any golds in Budapest, but she’s still one of the stars of the week.

  Comment First!

Osman Again Lowers Own African Record in the 50 Free

Farida Osman continued her African record-breaking ways in the semis of the women’s 50 free tonight.

  2 Comments

Kristof Milak Breaks 100 Fly WJR 3rd Time at Worlds, Now 8th All-Time

17 year-old Kristof Milak set the 100 fly world junior record for third time in two days.

  9 Comments

McKeown Erases Smith’s Day-Old Junior World Record In 200 Back

Just a day after American 15-year-old Regan Smith broke the junior world record in the 200 back, Australian 16-year-old Kaylee McKeown has one-upped her, lowering the record to 2:06.76 in the World Championships final.

  Comment First!

Seebohm Earns Australia’s 1st Gold of the Week with 200 Back Record

Emily Seebohm broke her own Australian record with a gold medal in the 200 back Saturday evening at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest.

  4 Comments

Farida Osman Earns Egypts First Ever Swimming World Champs Medal

Farida Osman earned Egypt’s first ever medal at a World Championships and an African record with her bronze in the women’s 50 fly.

  15 Comments

Day 7 Relay Lineups: Dressel Will Do The Triple In Mixed Free

Caeleb Dressel will swim the lead-off on the mixed free relay.

  Comment First!

Magnussen Criticizes Australia’s Relay Tactics, Jacco Responds

James Magnussen questioned Australia’s relay lineup choices in an interview yesterday, arguing that the fastest swimmer should lead off the 4×100 free relay.

  13 Comments

Chinese Team Releases Statement On Sun Yang’s 1500 Withdrawal

The Chinese team has released a statement on Sun Yang’s absence from the men’s 1500 heats.

  20 Comments

2017 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview

Day 7 finals will feature the showdown between Joseph Schooling and Caeleb Dressel in the men’s 100 fly.

  38 Comments

Romanchuk, Micka Break National Records As Both Make 1500 Final

The Ukrainian and Czech records in the men’s 1500 were among those fell on the next to last morning of the 2017 World Championships.

  Comment First!