2017 World Champs Pick’em Day 3 Update, Presented by TYR
2017 FINA WORLD SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS Sunday, July 23rd – Sunday, July 30th Budapest, Hungary LCM (50m) Full Competition Schedule Meet…
Popova Lowers Russian 200 Free Record To 1:55.08
It took more than three years, but Veronika Popova has finally lowered her own Russian record in the 200 freestyle with a 1:55.08 in semifinals at the 2017 World Championships.
Johannes Skagius Takes Down Nordic, Swedish Records In 50 Breast
Sweden’s Johannes Skagius broke the Swedish and Nordic records in the men’s 50 breast in a time of 27.02.
Masse Takes Down World Record with 58.1 100 Back
With that, she took .02 off the former World Record of 58.12 set by Great Britain’s Gemma Spofforth at the 2009 World Championships.
Prigoda Downs Russian Record with 26.8 50 Breast
Prigoda has now swum his way onto the top 10 performers of all time list. He sits at 10th with his time from tonight’s semis.
Felipe Lima Moves To #4 All-Time With Semifinal 50 Breast
Brazil’s Felipe Lima moved up to #4 all-time in the men’s 50 breaststroke with a 26.68 in semifinals at the 2017 World Championships.
Yasuhiro Koseki Lowers Asian Record To 27.17 In 50 Breast
Yasuhiro Koseki took down his own Asian record in the men’s 50 breast on day 3 in Budapest.
Ledecky’s Dozen: Passes Missy For Most World Champs Golds In History
With her third consecutive 1500 free title, Katie Ledecky has passed Missy Franklin for the most gold medals in long course World Championships history, holding a dozen world titles in as many appearances.
Sun Yang Lowers Asian Record For First 200 Free World Title
Sun Yang lowered his own Asian record on the way to 200 free gold at the World Championships.
Russia Dominates Synchronized Swimming, Wins 7 of 9 Possible Golds
Team Russia absolutely dominated synchronized swimming last week at the 2017 FINA World Championships, winning seven golds out of a possible nine.
China Tops Diving Medal Table With 15, Yet Fewest Golds Since ’09
China topped the medal table in Budapest as has become the norm over the past 16 years.
Horton Confirms 800 Withdrawal, As ‘Event Doesn’t Rank Too Highly’
Mack Horton of Australia believes that the 1500 is the ‘pinnacle distance event.’
Two Silvers Already, Aussie Emma McKeon Attempts To ‘Stay Relaxed’
“It felt like a good swim this morning, pretty relaxed and I’m excited to get a bit faster tonight,” McKeon said of her 200 freestyle prelim swim in Budapest.
2017 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview
American Lilly King, the reigning 100m breaststroke Olympic champion, will face rival Yuliya Efimova of Russia in what may be the race of the night.
Peaty ‘Wasn’t Even Up’ For 50 Heats, While Proud Still In Shock
Hear from both Adam Peaty and Ben Proud, two of the British swimming army that’s been on full throttle so far in Budapest.
