2016 Silver Medalist Cameron van der Burgh A No-Show In 100 Breast
Cameron van der Burgh was a no-show in the 100 breast on the opening day of the FINA World Championships.
Auboeck, El Kamash Lower National Records In 400 Free Prelims
Austria’s Felix Auboeck lowered his national record to qualify 1st out of prelims in the men’s 400 free.
Kelsi Worrell Moves To #5 All-Time With 56.44 100 Fly Prelim
Kelsi Worrell moved to #5 all-time with her 56.44 prelim swim in the women’s 100 fly.
Day 1 Relay Lineups: Comerford In, Ledecky Out On Prelim 4×100 Free
Mallory Comerford will contest the women’s 4×100 free relay prelims instead of Katie Ledecky.
2017 Worlds Previews: Cseh, Kenderesi Battle for Home Gold in 200 Fly
Hungary’s defending World Champion Laszlo Cseh seeks to keep the host nation on top of the podium in front of the home crowd at the 2017 FINA World Championships, but we could see a new Hungarian with a gold medal around his neck.
2017 Worlds Previews: Brits Hoping Peaty Can Power Past USA for Gold
You can find links to all of our event-by-event previews and a compilation of our predicted medal-winners here. 2017 FINA…
2017 Worlds Previews: Rylov to Challenge Murphy in M. 200 Back
While Murphy and Larkin are 2 of the big names that come to mind in the gold medal conversation, Russia’s Evgeny Rylov is definitely in the picture as well.
Russians Win Mixed Duet Free, Close Synchro Worlds With Seven Golds
Synchro finished up on Sunday and Russia won yet another gold, with China also finishing on top of the podium.
The World Games: Finswimming, Russia Strikes Back
With 5 golds in the second and last day of competition, Russian
dominates water and medal table: 15 years old Mikhaylushkina shines again with Zhurman, Kabanov and Arbuzov. Double for Hungarian Senanszky
Tom Daley Wins 10m Platform In Epic Fashion Over Olympic Champion Chen
Tom Daley won gold in the men’s 10m platform to close out diving at the FINA World Championships.
2017 Worlds Preview: Ledecky Begins The Road To Tokyo In 800 Free
Katie Ledecky’s quest to go sub-8 minutes in Tokyo begins in Budapest.
South Aussie State Cships: Chalmers Eases Back Into More Robust Racing
Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers returned to a more robust racing schedule this week at South Australia States.
The Official SwimSwam 2017 World Champs Preview/Predictions Tracker
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From the Research Files: Trends in World Rankings, 2011-2016 – Men
As we get ready for the pool swimming events to begin at FINA World Championships in Budapest, we thought we’d take a look at trends in world rankings over the last six years, as researched by Robin Pla*.
2017 World Champs: Italy Pulls 3 Swimmers on Day 1 (Scratch Report)
Silvia di Pietro (above) is one of three Italian swimmers scratching out of day 1 prelims. Other scratches include Louise Hansson of Sweden, Manuella Lyrio of Brazil, and Matias Koski of Finland.
