International

2015 FINA World Championships: A Different Way of Ranking the Teams

Team Great Britain has shown impressive depth during the first four days of swimming competition at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russia.

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Worlds 200m IM Final is Gator-licious

USA’s Ryan Lochte is just one of four University of Florida-affiliated swimmers competing in the men’s 200m IM final.

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Fun Facts Through 4 Days of the 2015 World Championships

Laszlo Cseh has now won a medal at a record 7 different world championships

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Great Britain Leads The Gold Medal Count Halfway Through Worlds

Great Britain’s mixed 4×100 medley relay team took home the gold in world record-breaking fashion tonight, helping the country lead the gold medal count at the competition’s halfway point.

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Katie Ledecky Set Up To Be First Woman To Ever Win Four Freestyle Golds At Worlds

Katie Ledecky has put herself in the perfect position to become the first woman ever to win four freestyle golds at a either a World Championships or Olympic Games.

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Dana Vollmer Playfully Challenges Sarah Sjostrom To Record Rematch In Rio

Although it doesn’t necessarily confirm her intentions due to the playful nature of the tweet, it at least goes to show that Vollmer’s paying attention and believes she has something left in her career.

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Japan’s Daiya Seto Surprisingly A Non-Factor At Worlds

Seto was expected to do damage across three events, but has yet to step on any level of the medal podium in Kazan.

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2015 World Championships Day 4 Finals Photo Vault- theswimpictures.com

Team Great Britain after winning the mixed 4×100 medley relay with a new World Record during finals on Day 4 of 2015 World Championships.

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Dwyer Wins Swim-Off, Advances to 200 IM Final

Conor Dwyer won the 200 IM swim-off against Roberto Pavoni, meaning that Dwyer will get to swim in tomorrow’s final.

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Great Britain Defeats USA And Breaks Mixed Medley Relay World Record

The British team defeated the Americans in order to better their world record performance from prelims and win another gold, topping the medal table after four days of competition.

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Egyptian Team Leads The National Record Count In Kazan

Farida Osman has helped lead the Egyptian team to breaking more national records than any other Worlds team.

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Gregorio Paltrinieri Takes Chunk Off 800m Freestyle European Record

Greogiro Paltrinieri of Italy took some time off the 800m freestyle European record as he touched in for second in the final after being locked in a battle with defending world champion Sun Yang.

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Dwyer and Pavoni to Swim-Off for Spot in 200 IM Final

Conor Dwyer and Roberto Pavoni will be facing off head-to-head for a spot in tomorrow’s final of the men’s 200 IM after swimming identical times in the semi-final heats.

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Dan Wallace Breaks Hours Old Scottish Record In 200 IM

For the second time today Scottish swimmer Dan Wallace took down his national record in the 200m IM, this time securing himself a spot in the finals.

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Jeremy Desplanches Lowers Own Swiss National Record in Men’s 200 IM

Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches lowered his own Swiss national record in the men’s 200 meter individual medley to 1:59.35 on Wednesday evening in Kazan.

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