Africa Report, Day 1, Ismail Breaks Egyptian National Record
The African continent puts two swimmers into finals and breaks one National Record on day 1 of the World Championships.
European Report Day 1 – Hosszu Impressive in the 200 IM; Costa Schmid Gives the Crowd a Reason to Cheer
Katinka Hosszu, who has been having an extremely impressive year… (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Oceania Report, Day 1, Campbell Leads Off In Australian Record, Shows Leadership to Devastated Coutts
Cate Campbell not only was apart of two record breaking swims, she showed incredible leadership to Alicia Coutts, who was devastated after being touched out at the finish, during her post race interview. (Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell Hugging – Photo courtesy of Swimming Australia / Delly Carr)
Asian Report – Day 1 – Peng Wu from China sets new Asian Record in the Men’s 50 Butterfly
Peng Wu was one of the five Asian swimmers to set new Asian Records today. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com)
Lochte, Feigen to Swim on American Men’s 400 Free Relay in Finals
Ryan Lochte got his spot on finals, but he took the spot of who swam very well in prelims. That means that he needs to swim fast to prove it wasn’t a bad decision by the American coaches. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Michael Phelps Says, World Champs 1st Swim Meet Since London Olympics He’s Seen
When asked what he’s most excited about, Phelps said he was simply excited to see people compete, that this was the first time seeing a swimming compeition since the 2012 London Olympic Games. (Phelps image from the Official FINA FB page)
Americans Pull Up Romano; Coughlin for Finals in 400 Free Relay
YOU CANNOT QUESTION MEGAN ROMANO’S RELAY ABILITIES! Megan Romano stepped up on Sunday morning’s prelims at the 2013 FINA World…
While You Were Sleeping: World Championships Day 1 Finals Preview
The Americans looked great in prelims, but Nathan Adrian needs to be focused in his Barcelona debut to hold of Russia and Australia. (File Photo: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
2013 FINA World Championships Day 1 Prelims LIVE Recap
Sun Yang was your world leader coming into Barcelona and it looks like he is set to repeat his Olympic title from London. Yang will be in the middle lane in tonight’s final at 3:44.67. (Photo Credit: Victor Puig, victorpuig.com)
Ervin Splits 47.3 on US Worlds Men’s 4×100 Relay Prelim, The Web Buzzes, The Debate Continues
“Ervin dropped a 47.38 on the men’s 4×100 free relay. Ervin flew 2nd on the prelim US Team relay after Jimmy Feigen’s leadoff (48.39). Berens was 3rd off the blocks splitting an impressive 47.56, and Conor Dwyer anchored in 48.36…” (Photo Credit: Tim Binning, theswimpictures)
Arena Debuts Limited Edition Suit for U.S. National Team at 2013 FINA World Championships
The limited edition POWERSKIN Carbon-Pro Mark 2 features a red, white and blue pattern and is currently exclusive to U.S. National Team athletes competing internationally. The suit was designed to celebrate Arena’s eight-year sponsorship as the exclusive outfitter of the U.S. National Swim Team. It will hit retail stores in the U.S. and internationally in October 2013. (Image courtesy of Arena)
Katerine Savard sets Canadian Record at World Championships, Ryan Cochrane Advances
Ryan Cochrane and the women’s 4×100-metre freestyle relay will swim for medals tonight, while Katerine Savard, Noemie Thomas and Erika Seltenreich-Hodgson will look to advance through semifinals. (Photo Courtesy Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol)
Pellerin Does Not Hide His Feelings About Agnel’s Departure
It was in May that Olympic Champion Yannick Agnel made the decision to change his training environment, to leave the…
Singh has the Midas Touch at Canadian Age Group Championships
On the fourth night of competition in Montreal, Quebec at the Canadian Age Group Championships Tai Long Singh of the Winskill Dolphins continued his domination of the boys 13 and under age group by collected two more golds bringing his win total to six. (Image courtesy of Swimming Canada)
Thorpe Would Like the Opportunity to Mentor Young Australians
As it has been reported by many new agencies Ian Thorpe has decided to give up his quest to return…
