How Fast Was Shiwen Ye's Closing 50 in the 200 IM? A Historical Perspective
In the women’s 200 IM, China’s Shiwen Ye came from out of nowhere to win the gold medal. She went…
Will Coutts Get Relief at 2012 Olympics?
Alicia Coutts has been one of the top performers thus far at the World Championships, and her two silvers in…
Shanghai Roundup: Iran Withdraws, Targett Lashes Out in Cielo's Defense
Universal Sports is reporting that an Iranian competitor withdrew from a 100 breaststroke sprelims heat against Israel’s Gal Nevo this…
Shanghai Day 2 Finals: Vollmer Wins First Gold For USA in 100 Fly
Women’s 100 fly final – Medal Race We didn’t get the World Record scare in this race that Dana Vollmer’s progression…
Shanghai 2011 Day 2 Prelims: Lochte Takes Top Seed in Men's 200 Free Prelims
Women’s 100 backstroke prelims And the first big axe fell in this 100 backstroke as Britain’s Gemma Spofforth, who is the…
5 Things to Watch on Day 2 Prelims/Finals in Shanghai
With a couple of hours to go until the second prelims session begins in Shanghai, let’s briefly look at a…
Race of the Day: James Magnussen/Australian 400 Free Relay; [Link to Video]
With only four finals on the first evening session, it might seem like there was a derth of candidates for…
Shanghai 2011 Day 1 Finals: Dana Vollmer Smashes American Record, Magnussen Posts Textile-Best
Women’s 100 fly semi-finals Dana Vollmer smashed the American Record in the women’s 100 fly to get the first evening…
Shanghai 2011 Day 1 Prelims: Vollmer Barely Misses American Record for Top Seed in Women's 100 Fly
This page will be updated as the events complete, so be sure to refresh it frequently to see the outcome of…
Complete World Championships Viewing Schedule
NBC, Universal Sports, and UniversalSports.com will air every session of the World Championships, in some form or fashion, through both…
World #2 Jiao Liuyang Looks Flat in 200 Fly at Military World Games; Fabiola Molina Makes Comeback
For those who are still completing their last-minute predictions for the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai, they’ll be interested at…
Shanghai Roundup: China Remains Perfect on Diving, Food Safety Enforced
China’s Minxia Wu and Zi He finished gold and silver, respectively, on the women’s 3 meter springboard to continue China’s…
Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Men's 400 Medley
Our final relay breakdown, just in the nick of time for tonight/tomorrow’s first prelims section, is also the last event…
FINA Releases Psych Sheets for 2011 World Swimming Championships
At long last, FINA has released the psych sheets that we’ve all been waiting for! The full startlists can be…
Brazil Takes First World Championship Medal in Women's 25km
The women’s 25k didn’t suffer nearly the same dropout rate as the men’s race, but still saw 2 swimmers withdraw…