Russia’s Kliment Kolesnikov Drops 51.82 100 Back For #2 Performance of All-Time
Kolesnikov’s swim is four-tenths of a second faster than what Ryan Murphy clocked to win gold at the World Championships in Fukuoka.
Ilya Borodin Sets 200 IM National Record On Day 2 of Russian Swimming Cup
The 20-year-old Borodin clocked 1:57.30 in the 200 IM to take down Andrey Zhilkin’s Russian Record of 1:57.50 from 2021.
This 16 Year Old is Faster Than Michael Phelps was at Age 18 (Video Analysis)
In the men’s 200 fly final at the 2023 World Championships, Thomas Heilman swam an incredibly paced race and touched at 1:53.82, a big personal best
Worlds 2023 Euro Recap Day 4: Chmielewski Among Euro Jrs Finding Success at Senior Level
With his 200 fly silver medal, Krzysztof Chmielewski joins a growing list of European juniors successfully transitioning to the senior international stage.
Mollie O’Callaghan Outsplit David Popovici on the Last 50 of the 200 Free in Fukuoka
Mollie O’Callaghan split 28.11 in the last 50 of her 200 free while David Popovici, the defending world champ coming into the meet, was 28.12 on his final 50
Mollie O’Callaghan Knocks Down Pellegrini’s Legendary 200 Free World Record With 1:52.85
The world record that Federica Pellegrini swam in 2009 stands no more as Australia’s O’Callaghan unleashed a massive swim of 1:52.85.
Leon Marchand Confirms He Won’t Swim the 200 Breaststroke (In Spite of No Scratch)
Leon Marchand didn’t scratch the 200 breast on Thursday, but says that he won’t swim the race – which comes 10 minutes before the 200 IM final.
Hafnaoui, Short, Finke, and Wiffen Become #3, #4, #7, And #9 800 Free Performers Ever
There were three different major records broken in this barn-burner of a men’s 800 free race at the 2023 World Championships.
Leon Marchand Gets To 1:52.43 In 200 Butterfly To Become 3rd-Fastest Man In History
Marchand shaved some time off his French record and surpassed Daiya Seto as the 3rd-fastest man in the history of the 200 fly.
2023 World Championships: Night 4 Relay Analysis
Lead by individual gold medalists in the 100 breast and 100 fly, the Chinese team’s middle legs proved too strong for a charging Australia to catch.
China Hops Over United States In World Championships Medal Table On Day 4
Australia still leads the overall swimming medal table but it’s now China, not the United States, who sits as the #2 nation.
2023 World Champs Day 5 Prelims Scratch Report: Anna Hopkin Pulls out of Women’s 100 FR
Hopkin clocked a 52.86 split anchoring Great Britain’s mixed 4×100 medley relay in last night’s finals session.
Fukuoka 2023, Day 4 Africa Recap: Hafnaoui Claims 1st North African Gold Since 2009
Tunisia’s Ahmed Hafnaoui’s victory in the 800 free fell short of the African Record but vaulted him into third in the all-time performers’ rankings.
Fukuoka, 2023 South American Recap Day 4: Costa Notches 7th-Place Finish in Men’s 800 FR
After qualifying 8th to the final yesterday, Costa managed to move up in the final tonight, touching 7th with a time of 7:47.26.
World Aquatics Releases 2022 Financial Report; Declares $16.4 Million Deficit
An operating deficit of $4.1 million (USD) was coupled with a significant financial loss due to the performance of the market.
