Budapest 2022, Day 2 Asia Recap: Ryosuke Irie Could Make History
32-year-old Ryosuke Irie of Japan is in the hunt for a medal in the men’s 100m backstroke, with the ace on the verge of potentially making Asian history.
FINA Extends Partnership With International Testing Agency For Two More Years
FINA first partnered with the ITA in January 2019 as one of the first major Olympic Federations looking to further professionalize its anti-doping program.
Daniel Wiffen Takes Over Four Seconds Off His 800 Free Irish Record In Prelims
Wiffen nearly even split his race in 3:53.37/3:53.48 to clock a time of 7:46.32, qualifying as the fifth seed for the 800 free finals.
Record-Breaking Catalin Preda Powers To Cliff Diving Victory In Paris
A sensational display puts Romania’s Catalin Preda on top of the podium at the second stop of the 2022 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Paris.
Eight DQs In Men’s 50 Breast Prelims At 2022 Worlds Compared To One In 2019
While DQs happen more often in the breaststrokes, the number of swimmers DQed in the men’s 50 breast prelims was much higher compared to 2019.
Elijah Winnington and Felix Aubock Absent From 800 Free Prelims
Both Winnington and Aubock are set to swim in the 200 free finals later in the evening session today, which likely explains why they didn’t swim the 800 free.
Noe Ponti Swims 1:54.75 200 Fly In Prelims, Breaks His Own Swiss Record
Now the first man from his country under the 1:55 barrier, Ponti takes down his old Swiss record time of 1:55.05 from the Tokyo Olympics.
2012 Olympic Champion Chad Le Clos Not Present In 200 Fly Prelims
Despite the 200 fly being arguably his best event, Le Clos no-showed the prelims of the event after finishing 33rd in the 50 fly earlier in the meet.
Limited Scratches on Day 3 Prelims of World Championships
Three out of the five scratches this session are from swimmers who withdrew from the meet due to either COVID-19 diagnoses before the meet began or injury.
Budapest 2022, Day 2 South America Recap: Santos Becomes Oldest Medalist Yet Again
Time is bound to catch up with 42-year-old Brazilian star Nicholas Santos at some point – just not at the 2022 World Championships.
Top Seed In The 100/200 Free Siobhan Haughey Pulls Out Of 2022 World Championships
The double Olympic silver medalist has announced that she won’t race individually at this meet, citing ongoing complications from her ankle injury.
2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview
Day 3 of the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships kicks off with five prelim races on Monday morning in Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest 2022, Euro Day 2 Recap: New Faces Assert Themselves as Medal Threats
With his 100 breast gold medal and Italian record, Nicolo Martinenghi is one of the new European stars making the most of 2022 Worlds through Day 2.
Budapest 2022, North American Day 2: King & Murphy To Enter Finals On The Outside
Two American legends swam slower than usual in the semi-finals of their respective races, setting up an interesting set of finals for day 2.
The United States Wreaks Havoc On Worlds Day 2 Medal Table
America’s Caeleb Dressel did his thing in the men’s 50m fly, wreaking further havoc on the overall swimming medal table through two days of competition.
