Apollo Hess Breaks His Own Canadian Record in 50 Breast at Canada West Championships
Lethbridge’s Apollo Hess shaved .02 seconds off his own Canadian Record in the 50 meter breaststroke (short course) at the Canada West Championships.
Kyle Chalmers: “I Have 2 Big Boxes I Want to Tick So I Can Retire Happily”
“…There are two more things I want to achieve, which is the world short-course championship and then the [long-course] world championship,” Chalmers said.
3-Time European Champion Simone Sabbioni Suspended For Missed Doping Tests
Simone Sabbioni, Italy’s #2 backstroker, has been suspended for 20 months by Italian authorities after missing three anti-doping tests.
Ana Marcela Cunha Undergoes Shoulder Surgery, Says She’ll Be Stronger In 2023
The Olympic Champion and 7-time World Champion underwent surgery on her rotator cuff and said that she’ll be “even stronger” in 2023.
LEN Awards Medals from 25k Open Water Race at Euros, Forms New Technical Committee
Three months after the 25k open water competition was canceled mid-race at the European Championships, LEN is awarding medals following an investigation.
18-Year Old Evgenia Chikunova Breaks European Record in 200 Breast, #2 All-Time
Russian teenager Evgenia Chikunova closed the Russian Championships with a European Record in the 200 breaststroke, which ranks behind only American Rebecca Soni’s World Record all-time.
Teenager Jovan Lekic Breaks Bosnia & Herzegovina Records in 400, 800 Frees
Jovan Lekic broke a pair of Bosnia & Herzegovina Records this week at the Russian Short Course Swimming Championships in Kazan.
Borodin, Shymanovich & Kameneva Post World-Leading Times On Day 5 of Russian Champs
In the 400 IM, European Record holder Ilya Borodin put up a time of 3:58.08, making him the first man sub-4:00 in the world this year.
Maria Kameneva Ties #2 Swim In History, Matches European Record In Women’s 50 Back (SC)
Kameneva blasted her way to a time of 25.60, tying the European Record established (and then matched) by Kira Toussaint in 2020.
Zac Stubblety-Cook Among Aussie Swimmers Nominated For AIS Sport Performance Awards
After winning Olympic gold in 2021, Stubblety-Cook won the men’s 200 breast at both the World Championships and Commonwealth Games in 2022.
WATCH: David Popovici Swims 3:43 400m Free for 3rd National Title of the Meet
The 18-year-old Popovici posted a time of 3:43.00, shaving more than three seconds off his previous best to edge 17-year-old Vlad Stancu.
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Kolesnikov’s WR, Russian Records From Surkova & Kameneva Highlight Day 4 In Kazan
Prior to setting a new world record in the 50 back, Kliment Kolesnikov also blasted a 20.88 50 free leading off Moscow City’s 200 free relay.
WATCH: 50 Back WORLD RECORD 22.11 from Russian Kliment Kolesnikov
Russian backstroke Kliment Kolesnikov adds to his legacy, securing the 50m back (SCM) world record after France’s Florent Manaudou had owned it for 8 years.
Kliment Kolesnikov Blasts 22.11 To Set New World Record In 50 Back (SCM)
Kolensikov’s performance takes down the eight-year-old world record of 22.22, set by Frenchman Florent Manaudou at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.
