2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 8 Preview
Katinka Hosszu will be on her way to becoming the first woman to be undefeated in both IM events for 4 consecutive LC Worlds meets.
North America: Regan Smith Continues Teenage Dominance in Women’s 200 Back
17-year-old Regan Smith has continued the tradition of teenagers dominating the women’s 200 back at the LC World Championships.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap
The USA’s Regan Smith will compete in her first ever Worlds final tonight and is the heavy favorite to win gold here after setting the World Record in semis.
What Could Regan Smith’s 2020 Olympic Trials Lineup Look Like?
The backstrokes are all but guaranteed to be part of Smith’s 2020 OTs lineup, but what else could she make the US team in?
Without Butterfly, The 400 IM Is Michael Phelps’ Last Individual World Record
Without butterfly, Michael Phelps’ last remaining World Record is the 400 IM, set at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in 4:03.84.
Watch Finals Races From Night 7 of the 2019 FINA World Championships
Night 7 featured 6 medal finals: the women’s 50 fly, men’s 50 free, men’s 100 fly, women’s 200 back, women’s 800 free, and the mixed 4 x 100 free relay.
2019 World Championships: Pancake Hot Take – Day 7 Finals
We all knew Day 7 was going to be a far cry from Day 6. But until yesterday, the times that were put up today would have made me need to change my pants.
Katie Ledecky Roars Back in Final 50 of 800 Free to Win First 2019 Worlds Gold
Ledecky overcame a deficit to Italy’s Simona Quadarella over the final 150 of their race to win the first gold of her illness-ridden Worlds appearance.
United States Wins 5 of 6 Golds on Day 7 to Grow Worlds Medal Table Lead
Day 7 medal events included the women’s 50 fly, men’s 50 free, men’s 100 fly, women’s 200 back, women’s 800 free and the mixed 4 x 100 freestyle relay.
US Water Polo’s Kaleigh Gilchrist Gets Surgery for Nightclub Collapse Injury
Gilchrist was one of four USA Water Polo players present Saturday when the second floor of nightclub Coyote Ugly collapsed in Gwangju.
Athletes Present as Night Club Ceiling Collapses in Gwangju
Sources on the scene tell SwimSwam that Worlds athletes were present when the ceiling collapsed and that multiple injuries are suspected.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 7 Prelims Recap
The day 7 morning session will feature the prelims of the women’s 50 free, men’s 50 back, women’s 50 breast, mixed 4×100 free relay, and the men’s 1500 free.
North America: USA Makes A Meet Comeback With Dressel/Smith World Records
After taking a rough hit the first few days in Gwangju, the USA made a comeback with two world records.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 7 Preview
Day 7 of the FINA World Championships will blast through preliminaries of three 50s, followed by the mixed 4×100 free relays and men’s 1500 free prelims.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 6 Finals Live Recap
After Australia’s Matthew Wilson tied the World Record in 200 breast semis, we’ll see both WR holders (Wilson and Japan’s Watanabe) in the final.
