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Host Nation Australia Leads Medal Table After Day One Of Short Course Worlds

Aussie Kaylee McKeown has something to smile about as her nation leads the overall medal table after one day of action in Melbourne.

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Reigning World Champion Li Bingjie Scratches Women’s 800 Free At Short Course Worlds

After sitting out of the 400 free with a reported illness, Li Bingjie is out of the women’s 800 free final on Day 2 of the Short Course World Championships.

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arena To Debut The Calypso Bay Limited Edition Racing Collection In Melbourne

The limited edition collection draws its inspiration from the colors and patterns of the coral and crystal-clear waters of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

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Aussie Crowd Draws Rave Reviews On Day 1 of SC World Championships (Flash Quotes)

After winning the first gold medal of the competition, Australian Lani Pallister said it was extremely special to do so in front of her home crowd.

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Smith, Grothe Lead All 2024 US Olympic Trials Qualifiers at the US Open

At the 2022 US Open Championships, 48 men and 51 women earned cuts for the 2024 US Olympic Trials, hitting a combined 158 cut times.

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Who’s Hot And Who’s Not On Day 1 Of Short Course World Championships

Find out who was ‘hot’ and who was ‘not’ on day one of the 2022 FINA Short Course World Championships in Melbourne, Australia.

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Kate Douglass Swims Second Fastest SC 200 IM In History With 2:02.12 American Record

Douglass had a huge swim on night 1 of the 2022 Short Course World Champs, hitting the #2 time in the 200 IM in history.

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Australian Women Lower SC 4×100 Freestyle World Record With 3:25.43, McKeon Splits 49.9

After a monstrous 49.96 anchor split from Emma McKeon, Team Australia brought the 4×100 free world record under 3:26 for the first time.

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Is a Michael Phelps Movie Coming?

The inclusion of a Michael Phelps film on an exclusive industry list indicates that a film about his life might be in the works.

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East is Beast, But West is Best at US Winter Juniors

U.S. Olympian Bella Sims won 7 titles in the combined mythical US Winter Junior National Championship meet, carrying the West to an overall territorial title.

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Alex Walsh on 200 IM Race Strategy: “Going out and going for it”

Walsh was pleased with her race and how she executed it, going with a more “fly and die” method of trying to hold on with Douglass for as long as she could. 

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Matt Sates Hits #3 Short Course 200 IM In History, New African Record – 1:50.15

Matt Sates is now the second-fastest man in history in the 200 IM, trailing world record holder Ryan Lochte’s 1:49.63 by less than a second.

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Joshua Edwards-Smith Rocks 1:55.42 LCM 200 Back, Now #2 Aussie All-Time

Joshua Edwards-Smith posted the fastest long course 200m backstroke of his young career, firing off a time of 1:55.42 in Queensland.

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Canadian Men & Women Both Crack National Records In 400 Free Relays

While the Italian men and Australian women were busy breaking World Records in the 4x100m free relay event, the Canadian squads did damage in their own right.

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Day 1 Relay Analysis: Emma McKeon Blasts First Sub-50 100 Free Split In History

Emma McKeon put up the first sub-50 split of all-time as the Australian women roared to a new world record in the 400 freestyle relay.

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