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2022 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Live Recap

Sarah Sjostrom won her fourth straight title in the women’s 50 fly and also qualified for tomorrow’s final of the 50 free on Friday in Budapest.

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The United States Is On The Brink Of World Championships Medal History

American Katie Ledecky helped boost her nation closer to possibly breaking the record for most medals won at a single World Championships.

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Ben Proud on Gold “This day was simply amazing”- Day 7 Flash Quotes

Ben Proud of Great Britain won gold in the men’s 50 freestyle on night 7 of the 2022 World Championships swimming a time of 21.32.

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Opinion: Bruno’s 100th 21-Second 50 Free Was Poetically Imperfect

Andy Hardt, better known as Livestream Andy, was moved by the grind it took for Bruno Fratus to go sub-22 in the 50 free in 100 different races.

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Katie Ledecky Becomes First Swimmer To Win Five Straight World Titles In An Event

Ledecky obliterated the field in this event at the 2022 World Championships, putting up a time of 8:08.04 to win by 10.73 seconds.

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Canadian Men’s Water Polo Withdraws from Worlds due to COVID-19 Cases

Canada had two games forfeited already, one against Italy and one against South Africa. With the withdrawal, South Africa will move onto the playoff round.

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Olympic Roundup: Official Tokyo Financials Released; ‘No Money’ for 2026 Games

The final meeting of the Tokyo Organizing Committee on Tuesday officially revealed the financial details of last summer’s competition.

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For Aussies, Disappointment Doesn’t Come Without Redemption (Day 7 Oceania Recap)

Two days ago, I posted an article about the struggles that the Aussies were facing at this worlds. I’m happy to say that the article did not age very well.

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All-American Elijah Sohn Re-Enters Transfer Portal, May Play Football Instead

Sohn was an Honorable Mention All-American in his freshman season at Texas A&M before transferring to SMU. He swam just 1 meet for the Mustangs last season.

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Texas Adds Canadian Diver Sarah Carruthers to Class of 2022 Commits

Sarah Carruthers placed 5th in the platform event at the 2022 Canadian Senior Nationals. She also made finals on 3-meter where she placed 7th.

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Asia Recap, Day 7: Mizunuma Makes Japanese Butterfly Magic

25-year-old Naoki Mizunuma became Japan’s first-ever World Championships medalist in the mens’ 100m butterfly event with his silver here.

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More Turmoil In Berkeley As Cal Team Doctor Faces Allegations of Misconduct

An associate team physician for Cal’s athletic teams was placed on “investigatory leave” on December 15.

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Liendo Makes Canadian History With 3rd World Champs Medal (Day 7 N. America Recap)

After winning his 3rd medal on day 7, Josh Liendo has won the most medals of any Canadian man at a single World Championships.

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Budapest 2022: 4×100 Mixed Free Relay Analysis

A 52.03 anchor leg from Mollie O’Callaghan (pictured) helped the Australians break the world record in the mixed 4×100 freestyle relay.

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arena Swim of the Week: Marchand Closes In On Phelps With 4:04 400 IM

Leon Marchand stunned the world by putting a real scare into Michael Phelps’ world record in the men’s 400 IM on the opening night of the World Championships.

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