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.
Michael Andrew Becomes First Swimmer to Medal in 3 50s at a Single World Champs
He pulled off the hat trick thanks to a phenomenal effort in the men’s 50 free final tonight, wherein he posted a new personal best of 21.41 for Silver.
Australia Breaks Mixed 4×100 Freestyle World Record – 3:19.38
The Australian contingent of Cartwright, Chalmers, Wilson, and O’Callaghan won Australia’s first world title in this event in world record fashion.
Kasia Wasick Becomes 1st Polish Woman to Make 50 Free Finals, Sets National Record
30-year-old Polish swimmer Kasia Wasick lowered her own national record in the 50 free with a top-seeded time of 24.11 in Friday’s semifinals.
Polish, Greek, and Italian National Records go Down in Men’s 50 Backstroke Semis
Thomas Ceccon re-broke the Italian National Record in the men’s LCM 50 backstroke after originally breaking it in prelims.
Liendo Takes 100 Butterfly Bronze, Hits 21.61 50 Freestyle NR During Day 7 Finals
Liendo swam 2 individual races on day 7 of the meet, cracking a Canadian record in the 50 free and collecting bronze in the 100 fly.
SwimSwam Pulse: 40%* Correctly Predicted O’Callaghan To Win Women’s 100 Free
Mollie O’Callaghan was the top pick to win the women’s 100 free at Worlds, and she did just that by topping runner-up Sarah Sjostrom by 13 one-hundredths.
Tang Qianting Puts Up 30.10 50 Breast To Break Asian Record
In the semis of the 50 breast, China’s Tang Qianting broke her own Asian record in a time of 30.10 to take the fourth seed headed into the finals.
Zhang Yufei Hits 25.32 50 Fly Chinese Record To Collect 3rd Bronze Of The Meet
Zhang Yufei undercut the former Chinese record in the 50 butterfly with a 25.32 to collect her third bronze medal of the meet.
Farida Osman Takes 0.01 Off Her African Record In 50 Fly Final
In the finals of the 50 fly, fourth-place finisher Farida Osman took 0.01 seconds off her previous African record time to set a new record of 25.38.
U.S. Artistic Swimmer Who Fainted In Pool At World Championships Out Of Team Final
FINA released a statement saying that U.S. artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez would not be competing in the upcoming team finals on Friday.
Mixed Free Relay Finals Lineups: U.S. Retain Held, China Missing Yang And Pan
The lineups have been released for the finals for the mixed free relay, with the majority of top countries using very different teams compared to prelims.
2022 World Championships: Day 7 Prelims Live Recap
In the morning session of Day 7, the womens 50 free, mens 50 back, womens 50 breast, mens 1500 free, and the mixed free relay prelims will all be contested.
2022 World Championships: Day 7 Finals Preview
Katie Ledecky has a chance to become the first swimmer to win the same event five straight times at the World Championships in the women’s 800 free.
2022 World Championships: Day 7 Finals SwimSwam Watch Party
Grab a snack, grab a drink, and come watch finals of the 2022 World Championships every day with SwimSwam and some of swimming’s top stars.
