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2012 Olympic Champion Chad Le Clos Not Present In 200 Fly Prelims

Despite the 200 fly being arguably his best event, Le Clos no-showed the prelims of the event after finishing 33rd in the 50 fly earlier in the meet.

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Limited Scratches on Day 3 Prelims of World Championships

Three out of the five scratches this session are from swimmers who withdrew from the meet due to either COVID-19 diagnoses before the meet began or injury.

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Budapest 2022, Day 2 South America Recap: Santos Becomes Oldest Medalist Yet Again

Time is bound to catch up with 42-year-old Brazilian star Nicholas Santos at some point – just not at the 2022 World Championships. 

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Campionati del Mondo Nuoto 2022: Italiani In Gara Lunedì 20 Giugno

Terzo giorno dei Campionati del Mondo FINA a Budapest, Ungheria. Gli italiani in gara ed il programma delle batterie del terzo giorno

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Top Seed In The 100/200 Free Siobhan Haughey Pulls Out Of 2022 World Championships

The double Olympic silver medalist has announced that she won’t race individually at this meet, citing ongoing complications from her ankle injury.

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2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 3 Prelims Preview

Day 3 of the 2022 FINA World Aquatics Championships kicks off with five prelim races on Monday morning in Budapest, Hungary.

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Budapest 2022, Euro Day 2 Recap: New Faces Assert Themselves as Medal Threats

With his 100 breast gold medal and Italian record, Nicolo Martinenghi is one of the new European stars making the most of 2022 Worlds through Day 2.

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Budapest 2022, North American Day 2: King & Murphy To Enter Finals On The Outside

Two American legends swam slower than usual in the semi-finals of their respective races, setting up an interesting set of finals for day 2.

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The United States Wreaks Havoc On Worlds Day 2 Medal Table

America’s Caeleb Dressel did his thing in the men’s 50m fly, wreaking further havoc on the overall swimming medal table through two days of competition.

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Budapest 2022, Day 2 Africa Recap: The Curious Case Of Matt Sates

Matt Sates hasn’t hit his full potential yet at 2022 Worlds but it seems like this season for him will still be one for the books.

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2022 World Championships: SwimSwam Pick’em Contest Day 2 Scoring Update

Day 2 was a lighter schedule than day 1, featuring finals of the men’s 100 breast, women’s 100 fly, men’s 50 fly, and women’s 200 IM.

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2022 World Champs: Watch Caeleb Dressel, Alex Walsh, & Torri Huske Win Gold

Watch Caeleb Dressel, Alex Walsh, Torri Huske, and Nicolo Martinenghi win individual gold at the 2022 FINA World Championships in Budapest.

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Regan Smith Scares World Record with 6th-Fastest 100 Back in Semifinals

20-year-old American Regan Smith put Kaylee McKeown’s 100 backstroke world record on notice during the second semifinal race on Sunday.

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Budapest 2022, Oceania Day 2: So…Was McKeown’s Decision Worth It?

McKeown dropped the 100 back to avoid a finals session double and focus on the 200 IM finals, where she ended up taking silver in a time of 2:08.57.

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Michael Andrew on 50 Fly “Every day I hope to be on top of the podium with Caeleb”

The United States won a total of six medals on day two. Caeleb Dressel and Michael Andrew can be seen above during the 50 butterfly award ceremony.

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