Sarah Kohler Lowers German 1500 Record Another Five Seconds, Now #9 All-Time
Sarah Kohler broke her German Record in the 1500 freestyle for the second time in as many days, winning silver in a time of 15:48.83.
USA Men’s Water Polo Will Play for Ninth Place at Worlds
The USA Men’s Water Polo National Team defeated South Africa 20-3 to advance to the ninth place match at the FINA World Championship.
Filippo Megli Lowers Italian Record in 200 Free For Second Straight Day
Filippo Megli lowered the Italian Record for the second straight day with a 5th-place finish in the finals of the 200 free on day 3 of the 2019 World Champs.
Italian Simona Quadarella Crushes Decade-Old National Record in 1500 Win
Quadarella now owns the No. 1 time in the world this season with Katie Ledecky’s absence Tuesday night in Gwangju, and dropped eight seconds off her PR.
2019 FINA World Championships: Day 3 Finals Preview
Lilly King and Yuliya Efimova will battle head-to-head in the women’s 100 breaststroke during the third finals session from Gwangju.
Gainesville, Florida’s Leah Reisker Commits to Duquesne
Gainesville, Florida, native and Gator Swim Club member Leah Reisker has committed to swim for Duquesne beginning in the fall of 2020.
Minnesota’s Kilgallon Earns 1500 Olympic Trials Cut at Piscataway Sectional
The swim took roughly 4 seconds off her previous mark, and qualified her for the Olympic Trials next Summer.
2019 World Championships Day 3: Ledecky Scratches 1500; Belmonte into Final
Mireia Belmonte, the silver medalist in the 1500 free at 2017 Worlds, will swim in the final of that event in Gwangju after Katie Ledecky scratches.
2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap
Adam Peaty returns for the 50 breaststroke; Ledecky and Titmus face off in the 200 free; Sun Yang and Mack Horton race the 800; Milak swims the 200 fly.
3-Time World Champion Katie Ledecky, Citing Illness, Scratches 1500 in Gwangju
Three-time world champion Katie Ledecky will not get the opportunity to defend her 1500 title in Gwangju, as she’s pulled out of the race with illness.
Major Scratches Lead to Slowest Women’s 200 FR Semis Qualifying Time Since 2007
For further context, the 1:59.18 it took to make the top 16 today is actually slower than it took to make the top 16 in prelims of US Nationals last Summer.
Seemanova Keeps Record-Breaking Roll Alive With 200 Free PB
While competing on day 3 of the 2019 World Championships, Czech teenager Barbora Seemanova fired off a new National Record in the women’s 200m freestyle.
Yan Zibei Takes Down Asian Record in 50 Breast
While no one’s likely to touch Adam Peaty’s world record any time soon, plenty of national records went down in this morning’s 50 breast prelims.
Taylor Ruck Makes 3 of Top 4 Seeds in 200 Free Scratches at World Championships
Unlike Emma McKeon and Katie Ledecky, Commonwealth Games champion Taylor Ruck was a healthy scratch from the 200 free on Tuesday.
Andrew Wilson No Shows 50 Breast Prelims At World Championships
Andrew Wilson was a no-show for his preliminary heat in the men’s 50 breaststroke after placing sixth in the 100 on day two.
