Doha 2024, Africa Recap Day 6: Pieter Coetze Scares SA Record, Closes Like a Freight Train
South African Pieter Coetze nabbed his country’s first medal of the meet in the 200 back, where he surged from 8th at the 150 to the bronze medal.
Canadian Women’s Water Polo Team Qualifies for Paris Olympics After South Africa Withdrawal
After placing 14th out of 16 teams at Worlds this week in Doha, South Africa forfeited its Olympic spot, presumably for financial reasons.
Doha 2024, Day 6 Oceanian Recap: McEvoy Elevates Men’s 50 Free Over Fukuoka
Australia’s Cameron McEvoy captured the top seed in the men’s 50m free in his pursuit of taking his second consecutive gold in the prestigious sprint event.
2024 World Championships: Day 5 & 6 Pick ’em Contest Scoring Update
Nobody selected Marrit Steenbergen to win the world title in the women’s 100 free, with silver medalist Siobhan Haughey receiving the majority of picks.
Day 6 Worlds Relay Analysis: Three Sub-1:44 Splits Highlight Men’s 4×200 Free Relay Battle
With three sub-1:44 splits and the podium separated by less than a quarter of a second, the men’s 4×200 freestyle relay final on Friday was a thriller.
Doha 2024: Hugo González se metió en la historia como campeón del mundo
El triunfo convierte a Hugo González en el cuarto nadador de España en coronarse en torneos ecuménicos en piscina larga.
Doha 2024, Day 6 North America Recap: Fink the 2nd Man to Medal in All Three Breast Events
30-year-old American Nic Fink is now the second man to medal in all three LC Worlds breaststroke events, one year after China’s Qin Haiyang’s 3-for-3 sweep.
The BEST Race of the 2024 World Championships
Aside from the 100 Free world record on Day 1, it had been a pretty quiet world championships… until the men’s 800 Free Relay.
China and The Netherlands Move Up Medal Table With Two Gold Medals Each On Night 6
Marrit Steenbergen won the women’s 100 free in a personal best time of a 52.26 to pick up gold for the Netherlands who now have three total.
Gonzalez: “I’m Learning A Lot From My Teammates, This Race Is For My Family” (Quotes Day 6)
Doha 2024 Day 6: 3 medals (2 golds and one silver) for the Netherlands and 2 golds for China, Gonzalez took the gold in the 200 back for Spain.
2024 MPSF Swimming & Diving Preview: Hawaii Divers Go Huge, Can Their Swimmers Follow?
Hawaii’s divers went at least 1-2 on each of the six scoring diving events this week, including a 1-meter win from Mackaby Pennington (above).
Lithuania Stamps Olympic Ticket in Men’s 4×200 Free Relay; Thailand’s Dream Ends
A young Lithuanian 800 free relay broke the National Record by 12 seconds and stamped their ticket to swim at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
SwimSwam Pulse: 56% Think Ledecky Would Still Best McIntosh In 800 Free Olympic Showdown
Well over half of readers believe when the chips are down, Katie Ledecky would still top Summer McIntosh in the 800 freestyle at the Paris Olympics.
In First Time Swimming Mile, 12-Year-Old Aya Gillis-Pade Sets Pacific LSC Record (17:27.28)
In her first time swimming the mile, unattached 12-year-old Aya Gillis-Pade took more than six seconds off the previous 11-12 Pacific LSC standard from 2015.
arena Swim of the Week: Ethan McCormac Drops Massive PB, Marist Record In 200 Free
McCormac led Marist off in 1:36.55, knocking more than three seconds off his personal best time in the 200 free and shattering a nine-year-old program record.
