Van Niekerk Hits New South African LCM 50 Breast Record In Pretoria
The 2021 Northern Tigers Swimming Championships took place in Pretoria, with swimmers given a chance to compete in long course meters before the holidays.
Multiple National Records Fall In Women’s 100 Breast Abu Dhabi Final
Day 5 finals here at these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships brought the heat, epitomized by the women’s 100m breaststroke event.
Canadian Women Scare 4×200 Free World Record In 7:32.96, 2nd-Fastest Ever
Rebecca Smith anchored in a blistering 1:51.68 as the Canadian women finished just 11 one-hundredths off of the world record in the 4×200 free relay.
Claire Curzan Matches World Junior Record In 100 Fly Semis – 55.64
Curzan’s time of 55.64 equals the WJR set by Belarusian Anastasiya Shkurdai last year—a time also produced twice by Japan’s Rikako Ikee when she was eligible.
Ilya Borodin Smashes 400 IM World Junior Record To Become 3rd Best Ever
18-year-old Ilya Borodin just fired off a big-time personal best in the 400 IM to take silver, a new World Junior Record and new European Record.
Miressi Posts 45.58 100 Free Italian Record For Top Seed At SC Worlds
Alessandro Miressi lowered his own Italian national record while competing in the men’s 100m free semi-finals today in Abu Dhabi.
Yu Yiting Takes Down 200 IM World Junior Record, Ye Shiwen’s CHN Record
The women’s 200m IM saw a World Junior Record and Chinese national record fall at the hands of 16-year-old swimmer Yu Yiting.
Russia & USA Tie For Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay Championships Record
The Russian Swimming Federation and the United States each touched in 1:30.51 to take co-gold medley relay gold here on day 5 in Abu Dhabi.
Walshe & Wiffen Score Huge New Irish Records On Day 5 Heats In Abu Dhabi
A pair of Irish records went down on day 5 of these 2021 FINA Short Course World Championships, one at the hands of freestyle ace Daniel Wiffen.
Egypt Shatters African Record in Men’s 4×50 Medley Relay with Prelims 1:33.19
The Egyptian squad down the African Record, which was held by a South African team featuring Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos.
U.S. Men Break American Record in 4×200 Free Relay, Narrowly Miss World Record
Kieran Smith set the tone nicely for the Americans, swimming a huge personal best of 1:41.79 on the lead-off leg to give his team a 0.72-second lead.
Hansson, McSharry, and Renshaw Crack Own National Records in 100 Breast Semis
In addition to 17-year-old Qianting Tang’s Asian Record in semifinals of the women’s 100 breast in Abu Dhabi, there was a flurry of national records.
17yo Qianting Tang Breaks Chinese & Asian 100 Breast Records with 1:03.99
Tang took her race out so fast tonight that she broke the Chinese Record in the 50 breast as well.
Hansson Hits Swedish Record, Masse Ties Canadian Record, Toussaint Out in 50 BK
Hansson is now tied for #7 all-time in the women’s SCM 50 back, while Masse and MacNeil are tied for #9.
Kromowidjojo Rips 24.44 Lifetime Best 50 Fly, #2 Performance Ever
Dutch Olympian Ranomi Kromowidjojo successfully defended her Short Course World Championships title tonight in the women’s 50m fly.
