Sam Short Overtakes Decades-Old Kieren Perkins 800 Free Age Record
Competing in the 17-year-old age category of the 800m free Rackley swimmer Samuel Short busted out the fastest result of his life, clocking a time of 7:52.18.
2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 7 Finals Live Recap
Takeshi Kawamoto tied the longstanding Japanese national record in the 100 fly in semi-finals but it all comes down to the final tonight.
15-Yr-Old Southam Slams 22.83 50 Free Aussie Age Record
15-year-old Flynn Southam is on a roll at these Australian Age Group C’ships with the budding sprint ace firing off his second age record in as many days.
Croenen Lowers Own Belgian Record In 100 Fly Eindhoven Prelims
The stakes are high in Eindhoven, with Olympic qualification on the line. Louis Croenen is taking advantage of the racing opportunity in the men’s 100 fly.
Andrey Zhilkin Cracks Russian Record With 1:57.50 200 IM
The 26-year-old Zhilkin broke the previous record of 1:58.00 held by Ilya Borodin.
Evgeny Rylov Lowers Own European, Russian 200 Back Records In 1:53.23
In lowering his previous European mark of 1:53.36, Rylov is now the fastest swimmer in the world this year by more than two seconds.
Schoenmaker Breaks South African Record, Has Sights Set On Tokyo
Tatjana Schoenmaker got off to a quick start at 2021 South African Nationals by lowering her own NR not once, but twice on day 1.
After 4:09 400 IM, Clareburt Clocks Sub-49 100 Freestyle NZL Record
21-year-old Lewis Clareburt is on a roll, firing off a New Zealand national record in the 100m free after having already done so in the400m IM.
2021 Japanese Olympic Trials Day 6 Finals Live Recap
Rikako Ikee already made the Japanese Olympic team in the medley relay but she’ll try to add a freestyle event tonight in Tokyo.
Fairweather Follows-Up With 400 Free NZL Age Record – 4:06.54
17-year-old Erika Fairweather puts up a big time nearly every race and on this occasion, it was in the 400m freestyle in Auckland.
15-Yr-Old Flynn Southam Lowers 49.55 100 Free Aussie Age Record
15-year-old Flynn Southam of Bond shaved another .10 off of his own previous Aussie age record in the men’s 100m freesytle.
Kawamoto Matches Over Decade-Old JPN Record In 100 Fly
Takeshi Kawamoto staked his claim on an Olympic berth in the men’s 100m fly, scorching a lifetime best of 51.00 to match the Japanese national record.
Cooper Sets New Aussie Age Mark For 17-Yr-Olds In 100 Back
Isaac Cooper kept the Aussie Age Record-breaking siege going by taking down the 100m back mark for 17-year-olds at the Age Championships.
Kliment Kolesnikov Downs Russian Record With 47.31 100 Free, Now #10 All-Time
Kolesnikov’s swim breaks the previous record of 47.43, held by Vladislav Grinev, and makes him the 10th-fastest swimmer of all-time.
Fairweather Registers New Zealand Age Record In 200 Free
Catch the highlights of day three of the 2021 New Zealand Swimming Championships featuring young freestyle ace Erika Fairweather.
