Records

Sarah Sjostrom Clocks 23.12 SCM 50 Free As 4th Fastest Swim Ever

Sarah Sjostrom’s elbow appears to be just fine as the 28-year-old just blasted a new meet record at the 2021 European Short Course Championships.

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Luc Kroon Breaks National Record with Negative-Split 400 Free for Dutch First

20-year old Luc Kroon won the 400 free in style: negative-splitting the race, and winning his country’s first-ever European Short Course gold in the event.

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Viktoria Gunes Becomes Turkey’s First-Ever European Champion

Through just one day of competition at these 2021 European Short Course Championships the Netherlands stands atop the overall medal standings.

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Viktoria Gunes Posts Turkish National Record En Route To 400 IM Gold

Viktoria Gunes busted out a new Turkish national record to take the women’s gold in the 400m IM to kick off her European Short Course Championships.

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Dutch Men Destroy 200 Free Relay Record En Route To Euro SC Gold

Olympic finalist Thom de Boer was a big reason why his Dutch 4x50m freestyle relay roared to a massive new national record and gold medal in Kazan tonight.

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Tomoe Hvas Punches Norwegian 100 Fly Record To Nab Top Seed

Norway’s Tomoe Hvas produced a new national record in the men’s SCM 100 butterfly en route to capturing the top seed ahead of Hungary’s Kristof Milak.

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Kolesnikov Cranks Out 22.57 Russian Record In 50 Back Semi

Kliment Kolesnikov just became the 4th fastest SCM 50 backstroker of all-time en route to capturing the top seed here in Kazan.

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Italy’s Michele Lamberti Hits 22.91 Italian Record In 50 Back, 50.17 100 Fly

During the first session of the 2021 European Short Course Championships, Italy’s Lambreti posted 2 top 3 swims just moments apart.

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Anastasiia Kirpichnikova Hits Russian 800 Freestyle NR With 8:08.44 Prelim Swim

During the first session of Short Course Euros, Kirpichnikova managed to shave 2 seconds off her own former Russian record in the event.

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Kristof Milak Vs. Kristof Milak: A Tokyo 2020 Comparative Analysis

Kristof Milak, who clobbered Phelps’ WR, cannot be compared to anyone else but himself.See why Stefano Nurra thinks we still haven’t seen his best 200 fly yet

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Matthew Clay, Adam Barrett, and Jane Asher (x5) Break Masters World Records

Adam Barrett (above) broke the 25-29 World Record in the 100 fly, but 90-year-old Jane Asher went on an incredible 5-record-run in Ponds Forge this weekend.

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Ugolkova Completes 5 Event Swiss Record-Setting Run In Kazan

Maria Ugolkova of Switzerland has been on a record-setting run across this 2021 FINA World Cup Series, culminating with another national standard tonight.

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1:43.58 Popovici Knocks Down 2009 Romanian Record In Short Course 200 Freestyle

After breaking the 100 freestyle record on day 2 of the meet, Popovici has set a new 200 freestyle mark by taking out Cătălin Cosma’s 2009 mark of 1:45.27.

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15-Year-Old Lana Pudar Breaks 3 Butterfly Bosnia And Herzegovina NRs In Kazan

15-year-old Olympian Lana Pudar now holds all 6 butterfly national records following a dominant performance on day 3 of the FINA World Cup, Kazan.

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Emma McKeon Hits #4 All-Time 100 Freestyle In 50.67 To Close Out 2021 World Cup

At the end of a successful 4-meet run, Emma McKeon has finished the 2021 FINA World Cup with one final sub-51 100 freestyle.

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