Li Bingjie Shatters Asian Record in 400 Free En Route to Bronze Medal
China’s Li Bingjie shattered her own Asian Record in the 400 freestyle, posting a time of 4:01.08 to claim a bronze medal in the event.
Ariarne Titmus Breaks Aussie Record To Give Ledecky First Individual OLY Loss
Ariarne Titmus torches the Aussie and Oceanic women’s 400m freestyle record and hands American Katie Ledecky her first Olympic loss.
Maggie MacNeil Wins Olympic Gold, Lowers Americas Record With 55.59 100 Fly
Maggie MacNeil has collected her first-ever Olympic gold medal in the 100 butterfly in Canadian and Americas record fashion.
Emma McKeon Rips 55.72 100 Fly Aussie & Oceanic Record For Bronze
27-year-old Renaissance woman Emma McKeon has surged to the wall here in Tokyo for 100m fly bronze, hitting a national record again.
Isabel Gose Breaks German Record in 400 Free After 2 Second Time Drop
Teenager Isabel Gose qualified for the Olympic final and cracked more than half-a-second off the German Record in the women’s 400 free prelims.
Summer McIntosh Lowers Canadian Record, Makes 400 Free Olympic Final At 14
McIntosh’s time of 4:02.72 breaks Brittany MacLean’s 2016 Canadian Record of 4:03.43, putting her in contention for a medal at the Tokyo Games.
Fairweather Drops 4 Seconds, Hits 4:02.28 NZL National Record
17-year-old Erika Fairweather swam fearlessly in the 400m free heats, cracking a New Zealand national record to make the final.
SWE’s Sophie Hansson and FIN’s Ida Hulkko Notch 100 BR National Marks in Tokyo
During the women’s 100 breast prelims, Sweden’s Sophie Hansson (1:05.66) and Finland’s Ida Hulkko (1:06.19) both broke their respective national marks.
Trio Of Olympic Records Fall In Women’s 100 Backstroke Heats
Scary swimming already in this women’s 100 backstroke already with a trio of Olympic Records biting the dust in Tokyo heats.
Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer Swims 1:45.05 to Break 200 FR South American Record
Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer took down his own 2018 South American record in the 200 free at 1:45.05, qualifying 2nd into semifinals in Tokyo.
Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo Blasts 1:44.62 200 Free World Junior Record
Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo looked smooth as silk en route to clocking a new World Junior Record in the men’s 200m freestyle heats in Tokyo.
Schoenmaker Rips 1:04.82 100 Breast; 5th Fastest Performer All-Time
Tatjana Schoenmaker crushed the fastest 100m breaststroke of her career in the Tokyo heats, nailing a new African continental record in the process.
British Women Smash 400 Free Relay National Record Again in Tokyo
Great Britain’s quartet of Hopkin, Wood, Hope and Anderson lowered their own 400 free relay national record in prelims and again in the Olympic final by .07.
Nicolo Martinenghi Slices .01 Off Italian Record In 100 Breast – 58.28
The 21-year-old has now lowered the record seven times, and has positioned himself to vie for a medal on Sunday after qualifying third for the final.
Australian Women Collect Olympic Gold With 3:29.69 4×100 Freestyle World Record
The Campbell sisters, Meg Harris, and Emma McKeon have collected the nation’s second straight relay gold in world record fashion.
