2019 EYOF: Grgic, Shanahan & Sabitova Among Day 2 Winners
Franko Grgic of Croatia put up his 2nd fastest 1500m freestyle ever to crack a EYOF Record and carry home gold tonight in Baku.
Carraro Wins Italy’s First-Ever Women’s 100 Breast World C’ships Medal
Martina Carraro earned bronze tonight in the women’s 100m breast, giving her nation of Italy its first-ever medal in the event at a World Championships.
Matsumoto Breaks Hagino’s Record & Earns JPN’s First 2Free Worlds Medal
Katsuhiro Matsumoto soared to a new lifetime best and Japanese National Record time of 1:45.22 to land 2nd place tonight in Gwangju in the men’s 200 free.
Yang Junxuan Sets New Junior World Record In Women’s 200 Free
17-year-old Yang Junxuan of China set a new junior world record in the women’s 200 freestyle, putting up a time of 1:55.99 in the semi-finals.
Sarah Kohler Lowers German 1500 Record Another Five Seconds, Now #9 All-Time
Sarah Kohler broke her German Record in the 1500 freestyle for the second time in as many days, winning silver in a time of 15:48.83.
Seemanova Keeps Record-Breaking Roll Alive With 200 Free PB
While competing on day 3 of the 2019 World Championships, Czech teenager Barbora Seemanova fired off a new National Record in the women’s 200m freestyle.
Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg Clocks 15-16, 15-18 Mixed 200 Free Relay Records
On Sunday, the Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg became the first to crack the announced 15-16 200 free relay benchmark of 1:41.68.
Dressel Puts Up #2 Swim Of All-Time To Win Men’s 50 Fly In 22.35
Caeleb Dressel produced the second-fastest swim in history in the final of the men’s 50 fly, winning gold in a time of 22.35.
MacNeil Shocks Sjostrom, Becomes #2 Performer Of All-Time In 100 Fly
Canadian Maggie MacNeil shocked Sarah Sjostrom to win gold in the women’s 100 fly, becoming the #2 performer of all-time in 55.83.
Clyde Lewis Clocks 1:44.90 Best Time To Enter All-Time Performers List At #10
Clyde Lewis, one of SwimSwam’s quiet contenders, just broke through with the 2nd fastest Aussie 200m freestyle time ever – 1:44.90 – to claim the top seed.
Filippo Megli Lowers Super-Suited Italian Record In 200 Free
Filippo Megli broke the 10-year-old Italian Record in the men’s 200 freestyle, qualifying for tomorrow’s final in a time of 1:45.76.
Oleg Kostin Breaks Russian Record, Moves To #6 All-Time In 50 Fly
Oleg Kostin set a new Russian Record en route to winning silver in the men’s 50 fly, posting a time of 22.70 to improve on his old mark of 22.74.
New To Hungary’s Squad, Sabo Takes Down Cseh’s 50 Fly National Mark
Hungary’s newest federation member Sebastian Sabo touched the wall in a time of 22.90 to take 5th place in the men’s 50m fly in Gwangju.
Xu Jiayu Breaks 10-Year-Old Championship Record In Men’s 100 Back
Xu Jiayu set a new Championship Record in the semi-finals of the men’s 100 back in a time of 52.17, lowering Aaron Peirsol’s 2009 mark of 52.19.
Sarah Kohler Takes Three Seconds Off German 1500 Record In Heats
25-year-old Sarah Kohler broke her German Record in the preliminary heats of the women’s 1500, qualifying third for the final.
