Liu Xiang Hits New Asian Record As First Chinese Woman Under 24 Sec In 50 Free
Chinese swimmer Liu Xiang made history to close out the 2021 China National Games, hitting a new Asian Record in the women’s 50m free.
Aqua Centurions’ Men’s 4×100 Medley Relay Sets Italian Record at ISL Match 10
Three of the relay’s four members were on the prior record-setting men’s 4×100 medley relay at an ISL match in October 2019.
Barbora Seemanova Shaves Over A Second Off Czech Record in SCM 400 Free
Seemanova owns short course Czech records in the 100 through 800 freestyles and long course records in the 50 through 400 freestyles.
Erik Persson Edges Own SCM 200 Breaststroke Swedish Record at ISL Match 10
The two-time Olympian Persson’s previous best time was from the 2019 European Championships. He also owns the 100m breast Swedish record.
Ingeborg Løyning Bests Own SCM 200 Back Norwegian Record at ISL Match 10
Løyning, the short course meters world record holder in all three backstroke events, also matched her own 50 back record on Saturday.
Evgeniia Chikunova Lowers Own World Junior Record In SCM 200 Breaststroke
The 16-year-old Energy Standard swimmer clocked 2:17.57 to slice 14 one-hundredths off her previous record set in December 2019.
Video Of 16-Yr-Old Flynn Southam’s 48.05 SCM 100 Free At QLD C’ships
Catch some race video from this past weekend’s Queensland Championships, featuring 16-year-old Flynn Southam in the men’s open 100m freestyle.
Ingrid Wilm Lowers Canadian Record in 100 Backstroke for 3rd Time in Naples
LA Current’s Ingrid Wilm lowered the Canadian Record in the women’s 100 backstroke for the third time this season, hitting the wall in 55.61.
Tomoe Hvas Breaks Norwegian National Record in 200 Butterfly
LA Current’s Tomoe Hvas broke his own Norwegian National Record in the men’s 200 butterfly on Sunday in Naples, swimming in Match 8 of the 2021 ISL season.
Abbey Weitzeil Slices .01 Off American Record In SCM 50 Free – 23.44
Weitzeil downed her previous American Record of 23.45 set last season in Budapest en route to winning the 50 free over Energy Standard’s Sarah Sjostrom.
Shymanovich, Rothbauer Down National Records In 200 Breast At ISL Match 8
Energy Standard’s Ilya Shymanovich clocked a time of 2:02.10 to break his Belarusian Record and win the men’s 200 breaststroke during the ISL’s Match 8.
Back From Break, Flynn Southam Snaps Kyle Chalmers 100 Free Aussie Age Record
Competing in the men’s open 100m freestyle, 16-year-old Flynn Southam cranked out a big-time lifetime best, hitting the wall in a result of 48.05.
Alberto Razzetti Snares Italian Record In 200 Fly At ISL Match 7
Razzetti blasted a time of 1:51.20 to chop nearly eight-tenths off the previous Italian mark set by Federico Burdisso in March.
Beata Nelson Lowers American Record in 100 IM to 57.90
Beata Nelson lowered the American Record in the 100 SCM IM Sunday in Naples in Match 7 of the International Swimming League’s third season.
Finlay Knox Lowers Canadian Record in the 100 IM for 2nd Time in 2 Weeks
Finlay Knox lowered his own one-week-old Canadian Record in the 100 IM on Sunday in Naples, posting a 51.77 to shave 0.05 from his previous mark.
