Records

Kolesnikov Snares 50 Back WJR, Glinta Becomes 3rd Fastest Ever

Russian standout Kliment Kolesnikov just sealed up a trifecta of World Junior Records, taking down the 50m WJR mark set by America’s Michael Andrew at last year’s World Junior Championships. 

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2018 Euros Day 1: Blume Becomes 4th Fastest 50 Free Performer Ever

Olympic champion Pernille Blume of Denmark keeps raising the bar in the women’s 50m freestyle, setting a new European Championships Record and Danish National Record while competing in tonight’s semi-final in Glasgow. 

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Day 1 Euros: Lesaffre Lowers Newly-Minted French 4IM Record

Fantine Lesaffre lowered her own newly-minted French national record in the women’s 400m IM tonight in Glasgow en route to her title.

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Ryan Vipavetz Breaks NCSA Meet Record In 200 Fly At Day 3 Finals

Ryan Vipavetz broke the NCSA meet record with a 1:59.62 swim in the men’s 200 fly.

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2018 Euros Day 1: Lesaffre Produces Surprise 400m IM French Record

French racer Fantine Lesaffre took the women’s 400m IM top seed in a new personal best and French national record on day 1 in Glasgow.

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2018 Euros Day 1 Prelims: Peaty Smashes 1Breast Meet Record In 57.89

Adam Peaty wowed the Glasgow crowd with a 2018-best 100m breast mark of 57.89 to smash the meet record he set in 2016.

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Mason Manta Rays Take Down Juniors Meet Record in 800 Free Relay

Jacob McDonald (1:54.30), Jake Foster (1:51.25), Carson Foster (1:49.50), and Adam Chaney (1:51.69) combined for 7:26.74 to take 9.7 seconds off their seed time and erase a meet record of 7:28.28 set by Indiana University Swim Team in 2014.

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SwimMAC Torches 13-14 400 Medley Relay NAG at Junior Nats Time Trial

Swimming out of lane 1 in a time trial, SwimMAC had a lane and had a chance.

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Victoria Huske Lowers NCSA 50 Fly Record On Day 1 In Indy

Victoria Huske broke Katie Drabot’s NCSA 50 fly record on day 1 of the Championships in Indianapolis.

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Maggie Wanezek Breaks Keaton Blovad’s 11-12 Backstroke NAG Record

Swimming at the Wisconsin LC 12 & Under State Championships last weekend, the 12-year old Wanezek broke a national record in the 50 back.

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Matthew Klotz Breaks 2 Deaf World Records at US Nationals

Matthew Klotz broke Deaf Swimming World Records in the 50 backstroke and freestyle.

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Relive all the Record-breaking Swims from 2018 U.S. Nationals (Videos)

Relive the excitement of all the record-breaking swims at 2018 U.S. National Championships in Irvine.

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Americans Now Own World Records in All Four Olympic Backstroke Events

With Kathleen Baker’s new World Record in the 100 meter backstroke tonight at the 2018 U.S. National Championships in Irvine, CA, American men and women now own the world records in all four Olympic backstroke events.

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Simone Manuel Breaks Decade-Old U.S. Open Record in 50 Free

Manuel swam both the fastest 50 and 100 meter freestyles ever done on American soil at this week’s US National Championship meet.

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Zane Grothe Downs U.S. Open Record in 800 Free at Nationals

Zane Grothe broke the U.S. Open and Championship Records in the 800 Free on the final night of competition in Irvine.

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